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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 5, 2016

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Operations

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Germany Opens Airspace For Global Hawk Flights

Apr 04, 2016
Germany has opened its airspace for up to five Global Hawk flights a month until the middle of October 2016.
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Arctic Exercise Highlights ONR Unmanned, Radar Efforts

Apr 04, 2016
The U.S. Navy’s recent Ice Exercise 2016 showcased projects sponsored by the Office of Naval Research that included the use of aerial and space ice-measuring radar systems.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 06, 2016
RAYTHEON signed a deal with TERMA for mission systems work.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Washington

Apr 06, 2016
Tuesday morning the Senate Armed Services Committee will review the fiscal 2017 authorization for ...

Programs

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Blue Origin New Shepard Flies and Returns for the Third Time

Apr 02, 2016
Blue Origin achieved a milestone in reusable spacecraft April 2, launching and recovering a New Shepard suborbital spacecraft for the third time in a row after relatively minor refurbishment.
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Airbus, Local Motors To Crowdsource UAV Design

Apr 01, 2016
To be launched in April, the joint pilot project will be an open competition involving the crowdsourced design of a UAV configuration offering improved safety in civil applications, particularly cargo transport.
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India to Launch 22 Satellites in One Mission

Apr 04, 2016
India will launch 22 satellites in a single mission this year, setting new records for the country’s space program.
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USAF Management Of C-130J Spare Parts Inventory Faulted

Apr 04, 2016
The U.S. Air Force failed to efficiently manage and buy spare parts for its C-130J aircraft, the Pentagon Inspector General says.
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Russia's Progress 63 Re-supply Capsule Docks With International Space Station

Apr 02, 2016
Russia's 63 Progress re-supply capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station's Russian segment on April 2.
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AMDR Cost Estimate Drops Again

Apr 01, 2016
The U.S. Navy continues to carve away at the proposed price for its Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR), although some later testing and upgrades could boost the cost, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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India Makes Progress On Chandrayaan-2 Payloads

Apr 04, 2016
India hopes to deliver all the payloads for its second lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-2, by the end of this year.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of March 28-April. 1, 2016

Apr 06, 2016
BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc., Rockville, Maryland, is being awarded a ...