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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 9, 2016

VOL. 256 NO. 49 June 09, 2016
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Business

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ISS Cargo Contract Helps Dream Chaser’s Marketing

Jun 08, 2016
Sierra Nevada Corp. is using its multi-billion-dollar NASA contract to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) as a marketing starting gun aimed at selling its Dream Chaser lifting-body vehicle for missions all over the emerging low Earth orbit economy and beyond.
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Raytheon, Aerojet Sign ‘Strategic Sourcing Agreement’

Jun 08, 2016
Under the terms of a new four-year agreement, Aerojet Rocketdyne will become Raytheon’s primary, long-term supplier for existing propulsion systems and explosives.
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Spirit AeroSystems CEO To Retire, Surprising Analysts

Jun 08, 2016
Larry Lawson, president and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, plans to retire July 31, three years after joining the company based here.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 10, 2016
TURKISH AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, SIKORSKY, ASELSAN, TEI and ALP AVIATION will build 109 utility helicopters for ...

In Brief

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Pioneering Commercial Space Advocate Patricia Smith Dies

Jun 09, 2016
Smith shepherded the rise of the U.S. commercial spaceflight industry, drafting licensing and safety regulations while providing freedom to innovate.

Programs

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Work To Begin On Qatar AH-64E Apaches

Jun 08, 2016
Boeing Defense, Space & Security has added Qatar as its 12th confirmed international customer for the AH-64 Apache after securing a $667.5 million foreign military sales contract with the Gulf state for 24 “Guardian” E-models.
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USAF Arms F-16, A-10 With Laser-Guided Rockets

Jun 08, 2016
The rollout of laser-guided rockets to operational theaters in Iraq and Afghanistan is continuing, with BAE Systems confirming on June 8 that the U.S. Air Force has fielded its mid-body guidance kits for the 2.75-in. (70mm) rounds on the Lockheed Martin F-16 and Fairchild Republic A-10.

Funding & Policy

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Smaller Airports Focus Of TSA Security Upgrade

Jun 08, 2016
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is rolling out several new programs aimed at better securing the perimeter and access control areas of smaller commercial service airports from external and insider threats.
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Chinese Aerial Interceptions Concern Pentagon

Jun 08, 2016
A Chinese J-10 fighter intercepted a U.S. Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance plane earlier this month over the East China Sea at high rate of speed that the American air crew believed to be unsafe, Pentagon officials say.

DMIN

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Jun 10, 2016
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