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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 26, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 40 August 26, 2015
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Programs

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Russia's T-50 Fighter Shows Off New Moves At MAKS Air Show

Aug 25, 2015
The new fighter replicated some of the characteristic moves of the Su-35S.
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VTOL Business Aircraft Project Takes Crowd Funding Route

Aug 27, 2015
An experienced aviation team has taken the unusual step of launching a crowdfunding campaign to gauge interest in investing in the development of a vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) light business aircraft. Exploiting new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules that allow start-ups to “test the waters” before a stock offering, the crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine is part of a larger financing plan by XTI Aircraft to raise capital to begin development of the TriFan 600.
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Neuron UCAV Demonstrator Completes Italian Trials

Aug 25, 2015
Neuron, the pan-European unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstrator, has completed low-observability flight trials in Italy.
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Germany to Conduct Eurofighter Training In-Country

Aug 25, 2015
The German defense ministry has abandoned plans to train its Eurofighter Typhoon pilots in the U.S., preferring to train crews at home instead.
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NASA Works Through Space Station Resupply Lessons

Aug 25, 2015
Delivery of 9,500 lb. of supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) Aug. 24 aboard Japan’s unpiloted HTV-5 cargo-carrier Kounotori has restored most of the six-month stash of food, water and equipment NASA likes to keep on board, but the U.S. agency’s initial plan for commercial resupply has gone through some major changes in the face of operational reality.
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Carat Combines LCS, Foreign Aircraft Ops

Aug 25, 2015
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 3 USS Forth Worth proved it could operate with foreign aircraft during recent Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (Carat) exercises in the Asia-Pacific.
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Long March 5 Development Complete

Aug 24, 2015
Development of China’s forthcoming heavy space launcher, Long March 5, is complete, according to the agency chiefly responsible for the project.
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NanoRacks Reaches ISS With New Commercial Exposed Lab

Aug 25, 2015
NanoRacks plans to open commercial research access to the outside of the International Space Station by the spring of 2016 following the arrival of the company’s External Payload Platform earlier this week aboard the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s HTV-5 resupply capsule.
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Spearhead Shows Mettle In Southern Command Missions

Aug 25, 2015
The U.S. Southern Command put the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) 1 USNS Spearhead through some paces during recent operations in the region.

In Brief

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U.S. Army Picks Oshkosh For JLTV

Aug 27, 2015
The U.S. Army has chosen Oshkosh Corp. to build the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) for the Army and Marine Corps, awarding a firm fixed-price…

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 27, 2015
POLARIS DEFENSE has $83m U.S. Special Operations Command contract for MRZR off-road vehicles and contractor logistics support (CLS) for spares,…

Operations

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NASA Extends Raytheon Contract For Training, Mockup Facilities

Aug 25, 2015
NASA’s Johnson Space Center has awarded the Raytheon Co. a potential $122.8 million, four-year contract extension for the support of agency spaceflight training and spacecraft mockup facilities.

Snapshot

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Typhoon Spec Snapshot

Aug 27, 2015
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/08/asd_08_26_2015_cht1.pdf Name: Typhoon Manufacturer: Eurofighter Category/Type: Multirole Fighter…