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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 22, 2017

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Technology

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NASA Jets Pursue Solar Eclipse Science Bounty

Aug 21, 2017
A pair of NASA jets soared from Houston early Aug. 21 and headed toward Kansas City, Missouri, for a high-altitude observation campaign focused on a rare total solar eclipse.
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India Plans 21 Rocket Launches By 2021

Aug 21, 2017
India’s state-run space agency has announced plans to launch 21 rockets in the next four years to bolster the country’s launch capability.
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U.S. Army HEL Truck, Laser Stryker Get More Power

Aug 18, 2017
This new laser weapon represents the next step in the U.S. Army’s advancement of high-energy lasers for destroying enemy unmanned aerial vehicles and protecting troops from incoming rockets, artillery and mortar fire.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 23, 2017
NORDAM will manufacture spare F/A-18 A-D Hornet leading-edge flaps under a new five-year strategic agreement with BOEING through June 2022.

In Brief

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CBO Estimates Galvanize ATC Privatization Opponents

Aug 23, 2017
Critics of a push by House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) to privatize air traffic control are seizing on a new Congressional Budget Office assessment.

Business

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Companies To Watch In Urban Air Mobility

Aug 16, 2017
“Just as shared, electric, and autonomous vehicles are redefining ground transportation, urban air mobility is poised for massive disruption over the next five years," according to aerospace incubator Starburst.
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Heico Buys AAT, Makes Largest Acquisition

Aug 21, 2017
Heico on Aug. 18 said it will buy AeroAntenna Technology for up to $336.5 million, making up the aerospace electronics and parts provider’s largest single acquisition.

Programs

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Development Ramped Up By Marenco Swiss Helicopters

Aug 21, 2017
With firm orders for 12 of its new SKYe SH09 rotorcraft in hand and letters of interest for about 100 more, Marenco Swiss Helicopters recently began flying its third prototype.
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B-1B Tests War-ready Lrasm Missile Over Sea Range

Aug 20, 2017
The U.S. Defense Department has test-launched the first tactical version of the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile from a Boeing B-1B “Bone” supersonic bomber.

Operations

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Satellite Images Give New Hope To MH370 Searchers

Aug 17, 2017
Newly revealed satellite images of potential aircraft debris have boosted Australian researchers’ confidence about where Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crashed more than three years ago.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of Aug. 14- Aug. 18, 2017

Aug 23, 2017
Ibis Tek, Butler, Pennsylvania, was awarded an $18,061,974 modification (P00034) to contract W56HZV-13-C-0036 for the purchase of a family of medium tactical vehicles.

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