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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 9, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 7 October 09, 2015
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Programs

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In-Space Habitat Module Next Step For NASA

Oct 08, 2015
U.S. space exploration planners say the next big piece of human hardware needed on the road to Mars is a modular habitat that could be stationed near the Moon and visited by early manned Orion capsule missions.
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Selex Sees U.K., U.S. Prospects For Hybrid Airship

Oct 08, 2015
Selex believes the airship could be a low-cost complement to a small U.K. fleet of high-end antisubmarine warfare aircraft.
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U.K. Protector UAV Will Be Updated Reaper

Oct 08, 2015
Britain will purchase an upgraded derivative of General Atomics’ MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft to meet its newly re-named Protector program requirements.
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SpaceX Confirms Strut Failure As Cause Of Falcon Loss

Oct 08, 2015
SpaceX says the upper-stage strut first identified as the prime suspect has been officially confirmed as the root cause of the June 28 mishap.
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South Korea Moving Toward S-3 Acquisition

Oct 08, 2015
South Korea is moving toward buying 12 Lockheed Martin S-3 Vikings, ex-U.S. Navy aircraft that would form a second-tier force to boost the country’s anti-submarine capability.
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U.K. Considering Fourth Round of Taranis Flight Trials

Oct 08, 2015
LONDON—The U.K.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 10, 2015
NORTHROP GRUMMAN completed spacecraft-structure manufacturing for NASA’s

In Brief

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John Honeycutt To Succeed Todd May As Heavy-Lift SLS Program Manager

Oct 10, 2015
John Honeycutt, a veteran engineer at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will succeed

Funding & Policy

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Norway Wants Defense Budget Boost

Oct 08, 2015
Defense officials say most of the additional requested funding is related to the country’s acquisition of the F-35.
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U.K. Looks To Speed Integration Of UAV Operations

Oct 08, 2015
The British government has outlined plans to accelerate the widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles, and potentially to open non-segregated airspace for use by such systems by the end of the decade.

Technology

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Darpa Wants Vanishing Delivery UAV For Spec Ops

Oct 08, 2015
Small special-operations teams that want to leave no trace are key customers for the system, as are disaster-relief teams in need of delivery vehicles that do not require unpacking and transporting.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Forecast Friday — Maritime Patrol Aircraft MRO Market

Oct 10, 2015
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