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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 13, 2016

VOL. 257 NO. 51 September 13, 2016
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Programs

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Blue Origin Unveils 7-Engine Launcher With Reusable 1st Stage

Sep 12, 2016
First flight of a new Blue Origin human-rated orbital launch vehicle is due from the Seattle-based company’s new launch facility at Cape Canaveral by the end of the decade.
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Pentagon Prepares Smart Bombs For Day Without GPS

Sep 09, 2016
A curious device designed to guide U.S. air-to-ground munitions when satellite navigation aides are being disrupted will soon enter flight testing on the Boeing GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb.
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Indonesia Upgrading Aging Hercules

Sep 12, 2016
Indonesia is retrofitting and upgrading five aging Lockheed Martin C-130B Hercules transport aircraft that have been in service since the 1960s.
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Raytheon Secures Second Small Diameter Bomb II Contract

Sep 12, 2016
The U.S. Air Force has put Raytheon Missile Systems on contract for its second batch of 250 GBU-53B Small Diameter Bomb IIs.
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Airbus, Local Motors Move To Enable Cargo Drone Services

Sep 08, 2016
Airbus Group and crowdsourced design specialist Local Motors have launched the second phase of a collaboration on cargo-delivery unmanned aircraft systems.
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IG Questions NASA’s Orion Development Strategy

Sep 08, 2016
NASA’s efforts to develop its Orion crewed spacecraft are following a course punctuated by safety, cost and schedule risks, the agency’s inspector general says.
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Antonov Completing Final Assembly of An-132D

Sep 12, 2016
Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov says it plans to fly the first prototype of the An-132D light airlifter before year’s end.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Sep 13, 2016
NORTHROP GRUMMAN has $108m U.S. Navy contract for 10 Fire Scout MQ-8C unmanned air systems.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Washington

Sep 13, 2016
As President Obama and Senate lawmakers try to hammer out a three-month stopgap funding measure to avoid a ...

Business

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Rolls-Royce Appoints New COO

Sep 12, 2016
Aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has appointed a new chief operating officer following a shakeup of senior management announced last December.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of Sept. 6 - Sept. 9, 2016

Sep 13, 2016
As President Obama and Senate lawmakers try to hammer out a three-month stopgap funding measure to avoid a ...