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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 13, 2016

VOL. 256 NO. 9 April 13, 2016
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Programs

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Intelsat To Be First Orbital ATK Satellite-Servicing Customer

Apr 12, 2016
A new Orbital ATK venture set up to develop commercial on-orbit satellite-servicing capabilities has signed Intelsat as its first paying customer, with launch of the initial Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1) to an out-of-service Intelsat bird as early as 2018.
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Bigelow, ULA Team to Launch B330, Possibly Berth At ISS

Apr 12, 2016
Bigelow Aerospace wants to berth its large B330 expandable habitat to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2020.
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Lockheed, Boeing Vie For Next GPS III Contract

Apr 12, 2016
GPS incumbents Lockheed Martin and Boeing have submitted bids to produce the next installment of GPS III satellites for the U.S. Air Force.
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U.S. Army Launcher Fires Lockheed’s C-RAM Interceptor

Apr 12, 2016
Lockheed plans to flight test an improved version of its Miniature Hit-To-Kill (MHTK) missile in July as it readies the weapon for an expected U.S. Army competition for a counter rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) interceptor.
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Lockheed’s In-Space Habitat Leverages Orion Work

Apr 12, 2016
Lockheed Martin is leveraging power, environmental control, galley and waste compartment systems already under development for its Orion crew exploration capsule for an in-space habitat the company is developing under one of a dozen NASA commercial partnership agreements.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 13, 2016
RAYTHEON, U.S. Air Force completed Configuration Item Qualification Test (CIQT) milestone for ...

In Brief

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Senators Try To Spur Directed Energy Adoption

Apr 13, 2016
Senate Armed Services lawmakers Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) have introduced a bill to accelerate the ...

Technology

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U.S. Navy Tests Wave-Energy Converter

Apr 08, 2016
The U.S. Navy is testing Lifesaver, a ring-shaped buoy that converts energy generated by passing waves into electrical energy.

Funding & Policy

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Lawmaker Seeks New Space Traffic Management System

Apr 12, 2016
Oklahoma Republican Rep. Jim Bridenstine hopes to build consensus around space policy issues that could feed into a number of other bills – defense authorization, NASA reauthorization or FAA reauthorization — before the year is out.
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Carter Pushes Pentagon Reforms

Apr 12, 2016
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is embarking on some major Pentagon organizational reforms — including clarifying the role of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and potentially creating a full-fledged cyber combatant command.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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U.S. Air Force and Navy Satellite Spending: FY15-FY17

Apr 13, 2016
View the U.S. Air Force and Navy Satellite Spending: FY15-FY17 chart in PDF format.