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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 25, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 39 August 25, 2015
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SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 26, 2015
VIASAT INC. has $514m U.S. Navy contract for the production and maintenance of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Low Volume…

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Washington

Aug 26, 2015
On Thursday morning the Center for Strategic and International Studies will host a discussion on “The New Ice Curtain: Russia’s Strategic Reach to…

Programs

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USAF To Deploy F-22s To Europe

Aug 24, 2015
The aircraft will help the U.S. train with its joint and NATO partners, USAF Secretary Deborah James says. The deployment of the aircraft, she says, will “assure allies and demonstrate our commitment” to the stability of Europe.
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Japan’s HTV-5 Reaches Space Station To Ease Resupply Concerns

Aug 24, 2015
The berthing of the fifth cargo mission of the year is expected to sustain six-person operations aboard the orbiting science laboratory late into 2015, while U.S. commercial resuppliers Orbital ATK and SpaceX continue their recoveries from recent launch failures.

Technology

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General Dynamics To Test Anti-Chem/Bio Penetrator

Aug 24, 2015
A high-temperature incendiary munition designed to destroy chemical and biological weapons facilities without spreading the dangerous material is to be demonstrated by General Dynamics under a U.S. Air Force contract.
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Company 3D Prints In Vacuum Simulating Space

Aug 24, 2015
Made In Space, a Silicon Valley startup that has worked with NASA to flight test additive manufacturing on the International Space Station, has produced test coupons in a vacuum chamber using 3D printing techniques it hopes to use someday to manufacture large structures in space that could not be made on the ground.
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Attack Sub Gets Digital Upgrades

Aug 21, 2015
Los Angeles-class attack submarine SSN-725 USS Helena arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) recently for a docking continuous maintenance availability (DCMAV) that the U.S. Navy says will bring the vessel more fully into the digital age.

Operations

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India In Talks To Set Up Fiji Satellite Tracking Station

Aug 24, 2015
“We are keen to have a satellite monitoring station in Fiji to monitor our spacecraft over the Pacific after they have launched,” a senior Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) scientist tells Aviation Week.
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U.K. Regulator Halts Overland Jet Displays After Shoreham Crash

Aug 24, 2015
The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority has halted overland air displays by classic jet aircraft following the Aug. 22 crash of a privately owned Hawker Hunter at the Shoreham air show.

Funding & Policy

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Pentagon Sees Increased Risk In Asia-Pacific Buildup

Aug 24, 2015
The military buildup in the Asia-Pacific region is making it a much more dangerous place, the Pentagon says in a recent report.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. military contracts for the week of Aug. 17-21, 2015

Aug 25, 2015
Selected U.S. military contracts for the week of Aug. 17-21, 2015. Aug. 17, 2015. U.S. NAVY Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, has been…