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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 7, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 5 October 07, 2015
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Programs

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Pentagon Pitches New Criterion For M&A Rulings

Oct 06, 2015
The Pentagon's undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics suggests a “national security consideration” be formally introduced in Washington’s merger & acquisition review processes.
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Zumwalt Decision Could Affect Overall U.S. Destroyer Fleet

Oct 06, 2015
If the Pentagon overrides U.S.
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India’s GSAT-6 Communication Satellite Reaches GEO Orbit

Oct 06, 2015
GSAT-6 was “successfully positioned in its orbital slot of 83 degrees east on Oct. 4, after carrying out four drift-arresting maneuvers,” a senior ISRO scientist says.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 08, 2015
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY and EUMETSTAT agreed to jointly develop

In Brief

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Norwegian Defense Chief Backs F-35 Buy

Oct 08, 2015
Norway’s defense chief continues to publicly back the country’s 52-aircraft F-35 buy

Funding & Policy

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First Interim UAS Standards Released By RTCA

Oct 06, 2015
The U.S. aviation group charged with developing standards to enable unmanned aircraft to fly in unrestricted aircraft has completed the first documents for key systems, but cautions they are limited in scope and application.
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FAA Proposes $1.9M Fine For Illegal UAS Operations

Oct 06, 2015
The FAA has proposed a $1.9 million civil penalty against SkyPan International for conducting 65 UAS flights between March 2012 and December 2014 in congested airspace over New York and Chicago.
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U.S. Navy Faces Unique Funding Challenges

Oct 06, 2015
While all U.S. military services’ budgets would be affected by an extended budget resolution, the U.S. Navy faces even tougher challenges because of the way its shipbuilding and conversion (SCN) account for vessel programs is set up, defense analysts note.

Technology

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Global Space Powers Revise Docking System Standard

Oct 06, 2015
Representatives from NASA and the agency’s International Space Station partners have agreed to a major update to a five-year-old universal docking system standard intended to nurture increased global and commercial cooperation—including crew rescue.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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DOD Annual Defense Acquisition Review

Oct 08, 2015
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