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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 27, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 18 July 27, 2015
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Programs

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On-Orbit Testing Begins For WGS-7

Jul 24, 2015
On-orbit testing can now begin for the U.S. Air Force’s seventh Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) spacecraft, following its successful launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on July 23 at 8:07 p.m. EDT. Satellite manufacturer Boeing will spend a few months checking out the spacecraft before turning over operations to the Air Force’s 3rd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.
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Alenia Aermacchi Back In T-X Race Soon

Jul 24, 2015
Alenia Aermacchi is in talks with a new U.S. partner for the Air Force’s T-X advanced trainer program, the company tells Aviation Week, and a deal should be announced “very soon.”
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South Korea, Eyeing T-X, Upgrading T-50 Software

Jul 24, 2015
South Korea is launching a software project as part of a wider effort evidently aimed at upgrading the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50 for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X competition.
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France Trials A400M Troop Airdrop, Works Toward Lateral-Door Jumps

Jul 24, 2015
Ninety-one parachutists were aboard MSN19 – delivered to France in June – for the first deployment of military personnel from the aircraft’s rear ramp.
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Fort Worth Shows Flexibility In Asia-Pacific

Jul 22, 2015
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 3 Forth Worth is making a mark in the Asia-Pacific more through its flexibility than by flexing major military muscle.
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New Horizons Finds High-altitude Haze, Nitrogen Glaciers On Pluto

Jul 24, 2015
New Horizon mission scientists believe they may have caught Pluto’s atmosphere just as it is beginning to freeze onto the dwarf planet’s surface

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 24, 2015
DASSAULT AVIATION had €179m net income on €1.7b sales in 1H15 vs. €145m on €1.5b in 1H14; backlog rose to €11b (66 Rafale) from €7.6b. It delivered one Rafale vs. five a year ago, and booked orders for 24. GKN AEROSPACE agreed to sponsor Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) research chair at University of Sheffield over next five years to harness and develop additive manufacturing and advanced structural metallics for aerospace and other industrial sectors.

Technology

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DOD/DHS Tout Advance In Wind Farm Radar Clutter Reduction

Jul 24, 2015
The U.S. government is planning to upgrade up to 79 of its long-range common air route surveillance radars with new software designed to dramatically reduce clutter from wind farms.
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U.S. Navy Readies For Surface Ship Laser Installation

Jul 24, 2015
The Pentagon and U.S. Navy appear to be getting closer to installing lasers on surface ships, a recent Congressional Research Report says.

Funding & Policy

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Ex-Im Bank Future Still In Doubt Despite Lobbying Efforts

Jul 24, 2015
In the last three months, Boeing, General Electric and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s largest business trade organization, have spent $35.6 million to lobby Congress to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. But so far those millions have not been enough.

Operations

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Australia Puts Focus On Expeditionary Forces

Jul 24, 2015
The growing focus on Australian amphibious forces spotlighted during this month’s Talisman Saber exercise is part of the national effort to hone its expeditionary skills and a broader effort to develop more far-flung operations, says an analyst at one of the country’s leading naval research advisory centers.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Jul 24, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) July 27-29—Propulsion Energy 2015, Hilton Orlando, Orlando, Florida. For more information go to http://www.aiaa-propulsionenergy.org/