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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 2, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 23 November 02, 2015
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Programs

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NASA Studies New Upper Stage For Second SLS Mission

Nov 02, 2015
NASA human-spaceflight managers are evaluating whether it will be possible to switch to a more capable upper stage for the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) in time for its first flight with a crew.
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South Korea Shows Combat Drone Demonstrator

Oct 30, 2015
South Korea’s defense technology agency has unveiled a small demonstrator for a stealthy, tailless unmanned combat aircraft, part of a program that is probably focused initially on overcoming challenges in flight control.
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NASA Review Finds Debris In Failed Antares Engine

Oct 30, 2015
A NASA review of the 2014 engine failure of the Orbital ATK Antares launch vehicle after liftoff on a cargo-delivery mission to the International Space Station found foreign object debris in the AJ-26 engine.
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Lockheed Readies Aegis For AMDR, But Some Ship Upgrades Lag

Oct 30, 2015
Lockheed Martin is developing Aegis combat systems improvements needed to field the U.S. Navy’s proposed air and missile defense radar (AMDR).
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Enceladus Beams For Cassini’s Deep Dive

Oct 30, 2015
NASA has released its first images of the geyser-like spray emerging from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, two days after the Cassini mission spacecraft dashed through it.
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U.S. Navy Looks To Better Sound-Proofing For F-35 Ops

Oct 30, 2015
U.S. Navy sailors are testing a new paint that could reduce potential noise hazards - especially those introduced by the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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U.S. Navy Awards Sewip Contract To Northrop

Oct 30, 2015
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a $91.7 million engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) contract earlier this month to further mature system designs for the AN/SLQ-32(V)7 (Sewip B3) electronic warfare system.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 31, 2015
INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH SERVICES (ILS) and EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS signed multi-launch agreement for KHRUNICHEV Proton Breeze M launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, to take place over seven years.

Funding & Policy

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Pentagon Spent $16.5B On Military Intelligence Programs In Fiscal 2015

Oct 31, 2015
The U.S. Defense Department appropriated about $16.5 billion of its topline fiscal 2015 budget for military intelligence programs (MIP), the Pentagon reports. The total includes both the base budget and Overseas Contingency Operations funding. No other MIP budget figures or program details will be released, the Pentagon says, as they remain classified for national security reasons.
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U.S.-China Naval Relations Grow More Tense

Oct 30, 2015
As Adm. Harry Harris, U.S. Pacific commander, prepares to make his first trip to Beijing, relations between the U.S. and China are striking discordant notes.

Corrections

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Correction

Oct 31, 2015
An Oct. 30 story on South Korea’s KF-X should have said the program may not live into 2016, despite a funding recommendation by the defense committee of parliament.

Operations

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NASA IG Sounds Alarm On Deep-Space Health Risks

Oct 30, 2015
NASA is overly optimistic about its ability to address significant risks to astronaut health and performance, a report by NASA's inspector general says.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Oct 31, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Oct. 13-15 — Aviation Week MRO Europe, ExCel-London Exhibition & Convention Center, London, U.K. For more information go to mroeurope.aviationweek.com