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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 23, 2017

VOL. 259 NO. 14 January 23, 2017
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Programs

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Orion Crew Displays Undergo Vibration Tests

Jan 20, 2017
Astronauts and engineers are teaming up at NASA’s Johnson Space Center to assess how well they can read and respond to Orion cockpit displays as the spacecraft vibrates during ascent.
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Cassini To Provide Saturn Gravity, Composition Data

Jan 17, 2017
European Space Agency ground stations will work with NASA’s Deep Space Network to record radio signals transmitted by the Cassini probe across 1.6 billion km from its Saturn orbit.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 23, 2017
VECTOR AEROSPACE has contract from undisclosed European government for overhaul of ROLLS-ROYCE T56 turboprop engines, which power C-130/L-100, P-3, E-2. AIRBUS DEFENSE & SPACE has readied European Space Agency’s Aeolus wind-sending satellite for shipment from Stevenage, UK, to Toulouse, France, for final testing. Launch aboard Vega rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, planned by year’s end.

Funding & Policy

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Top Weapons Buyer Defends Revolving Door

Jan 23, 2017
Outgoing Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall, a former vice president of engineering for Raytheon, is a proponent of defense acquisition officials working in industry and then returning to public service. He says so-called revolving door concerns can lead to an unhealthy myopia on both sides of the customer-contractor relationship. “I thought it was invaluable for me to have 15 years in industry before I came back into government,” he says.

Business

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Spirit AeroSystems Looks To Outsource Supply Chain Jobs

Jan 19, 2017
Spirit AeroSystems is looking to outsource some of its supply chain work here in a move to save $5 million to $7 million.
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Tier 1 Consolidation Continues As Safran Takes Over Zodiac

Jan 19, 2017
Safran Group and Zodiac Aerospace entered into exclusive negotiations for an acquisition of Zodiac by Safran, the companies said on Jan. 19.

Operations

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Why Did The Pentagon Use The B-2 Against Terrorists?

Jan 20, 2017
Why was the costly, low-observable aircraft employed for targets lacking sophisticated air defenses?

Technology

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X-56A Ready To Fly Again At Edwards

Jan 20, 2017
NASA’s Lockheed Martin X-56A aeroelastic research aircraft is ready to fly once the flooded lakebed at Edwards AFB, California, has dried and can again be used as a runway.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Jan 23, 2017
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.)