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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 5, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 25 August 05, 2015
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Programs

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Mishap Grounds KC-46 As Team Preps for Flutter Tests

Aug 04, 2015
Boeing is facing another delay for first flight of its first fully outfitted KC-46 tanker due to a testing foul.
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India Prepares To Launch First U.S. Satellite

Aug 04, 2015
The U.S. “will be the 20th country to sign up for a commercial launch by India,” says an official at the Indian Space Research Organization.
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Mars 2020 Mulls Sample Preservation Strategies

Aug 04, 2015
While it sizes up high-value landing site candidates for its next Mars rover, NASA is developing strategies for protecting dozens of potential rock and soil samples cached on the red planet for harvest and return to Earth at some time in the future.
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U.S. Still Owns Undersea Realm For Now, Greenert Says

Aug 04, 2015
The U.S. Navy still has a technical edge in its undersea capabilities, according to Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 06, 2015
U.S. NAVY successfully tested Longbow Hellfire missiles from Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) during engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) tests…

In Brief

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SASC Approves Nominations For U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps Chiefs

Aug 06, 2015
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved 1,476 military nominations Aug. 4, including Gen. Mark Milley to be chief of staff of the Army, Adm…

Operations

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U.K. To Continue Air Campaign Against Islamic State Into 2017

Aug 04, 2015
The British government has committed to continue its involvement in the ongoing U.S.-led air campaign against the self-proclaimed Islamic State militants into 2017.
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U.S. Navy, Indonesia Hone Joint Ops

Aug 04, 2015
A U.S. Navy task group comprising ships, aircraft, sailors and Marines arrived in Indonesia earlier this month to commence the 21st annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (Carat) Indonesia 2015.
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U.S., Australia Practice Naval Joint Air Defense

Aug 04, 2015
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser CG 54 USS Antietam participated in an air defense exercise (Adex) with the Australian Defense Force last month in the Timor Sea during the Talisman Sabre (TS) 2015 exercise.

Funding & Policy

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Australia Advances Frigate Construction To 2020

Aug 04, 2015
Australia has moved forward construction of its next frigate class by three years to 2020 and confirmed its plan to maintain a permanent naval construction industry fed with continuous orders.

Technology

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Inflatable Space Tower Provides Access To Orbit

Aug 04, 2015
Canadian space company Thoth Technology has received a U.S. patent for a 20-km (12-mi.) space elevator tower that would replace the first stage of a rocket as a means of lowering cost to orbit.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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KC-46 Spec Snapshot

Aug 06, 2015
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