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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 15, 2016

VOL. 256 NO. 11 April 15, 2016
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Funding & Policy

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ESA Chief Extols Virtues Of 'Moon Village'

Apr 14, 2016
The European Space Agency's director general believes a “Moon Village," open to all, has a better chance of combining global resources for the more challenging and expensive push to Mars.
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U.S. Primes Offer To Build Fighter Aircraft In India

Apr 14, 2016
In a major boost to the “Make in India” initiative, the U.S. on April 12 agreed to develop new partnerships in the pursuit of a range of cutting-edge projects, while India mulls two proposals from U.S. aerospace primes to bolster the country’s fighter production.
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Official Recommends FAA Plan To Control Space Traffic

Apr 13, 2016
FAA’s Office Of Commercial Space Transportation is preparing to take on the mission of managing space traffic.
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NOAA Says Implementing New Commercial Space Policy Challenging

Apr 14, 2016
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) acknowledges it faces a complex challenge as it strives to improve the quality and analysis as well as the timely acquisition and distribution of the environmental data it traditionally gathers and distributes to enhance weather forecasting by opening a door for the commercial sector.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 16, 2016
BOEING signed $1.5b contract with U.S. Army to upgrade 117 AH-64D Apaches to...

In Brief

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Deloitte: U.S. A&D Exports Up

Apr 16, 2016
The U.S. aerospace and defense sector’s gross exports were up $5 billion ...

Programs

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USAF To Purchase Portable Counter-UAS Kits

Apr 13, 2016
The U.S. Air Force says it will buy 38 of the systems to provide an “interim solution to counter potential emerging threats to government resources.”
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Northrop Sets Sights On Phase 2 Of Darpa’s XS-1 Spaceplane

Apr 14, 2016
Northrop Grumman is finalizing its XS-1 design, with a major review scheduled before work starts on preparing the Phase 2 proposal to Darpa.
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Rocket Lab’s Electron On Track For Test Flights

Apr 14, 2016
New Zealand-based space launch company Rocket Lab has completed the qualification of the second stage of the Electron launch vehicle which will be lofted from a newly constructed site on the east coast of the country’s North Island.

Technology

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Starshot Initiative Aimed At Interstellar ‘Nanocraft’

Apr 14, 2016
Global cooperation will be required to launch an interstellar reconnaissance mission to the nearest solar system, using a powerful laser beam to propel tiny “nanocraft” to relativistic speeds. But the technology exists or is expected to be available within several years, according to Internet investor Yuri Milner’s Breakthrough Initiatives program.

Forecast Friday

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Forecast Friday: Fighter MRO Market 2016-2025

Apr 16, 2016
View the Forecast Friday: Fighter MRO Market 2016-2025 chart in PDF format.