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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 28, 2016

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Programs

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U.S. Army Future Tactical UAS Plan Gathers Pace

Oct 27, 2016
The U.S. Army plans to jump-start the acquisition for its “runway-independent” Future Tactical UAS in the “late fiscal 2020” time frame.
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Improved Gray Eagle Flights To Begin This Week

Oct 26, 2016
The improved General Atomics unmanned aerial vehicle incorporates several engineering change proposals into the already-adopted MQ-1C Gray Eagle.
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Space Station Ambulance Options Studied

Oct 26, 2016
International Space Station crews may have been lucky so far, but the time has come for NASA and its partners to equip the six-person outpost with a specially configured ambulance, according to former U.S. astronaut Steve Robinson.
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Cubesats On First SLS Mission Setting The Stage For Europa

Oct 27, 2016
The 13 CubeSat-class spacecraft set to ride piggyback on the first flight of NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System will serve as pathfinders for future unmanned missions into deep space on the big new rocket, including a Europa mission as early as 2022.
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South Korea May Be Working On Submarine Ballistic Missiles

Oct 27, 2016
Like the rest of South Korea’s efforts at developing and building bombardment missiles, the underwater element is wrapped in secrecy that has been broken by only a few local news reports, not all consistent.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 29, 2016
MAGELLAN AEROSPACE has two-year, CAN$70m ($52m) BAE SYSTEMS contract to continue producing F-35 Lightning II horizontal tail assemblies.

In Brief

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Directed Energy Weapons Market Seen Growing 24% Yearly

Oct 29, 2016
The worldwide directed energy weapons system market is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 23.96% and reach $24.31 billion by 2022.

Technology

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USAF Wants To Control Drone Swarms With A Wave Of The Hand

Oct 27, 2016
The U.S. Air Force has asked the Silicon Valley-based Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental (DIUx), to look into the art of the possible for controlling mass numbers of tiny UAS.

Forecast Friday

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Forecast Friday: Military Aircraft In-Service Fleets by Region - 2017

Oct 29, 2016
View the Forecast Friday: Military Aircraft In-Service Fleets by Region - 2017 chart in PDF format.