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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 30, 2015

VOL. 252 NO. 64 June 30, 2015
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Programs

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Russian Progress Cargo Launch Will Help ISS, But Not Much

Jun 29, 2015
Russia’s next Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station offers little if any direct relief after more than 5,500 lb. of pressurized and unpressurized cargo bound for the outpost rained down on the Atlantic Ocean in fragments Sunday.
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India Pushes To Launch Saarc Satellite By 2016

Jun 29, 2015
India has fast-tracked efforts to build a dedicated communications satellite for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) area, hoping to launch it by the end of next year, a senior space scientist says.
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MLP Puller Gets C41 Suite

Jun 29, 2015
The U.S. Navy installed the C4I suite aboard the afloat forward staging base (AFSB) variant of the mobile landing platform (MLP) USNS Lewis B. Puller following recently completed acceptance trials.
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U.S. Navy Sheds Light On New Data Transfer Technology

Jun 26, 2015
An invention that uses light to transmit data may allow the U.S. Navy to increase the security of classified systems, service officials say.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 29, 2015
GE and USAF teamed to develop adaptive cycle engine that can switch between raw power of a military jet and efficient power of a civilian airliner; it could achieve 10% higher thrust, 25% better fuel consumption, and 30% longer range vs. latest military jet engines.

Funding & Policy

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Congress Out Of Session; Think Tanks Fill The Gap

Jun 29, 2015
The U.S. Congress is out of session this week as the July 4 holiday looms, but various groups and think tanks are keeping busy in the nation’s capital. Wednesday morning the Air Force Association hosts a breakfast discussion with analysts from the George C. Marshall Institute and Brookings Institution entitled “Dealing With – and Dissuading – Russia?
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White House Budget Chief Warns Of Laser Comms Demo Cut

Jun 29, 2015
White House Budget Director Shaun Donovan warns senators that the NASA spending bill adopted by their appropriations committee threatens to delay “demonstration of a cutting-edge laser communications system” being prepared to broaden the bandwidth on deep-space missions.

Business

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Lockheed Martin Explores Satellite Joint Venture With Riyadh

Jun 29, 2015
Since announcing its first commercial satellite export sale in recent memory in May with a contract for two commercial communications satellites for fleet operator Arabsat, Lockheed Martin is now exploring the potential for a joint venture with Saudi Arabia.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. military contracts for the week of June 22 - 26, 2015

Jun 29, 2015
Selected U.S. military contracts for June 22, 2015 U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY