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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 10, 2017

VOL. 259 NO. 28 February 10, 2017
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Programs

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Orbital ATK Files Lawsuit To Stop Darpa Satellite Servicing Program

Feb 09, 2017
Orbital ATK has filed a lawsuit against Darpa to halt a satellite servicing program underway at the research agency.
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Flight Trials Begin For Third Prototype AW609

Feb 09, 2017
Leonardo has begun flight trials of the third prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotor as it targets certification of the high-speed rotary-wing aircraft by 2018.
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FAA Awaiting Static Test Before Clearing Next Falcon 9

Feb 09, 2017
Engineers at FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) want to see how a Falcon 9 test on Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center works out before clearing the SpaceX launcher for its first flight from the historic pad. George Nield, associate administrator for commercial space transportation, said Wednesday there are a number of procedural issues as well with the first use of the leased NASA facility for a commercial mission.
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ESA’s Wind Science Satellite To Begin Final Testing

Feb 09, 2017
The European Space Agency’s Aeolus science satellite is ready for the two remaining phases of tests that will ensure it can measure “slices” of winds from a 320-km orbit.
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USMC Culling 77 MV-22 Configurations Down To One

Feb 08, 2017
Of the 263 MV-22s already delivered, about one in four on average is structurally different in some way, causing headaches for maintainers and upsetting the parts supply chain.
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LM-100J Commercial Freighter Version of C-130J Unveiled By Lockheed

Feb 09, 2017
Lockheed Martin has rolled out the first LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter version of the C-130J military airlifter.
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Chinese Carrier AEW Mockup Suggests Fleet Ambitions

Feb 08, 2017
The probably intentional revelation of a mockup similar to the Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye suggests Beijing plans a substantial fleet of aircraft carriers.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 11, 2017
BAE SYSTEMS has $26.7m U.S. Navy contract to definitize USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) fiscal 2017 phased maintenance availability undefinitized contract action.

In Brief

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Lawmakers Ponder How To Address Military Readiness Shortfalls

Feb 11, 2017
To “dig out” from the U.S. military’s readiness problems, the vice chiefs of the services and more than a few lawmakers want to scrap Budget Control Act spending caps on defense and nondefense spending.

Operations

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At Least Two-Thirds Of USMC F-18s Grounded In December

Feb 08, 2017
The U.S. Marine Corps is reporting that almost two-thirds of its F/A-18 strike fighters were down due to maintenance in December, an alarmingly high number.

Technology

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Synthetic Vision Under Review After Australian Incident

Jan 31, 2017
Honeywell Aerospace is investigating ways to make its synthetic vision systems “more robust” following a June 18 incident in Australia involving a medevac Pilatus PC-12 outfitted with the company’s Primus Apex integrated avionics suite.

Business

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Planet Buying Terra Bella From Google Parent

Feb 06, 2017
Google’s parent company Alphabet is saying so long to its former Skybox Imaging unit, which it bought in 2014.

Forecast Friday

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Forecast Friday: Western Fighter Aircraft Retirements 2017-2026

Feb 11, 2017
View the Forecast Friday: Western Fighter Aircraft Retirements 2017-2026 chart in PDF format.