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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 27, 2016

VOL. 257 NO. 18 July 27, 2016
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Business

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OEM Supply Chain Squeeze Increasingly Cited By Suppliers

Jul 26, 2016
Avionics provider Rockwell Collins on July 25 cited allegedly late payments by aircraft OEM Boeing as one reason for less-than-stellar quarterly financial results.
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Amazon, U.K. CAA in Deal to Test Delivery UASs

Jul 26, 2016
Key capabilities required for routine commercial deliveries by small unmanned aircraft are to be flight tested by Amazon in the U.K., in partnership with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 27, 2016
PRATT & WHITNEY MILITARY ENGINES has $11.4m U.S. Navy contract to implement engineering changes to ...

In Brief

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Lockheed Awarded Contract For New Combat Submersibles

Jul 27, 2016
Lockheed Martin, in partnership with Submergence Group, recently received a $166 million contract from ...

Programs

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Air Force Won’t Recover Unresponsive Weather Satellite

Jul 26, 2016
The U.S. Air Force has decided not to recover a weather satellite that stopped responding to commands earlier this year after an investigation determined the spacecraft is not repairable.
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Asia-Pacific Bolsters Forces With U.S. Military Aircraft

Jul 26, 2016
As the region prepares for fallout from the recent international tribunal ruling against China in South Sea territorial disputes with the Philippines—and given Beijing bluster in rejecting the decision—Asia-Pacific countries are beefing up their air forces with American aircraft.
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VH-92 Presidential Helo Passes Critical Design Review

Jul 26, 2016
The $1.24 billion fixed-price development program, with production options for 23 aircraft total, can proceed into the assembly, test and evaluation phases.
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Dawn Findings Suggest Ceres Was Geologically Active

Jul 26, 2016
Imagery of the large asteroid Ceres from NASA’s Dawn mission shows a conspicuous absence of large craters, hinting at internal processes that could be erasing evidence of impacts.

Technology

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USAF To Introduce Microwave Weapons For Bombers

Jul 26, 2016
Efforts are underway within the U.S. Air Force’s bomber community to prepare for the introduction of computer-frying microwave energy weapons in the coming 5-10 years.
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Solar Impulse Completes Around-the-World Flight

Jul 26, 2016
After encountering significant turbulence over Saudi Arabia on the final leg, solo pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) in Abu Dhabi on July 26, completing the first solar-powered around-the-world flight.
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Erickson Achieves First Flight for Composite Blade Aircrane

Jul 26, 2016
Erickson has completed the first flight of an S-64 Aircrane heavylift helicopter fitted with a new advanced composite main rotor blade.

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Jul 27, 2016
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