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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 10, 2017

VOL. 261 NO. 27 August 10, 2017
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Funding & Policy

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MDA: Missile Shield Ready Against North Korean ICBM

Aug 09, 2017
U.S. Missile Defense Agency Director Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves says America’s ballistic missile defense system is ready to handle a ballistic missile raid by North Korea.
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Switzerland Shortening Pilot Training Path

Aug 09, 2017
The Swiss Air Force is looking to shorten the training path to the front line for its future pilots by almost two years.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 10, 2017
HARRIS CORP. delivered third of 10 advanced navigation payloads to LOCKHEED MARTIN, to be integrated into GPS III Space Vehicle 3 this summer. BOEING has $14.9m U.S. Navy contract to incorporate Early Warning Self Protection 6th sensor engineering change proposal into 11 P-8A Poseidon low-rate initial production Lot 4 aircraft. Work complete February 2019.

Programs

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Russian, Indonesian Companies Agree To Cooperate On Su-35 Sale

Aug 10, 2017
Russian-owned Rostec Corp. and Indonesia’s Enterprises State Trading Company have agreed to cooperate on the sale of Sukhoi Su-35 fighters to Indonesia, according to Rostec.
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U.S. Army Floats Hypersonic Response To Russian GLCM

Aug 09, 2017
The U.S. Army could respond to Russia’s deployment of a treaty-violating ground-launched cruise missile by fielding a new type of land-based hypersonic missile.
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Smallsat Launcher Testing Picks Up Pace

Aug 09, 2017
Vector Space Systems conducted a second suborbital test of a prototype of its Vector-R small-satellite launch vehicle on Aug. 3.
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Rocket Lab Plans To Start Commercial Flights Early

Aug 08, 2017
The second Electron rocket is due to roll out to its launch pad in about eight weeks, company founder Peter Beck says. “If test flight two is good and we feel we don’t have a lot more to learn, then we’ll jump into commercial operations on flight three, for sure."
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Battelle Unveils Improved DroneDefender Gun

Aug 09, 2017
Battelle has developed a new design that does away with the wearable backpack associated with last year’s model of the anti-drone gun.
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AAR Cleared To Begin Work After Héroux-Devtek Loss

Aug 09, 2017
AAR said Aug. 9 it has received clearance from the U.S. Air Force to work on the $909 million Landing Gear Performance-Based Logistics One program.
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MDA Unveils New Satellite For Hughes

Aug 09, 2017
MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates subsidiary Space Systems Loral has signed a contract to provide a “transformational” satellite to Hughes Network Systems.
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NASA’s Voyagers Still Exploring At 40

Aug 03, 2017
NASA is preparing to mark the 40th anniversaries of the Aug. 20 and Sept. 5, 1977 launches of NASA’s Voyager 2 and 1 spacecraft on missions that continue to this day.

Operations

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British Carrier To Enter Homeport For First Time

Aug 08, 2017
Britain’s new HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier is set to enter its homeport of Portsmouth for the first time later this month.