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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 27, 2016

VOL. 257 NO. 61 September 27, 2016
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Programs

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New Afsoc Chief Keen For Laser Gunships, CSAR CV-22s

Sep 26, 2016
The new commander of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command won't take his “foot off the gas” when it comes to laser weapon development for an AC-130J Block 60 gunship.
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U.S. Army Outlines Options For Future Vertical Lift Engine

Sep 23, 2016
Without a clear idea of what kind of capabilities an FVL Medium power plant might need, the program office will leave the engine choice up to the contractor eventually selected to build the new aircraft.
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JP Aerospace Flies Prototype Airship For Launches, Comms

Sep 26, 2016
JP Aerospace has launched the latest subscale prototype in its Airship to Orbit project to provide affordable access to space using lighter-than-air vehicles.
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Perlan Glider Completes First Test Season

Sep 26, 2016
The Airbus Perlan Mission II team has wrapped up its first season of flights in Argentina en route to attempting to set a glider altitude record of 90,000 ft. in the stratospheric Perlan 2.
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India Puts Eight Satellites In Two Orbits With Single Mission

Sep 26, 2016
India has successfully launched eight satellites into two different orbits using one rocket, marking one of the most complex launches in the history of the country’s space missions.
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Four JSTARS Fly Again After Safety Inspections

Sep 26, 2016
The U.S. Air Force has completed safety inspections on four ground surveillance aircraft—almost 25% of the fleet—and the jets have returned to flight, the service says.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Sep 27, 2016
SCHIEBEL and DIEHL DEFENSE renewed teaming agreement to market Camcopter S-100 VTOL UAV to Germany military.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Washington

Sep 27, 2016
This week the 67th International Astronautical Congress is underway in Guadelajara, Mexico.

Business

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Ejection Seat Maker Facing Prosecution Over Death

Sep 26, 2016
British ejection seat manufacturer Martin-Baker will face prosecution from the U.K. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) over the fatal inadvertent ejection of a member of the Red Arrows aerobatic team.

Funding & Policy

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Indonesia Receives Five More F-16IDs

Sep 23, 2016
Indonesia has taken delivery of five more F-16s out of the 24 it ordered in 2012.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of Sept. 19-Sept. 23, 2016

Sep 27, 2016
Selected U.S. military contracts for Sept. 19, 2016 U.S. NAVY L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi, is being awarded $166…