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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 14, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 32 August 14, 2015
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Programs

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MH17 Downed By SA-11 Missile, U.S. Intel Confirms

Aug 14, 2015
The U.S. intelligence community has settled on the assessment that the offending system was a Russian-made SA-11, also dubbed the Gadfly by NATO.
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Secrecy Muffles USAF Bomber Debate

Aug 13, 2015
A discussion of the Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) program in Washington on Aug. 13 demonstrated how the secrecy surrounding the project and its precursors continues to block effective public discussion of what is expected to be a $90 billion program.
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U.S. Army Struggles With Low-Cost Launch For Nanosats

Aug 13, 2015
The U.S. Army seems to be having problems finding a low-cost way to quickly launch its nanosatellites, and is turning to industry for help.
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India-France Rafale Deal Stalls

Aug 13, 2015
“The bone of contention is mainly over the cost escalation and offset clause,” a defense ministry official says. “Both the governments are trying to iron out these issues at the earliest.”
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India To Loft Nine U.S. Microsatellites

Aug 13, 2015
India has signed deals to launch nine U.S.-built microsatellites by 2016.
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U.S. Navy Accepts First Block-Buy LCS

Aug 12, 2015
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 6 USS Jackson, the first of the block-buy LCS vessels, at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, earlier this month.

Operations

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UAV Sightings By Pilots Rise Dramatically, FAA Says

Aug 13, 2015
Pilots have reported seeing unmanned aircraft more than 650 times so far this year, the FAA says, a dramatic increase over the 238 sightings reported in all of 2014.

Technology

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NASA Studies Space-To-Space Power Beaming For Orbit Transfer

Aug 13, 2015
Could spacecraft-to-spacecraft power beaming place satellites in orbit more quickly, particularly cubesats too small for conventional propulsion systems?

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 15, 2015
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $240m U.S. Air Force contract modification for the C-5 Galaxy Reliability Enhancement and Re-Engining program (RERP) Lot 7,…

In Brief

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ONR-Developed RFID System Demonstrates Utility

Aug 15, 2015
Sailors aboard the Littoral Combat Ship LCS 2 USS Independence successfully demonstrated a passive radio frequency identification (RFID) system’s…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Tanker And Medium-Light Transport Delivery-Retirement Mix Worldwide, 2015-2024

Aug 15, 2015
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