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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 15, 2017

VOL. 261 NO. 30 August 15, 2017
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Funding & Policy

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Raytheon Watches As Trump Signs Chinese IP Theft Inquiry Order

Aug 14, 2017
President Donald Trump on Aug. 14 kicked off a formal inquiry into alleged Chinese intellectual property theft, highlighting major defense prime contractor Raytheon in the process.
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MDA Director Seeks Programmatic Realism

Aug 14, 2017
The new director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency has vowed to set realistic expectations for how quickly new counter-missile technologies can be introduced.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 16, 2017
RAYTHEON appointed former deputy defense secretary Robert Work to its board of directors, effective immediately.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Aug 16, 2017
While things remain quiet in Washington during the August congressional recess, a flurry of space launches are taking place around the world.

Programs

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Russo-Ukrainian Engine Linked To North Korea’s ICBM Leaps

Aug 14, 2017
The sudden advances in North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile capability have been made possible by illicit access to the Soviet-era RD-250 liquid-propellant engine, a missile expert has claimed.
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Modified X-47B Breaks Cover As Testbed For MQ-25 Bid

Aug 12, 2017
Northrop Grumman is using an X-47B unmanned air vehicle (UAV) as a flying testbed for air refueling systems in support of its proposal for the U.S. Navy’s upcoming MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueling tanker contest.
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U.S. Army’s Kestrel Eye Heading To Space Station

Aug 14, 2017
The U.S. Army’s 110-lb. experimental electro-optical imaging satellite is heading toward the International Space Station after taking off from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 14.
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Lockheed To Support Commandos In $8B Award

Aug 14, 2017
The Pentagon has announced that Lockheed Martin won the new 10-year, $8 billion U.S. Special Operations Command’s logistics and sustainment support program.
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Kestrel Eye Electro-Optical Satellite Heading To Space Station

Aug 14, 2017
The U.S. Army’s 110-lb. satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 14 aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft.

Operations

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Airbus Warns Tiger Operators After Mali Crash

Aug 14, 2017
Airbus Helicopters has issued a safety bulletin to operators of the Tiger attack helicopter following the crash of a German Army-operated aircraft in Mali in late July.
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Operators Cautious On H225 Return To Service

Aug 10, 2017
Oil and gas support operators of the Airbus H225 helicopter are taking a cautious approach to its return to service.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of Aug. 7-Aug. 11, 2017

Aug 16, 2017
The University of Southern California, Information Sciences Institute, Los Angeles, California, has been awarded an $8,236,324 cost-reimbursement modification.