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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 9, 2017

VOL. 261 NO. 26 August 09, 2017
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Funding & Policy

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Pentagon Acts On Drone Threat To Nuclear, Other Key Sites

Aug 08, 2017
Classified guidance sent by the Pentagon to certain military bases detailing how to counter small unmanned aircraft systems appears aimed at addressing concerns over whether and how personnel can deal with the growing threat posed by commercial drones.
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Airbus Voom Hitches Ride With Cabify

Aug 09, 2017
Airbus’s nascent Voom on-demand helicopter service has partnered with ride-hailing company Cabify to provide passengers with ground transportation to and from heliports, beginning in Sao Paulo.
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UK Drone Collision Tests Criticized

Aug 08, 2017
Organizations representing manufacturers of small unmanned air vehicles and those operating them have criticized a UK government report into the risks associated with collisions between the systems and manned aircraft.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 09, 2017
SPACE SYSTEMS LORAL completed preliminary design review for NASA’s Restore-L satellite servicing mission to provide satellite servicing in LEO following 2020 launch. GENERAL ELECTRIC AVIATION has $13.5m U.S. Navy contract for 369 A51 Aircraft Component Power Plant Change modification kits in support of the F/A-18 C/D Hornet F404 engine Component Improvement Program.

Business

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Rockwell CEO Ducks UTC Commentary, Likes Portfolio

Aug 08, 2017
Rockwell Collins still will not comment on an alleged offer to be acquired by United Technologies Corp. (UTC), Rockwell Collins Chairman, President and CEO Kelly Ortberg told the Jefferies 2017 Industrials Conference in New York on Aug. 8.

Programs

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Boeing, GD Pitch Counter-Air ‘Shorad’ Stryker

Aug 08, 2017
Boeing and General Dynamics Land Systems have teamed up to equip the U.S. Army’s Stryker armored fighting vehicle with missiles, guns and lasers.
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U.S. Army Eyes F-35 As Missile Defense Sensor

Aug 08, 2017
The U.S. Army believes the F-35 has potential as an airborne sensor for integrated air and missile defense.
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India Improves Timing On Navigational Satellites

Aug 08, 2017
India’s seven-satellite regional navigation system will be linked to ground-based atomic clocks in the country.
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Chinese Drone Maker Plans eVTOL Air Taxi

Aug 07, 2017
The Ehang 184 is too heavy to fit under the FAA’s 55-lb. weight limit for commercial drones, yet it cannot qualify as an experimental aircraft because it is autonomous. It will have to be certified to carry a passenger
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Pentagon To Assess Tactical Smallsat Reconnaissance

Aug 08, 2017
HOUSTON—A U.S. Army initiative slated for launch aboard SpaceX’s 12th NASA-contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station will evaluate the performance of a low-altitude, electro-optical small satellite as a direct provider of overhead reconnaissance to soldiers deployed in tactical theaters

Technology

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Pyongyang’s Next Tech Push: Nuclear Re-Entry Vehicle

Aug 08, 2017
North Korea might have demonstrated an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, but the Pentagon says Pyongyang still hasn’t proven other critical elements required for accurate delivery of a nuclear warhead.