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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 11, 2017

VOL. 259 NO. 7 January 11, 2017
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Technology

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Human Mars Exploration Is Big Packing Challenge

Jan 10, 2017
NASA must likely alter its risk mitigation strategy for spare parts as the agency pursues its human Mars exploration ambitions, experts say.
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DOD Video Shows Drone Swarm Demo

Jan 10, 2017
The Defense Department successfully demonstrated a mission with a swarm of Perdix micro-drones in October 2016, a video released Jan. 10 indicates.
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Osiris Rex Maneuver Sets Up 2017 Earth Flyby

Jan 03, 2017
The first U.S. mission to attempt the collection of a sample from an asteroid and return the material to Earth, NASA’s $1 billion Osiris Rex mission, is on a trajectory for a late September 2017 Earth flyby.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 11, 2017
TEXTRON has $206m U.S. Army Contractor Logistics Support contract for the 117 Shadow Tactical Aircraft Systems.

In Brief

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Next FAA Drone Symposium In March In Washington

Jan 11, 2017
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said Jan. 6 that the agency’s second—and now annual—drone symposium will be in March in the Washington, D.C., area.

Business

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Dassault’s 2016 Falcon Orders Dwindle, Rafale Backlog Swells

Jan 05, 2017
Dassault Aviation received orders for 36 Rafales last year, while a mere 21 Falcons were sold, thus confirming healthy export sales for the French fighter and a sluggish business jet market.

Funding & Policy

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Lockheed Martin Ventures Looks To Invest $25M Annually

Jan 10, 2017
Want to get on the radar of the relatively new head of Lockheed Martin’s $100 million venture capital effort? It might be easier than imagined.

Programs

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DOD OKs Raytheon’s SM-6 For International Sales

Jan 10, 2017
The Pentagon has approved the release of Raytheon’s over-the-horizon Standard Missile-6 for international sales, the company announced Jan. 10.
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Thales Outlines Digital Transformation For Avionics

Jan 11, 2017
Thales Avionics is plotting an avionics development strategy where less is more.
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Space Systems/Loral Adapting GEO Bird To Asteroid Belt

Jan 10, 2017
NASA’s planned Psyche mission to study a unique metallic main-belt asteroid will use spacecraft technology developed by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for geostationary communications satellites, including solar electric propulsion (SEP) thrusters that will allow the Discovery-class probe to orbit the distant body.