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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 9, 2016

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Programs

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Canada Picks Airbus C295W For Search-And-Rescue Role

Dec 08, 2016
Airbus’ C295W offering has triumphed in Canada over the Leonardo C-27J and Embraer KC-390.
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Inmarsat Switches Launch From SpaceX To Arianespace

Dec 08, 2016
Satellite operator Inmarsat has switched the launch of the Inmarsat S-band/Hellas-Sat 3 telecommunications spacecraft to Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket, as a result of delays in the launch schedule of original launch provider SpaceX.
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Japanese Future Fighter Bigger Than Raptor, Sized For Meteor

Dec 08, 2016
Japan’s proposed indigenous fighter would be larger than the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and is designed around the carriage of missiles the size of the MBDA Meteor.
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Military Satcom Upgrade Launched On Delta IV

Dec 08, 2016
U.S., Canadian and Australian military forces will gain additional satellite communications bandwidth with the Dec. 7 launch of an upgraded Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) spacecraft from Cape Canaveral on a United Launch Alliance Delta IV.
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German Navy Sea Lion Flight Testing Begins

Dec 08, 2016
Airbus Helicopters has begun flight testing the first of 18 naval NH90 Sealion helicopters planned for Germany’s air arm.
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NASA Chooses Space Systems/Loral For Restore-L Testbed Bus

Dec 06, 2016
NASA picked Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for a $127 million contract to build the bus for its planned Restore-L spacecraft-refueling mission.
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India Puts Resourcesat 2A Into Orbit

Dec 07, 2016
India has successfully launched Resourcesat 2A—the country’s latest Earth observation satellite.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 09, 2016
GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. announced flight testing for MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) series began Oct. 29.

In Brief

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John Glenn Dead At 95

Dec 09, 2016
Pioneering astronaut and former U.S. Sen. John Glenn died Dec. 8 at Ohio State University’s James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

Funding & Policy

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National Academies Plots Next Steps In Space Life Search

Dec 06, 2016
Nothing seems to bring NASA’s many science and technical pursuits together like the search for life beyond Earth, agency chief scientist Ellen Stofan says.

Airlines

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Air Canada Expands Transborder Network

Dec 08, 2016
Air Canada plans to expand its transborder network in May, adding three new U.S. destinations.