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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 25, 2016

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Programs

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Acquisition Chief Touts JSF Progress, Warns Of Testing Slip

Oct 24, 2016
Costs on the famously troubled F-35 program are now under control and coming down each year, says Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's top weapons buyer.
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CH-53K Passes Key Test On Path To Low-Rate Production

Oct 24, 2016
Marine Corps pilots and aircrew put the aircraft through its paces during a two-week exercise that wrapped up on Oct. 19.
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Airbus Aims To Be First To Certify Self-Flying Air Taxi

Oct 21, 2016
A full-size prototype is planned to fly at the end of 2017, followed by a production-representative demonstrator by 2020.
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Raytheon, Leonardo Push On With T-X, Select U.S. Build Site

Oct 24, 2016
Raytheon will establish a new Final Assembly and Check-Out facility in Meridian, Mississippi, to build the T-100, which is based on Leonardo’s existing M-346 trainer design.
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Orbital’s Cygnus Re-supply Capsule Berthed To Station

Oct 24, 2016
On Oct. 27 astronauts are scheduled to begin unloading the capsule.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 26, 2016
GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS has $310m U.S. Army contract for MQ-1C Gray Eagle logistics support.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Oct 26, 2016
This week the crew of the International Space Station will begin unloading 5,100-lb. of new supplies from the unmanned Cygnus capsule.

Business

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Rockwell Collins Makes $8B Offer For B/E Aerospace

Oct 24, 2016
Rockwell Collins’ offer to buy B/E Aerospace is a pricey ploy that will take more work to see to fruition, but it could secure the former as a leading provider of aircraft content while finding a successful exit for the latter.
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HAL, Safran Form JV For Helicopter Engine MRO

Oct 24, 2016
India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and French aerospace giant Safran have formed a joint venture to establish a dedicated helicopter engine support center catering to customers in India.

Funding & Policy

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EASA Drone Collision Task Force Reports Mixed Picture

Oct 24, 2016
A task force established by the European Aviation Safety Agency has concluded the severity of impacts between large aircraft and popular consumer drones weighing less than 1.5 kg (3.3 lb.) would be low at lower altitudes where such collisions are more likely.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For Oct. 17 - 24, 2016

Oct 26, 2016
Austal USA, Mobile, Alabama, is being awarded a $12,029,452 cost-plus-award-fee order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement to provide engineering and management services ...