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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 9, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 28 November 09, 2015
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Programs

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Boeing, Lockheed Protest LRS-B, Claim Competition Was Botched

Nov 06, 2015
Boeing and Lockheed Martin claim the U.S. Air Force’s Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) competition was flawed, leading to an unfair award to Northrop Grumman.
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Boeing Dropped From 2nd ISS Cargo Resupply Competition

Nov 06, 2015
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner is out of the running for NASA’s second Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-2) contract.
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New Horizons Changes Course For 2019 Encounter

Nov 06, 2015
The fourth and final trajectory-correction maneuver comes as scientists begin making discoveries in the spectroscopic data from the July 14 encounter with Pluto and its moons.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Nov 07, 2015
SIKORSKY completed VH-92A presidential helicopter preliminary design review. Two ITALIAN AIR FORCE pilots completed initial training flight in F-35 Lightning II Nov. 5 at Luke AFB, AZ, marking first flights of the jet under control of Italian pilots.

Funding & Policy

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Ex-Im Bank Nearly Resuscitated

Nov 07, 2015
The U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) is closer to reopening its doors. The House approved a transportation bill that includes the same Ex-Im Bank reauthorization language as the transportation bill passed by the Senate. Congress has until Nov. 20 to approve a conference report merging differences between the bills. Though that seems easy, supporters of the bank continue to strike a tone of caution.
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Ohio-Class Replacement Colors All Shipbuilding Efforts

Nov 06, 2015
How the U.S. funds its next ballistic missile submarine fleet will set the tone for all other shipbuilding programs in coming years, says Michael Petters, CEO for Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), the U.S. Navy’s stop shipbuilder.

Business

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Lockheed Sees International Growth From Sikorsky Buy

Nov 06, 2015
Lockheed Martin expects its international organization to learn from Sikorsky’s commercial business following completion of the defense giant’s $9 billion acquisition of the helicopter manufacturer.

Technology

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Cooling Challenges Overcome In China Scramjet Test

Nov 06, 2015
The successful test, announced last month, followed the January 2014 flight of a Chinese hypersonic glider.

Operations

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U. S. Spacewalkers Restore A Back-up Space Station Thermal-Control Capability

Nov 06, 2015
Spacewalking U. S. astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren conducted a major plumbing task outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Nov. 6 in a bid to stem an elusive leak of toxic ammonia coolant.

Industry Data

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U.S. DOD: C4ISR Aircraft Spending, FY14-FY16 ($K)

Nov 07, 2015
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Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Nov 07, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Nov. 10-13—13th Reinventing Space Conference, Oxford, UK. For more information go to http://www.spaceagenda.com/events/detail/2015-11-10_13th-reinventing-space-conference