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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 26, 2016

VOL. 256 NO. 40 May 26, 2016
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Programs

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NanoRacks, NASA Set Stage For Commercial ISS Airlock

May 25, 2016
NASA has entered an unfunded Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NanoRacks to attach a private airlock on the International Space Station (ISS).
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U.S. Navy Aircraft Programs Making Use Of 3D-Printed Parts

May 25, 2016
When a small plastic component broke recently in a vital piece of calibration equipment used to maintain readiness aboard a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship, it looked like the pilots and air crews were out of luck.
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Chinese Researchers Demo UAS-to-UAS Refueling Concept

May 25, 2016
Chinese researchers are developing a vision-based system for autonomous aerial refueling (AAR) in which both the tanker and receiver are unmanned aircraft.
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Osprey Makes First Landing On U.S. Navy Amphib Command Ship

May 25, 2016
LCC 20 USS Mount Whitney, the U.S. 6th Fleet’s flagship, became the first amphibious command ship to have an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor land on its flight deck earlier this month.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 27, 2016
LEONARDO-FINMECCANICA has contract for undisclosed number of AgustaWestland AW139 intermediate...

In Brief

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U.S., German Army Aviators Train for Electronic Battles

May 27, 2016
Russian prowess in electronic warfare in Ukraine, has prompted U.S. Army officials some concern about the Army’s ability to ...

Funding & Policy

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NASA Gets Slight Increase as Fiscal 2017 Spending Bill Advances

May 24, 2016
Lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee handed NASA a $223 million increase in its $19.5 billion spending bill for fiscal 2017 Tuesday, generously funding NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion deep-space exploration vehicles.
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New Taiwan President Raises Cross-Strait Concerns Of CSIS

May 17, 2016
The inauguration of a new Taiwanese president is resurrecting concerns of additional cross-Strait tensions, a recent Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report says.
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Chinese Air Force Closing Gap With West, Pentagon Says

May 24, 2016
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (Plaaf) is catching up quickly with Western forces, the Pentagon says in its latest annual report on the Chinese military.

Technology

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Phalanx To Form Basis Of U.K. Laser Weapon Demo

May 25, 2016
Raytheon U.K. is partnering with Babcock, QinetiQ and Leonardo (Selex) on a U.K. defense ministry directed energy weapon research program.
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Air Tractor Buys Into Agricultural UAS Market

May 25, 2016
Agricultural aviation is a market expected to be affected more significantly that most by growing use of unmanned aircraft for task ranging from aerial mapping to crop spraying.