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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 8, 2015

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Programs

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Dream Chaser Readied To Resume Flight Tests

Oct 07, 2015
Sierra Nevada Space Systems will deliver its Dream Chaser engineering test article to NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California around year’s end and plans to resume atmospheric drop testing in the first quarter of 2016.
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USAF Spacecraft Starts Spying On Other Satellites

Oct 07, 2015
Operational use of the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program spacecraft marks a major expansion in the U.S. Air Force’s ability to spy on other satellites in orbit.
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Airbus Pushes For Japan To Reverse UH-X Decision

Oct 07, 2015
LONDON — Airbus Helicopters is urging the Japanese ministry of defense to re-consider its selection of Bell’s Model 412 for its UH-X utility helicopter program. &
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ATK Prepares To Ship Enhanced Cygnus Module

Oct 07, 2015
Cygnus' next mission, which is set to launch in December on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, represents part of Orbital ATK’s return-to-flight operations following the loss of its Antares rocket on the Orb-3 resupply mission last October.
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Colorado Submits Spaceport Proposal

Oct 07, 2015
The launch site’s application will be submitted by the end of the month.
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Google Lunar X-Prize Deadline Extended With Israeli Launch Contract

Oct 07, 2015
A confirmed Israeli launch contract for a “rideshare” launch to the Moon has met the criteria for an extension of the Google Lunar X-Prize deadline until the end of 2017, setting the stage for an international space race for the first private landing there.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 09, 2015
CAE has $76m U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force contracts for training services and simulation products

In Brief

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Sukhoi Delivers Su-34 Fighter-Bombers to Russian Defense Ministry

Oct 09, 2015
As part of continuing upgrades to the Russian air and space forces, Sukhoi delivered

Technology

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Brazil To Use Logos Wide-Area Sensor For Olympic Security

Oct 07, 2015
Wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) is to be used for airborne security at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, in what could be the first international use of technology first fielded by the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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USAF, Lockheed To Test Safety Upgrade For Older F-16s

Oct 07, 2015
Lockheed and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) are preparing to test a modified F-16 flight control computer that will enable older, analog Air National Guard Block 30 F-16s to be upgraded with automatic ground collision avoidance systems.

Funding & Policy

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Congress Considers UAV Safety Measures

Oct 07, 2015
The central theme of the hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure’s aviation subcommittee was the rapid rise in pilot reports of UAV sightings, particularly within airspace around airports.

Operations

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Aircraft Health Data Storage, Transfers Challenge U.S. Navy

Oct 07, 2015
The large amount of collected and stored data on the condition of Boeing F-18s and Lockheed Martin F-35s can make it difficult to properly assess any problems and fix them before the aircraft are needed again, says an engineer working on the problem.
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U.S. Navy Amps Up Cybersecurity Plans

Oct 07, 2015
The U.S. Navy is making cybersecurity an even higher priority.