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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 8, 2017

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Programs

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U.S. Air Force Chief: A-10s To Fly At Least Through 2021

Feb 07, 2017
The U.S. Air Force will not begin drawing down the legacy A-10 fleet until 2021 at the earliest.
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UK Coast Guard Studying UAV Options

Feb 07, 2017
The UK Maritime Coastguard Agency has begun studies into introducing an unmanned aircraft to assist in search and rescue operations by the end of 2019.
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U.S. Air National Guard Reapers To Beef Up Border Patrol

Feb 07, 2017
Air National Guard MQ-9 Reaper units could soon be flying more observation missions along the U.S. border.
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F-35 Dominates At Red Flag With 15:1 Kill Rate

Feb 06, 2017
The U.S. Air Force’s F-35A made its debut at the toughest Red Flag yet, and not only dominated the air space but made the legacy aircraft in the force package even deadlier, according to pilots.
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Japan’s Space Tether Experiment Partial Success

Feb 07, 2017
A Japanese space experiment designed to demonstrate a method of de-orbiting man-made space debris failed to deploy a key test component.
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Malaysian Coast Guard Takes Delivery Of Mini-UAVs

Feb 07, 2017
Thales has delivered the first of up to seven Fulmar X mini-UAVs to Malaysia, with the rest to be handed over this year.
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India To Launch Replacement Navigation Satellite This Year

Feb 07, 2017
India plans to launch a new navigation satellite in the second half of this year to replace an Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System spacecraft experiencing technical problems.
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Quasar Observations Refine Hubble Constant Estimates

Feb 08, 2017
H0LiCOW, an international collaboration of astronomers, has developed an independent estimate for the Hubble Constant.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 09, 2017
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $9.4m U.S. Navy contract to complete development and fielding of Aegis Baseline 9 Weapon System through January 2018.

In Brief

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Global C-UAV Market Pegged At $2.5B In 2016

Feb 09, 2017
Consultancy Visiongain estimates the global counter-UAV market reached $2.48 billion in 2016.

Technology

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Darpa Funding New Ship-Based UAV Launch System

Feb 07, 2017
As part of its Tern maritime UAV program, Darpa is pursuing a new method of launching and recovering conventional fixed-wing UAVs on small-ship flight decks.
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U.S. Army Seeks Multifunction EW Pod For Gray Eagle UAV

Feb 07, 2017
The U.S. Army is seeking information on a multifunction electronic warfare pod to be carried by the General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft.

Business

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Activist Investor Targets Arconic, Pitches Larry Lawson

Feb 03, 2017
Arconic, the Alcoa successor focusing on aerospace, defense and automotive OEMs, is the latest mid-tier industry provider to fall under the bull’s-eye of an activist investor.