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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 28, 2016

VOL. 256 NO. 20 April 28, 2016
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Programs

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Will The F-35 Learn From Its Missteps?

Apr 27, 2016
The U.S. Air Force’s largest weapon program, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, on which the U.S. will spend more than $400 billion, has hit a stride. The question is how long the program will be able to sustain it.
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India, Russia At Odds On S-400 Deal

Apr 27, 2016
Conflicting claims have been made regarding India’s proposed purchase of five S-400 missile systems from Russia.
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ISS Pioneering In Space RNA, DNA Analysis

Apr 27, 2016
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have initiated trials of new laboratory equipment intended to enable routine gene expression analysis of biological specimens in orbit
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Astronauts Deploy Philippine Earth Observing Micosatellite

Apr 27, 2016
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station deployed an Earth observing microsatellite developed and assembled by Filipino researchers and engineers with guidance from experts from Japan’s Hokkaido and Tohoku universities early April 27.
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Commercial Crew Ops Drawing On UAV Precedents

Apr 27, 2016
Astronauts preparing for commercial flight crew operations in private spacecraft say the human-in-the-loop autonomous procedures that take them to the International Space Station (ISS) will be similar to the way UAVs are flown today.
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Thales Awarded Contract For High-Altitude Tech Demo

Apr 27, 2016
One day after Thales Alenia Space launched its Sentinel-1B Earth-monitoring satellite to a 700 km orbit, the Franco-Italian spacecraft manufacturer signed initial contracts to build a stratospheric platform capable of many of the same remote-sensing functions.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 29, 2016
SAAB picked ATECH NEGOCIOS EM TECHNOLOGIA S/A as partner in Brazilian ...

In Brief

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North Korea Continues Strategic Weapons Tests

Apr 29, 2016
South Korea’s president warns that North Korea is planning another, fifth nuclear ...

Business

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Northrop CEO Sees Higher R&D Spending As Imperative

Apr 27, 2016
Northrop Grumman likely will keep its so-called independent research and development (IRAD) spending relatively elevated in coming years “because we see the business imperative,” Chairman, CEO and President Wes Bush said April 27.

Funding & Policy

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Farnborough Display Pilots To Face Tighter Restrictions

Apr 27, 2016
Flying demonstrations at this year’s Farnborough Airshow will face more challenging restrictions on aerobatic maneuvers as a result of the fatal Shoreham, England crash last August.

DMIN

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Apr 29, 2016
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