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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 6, 2017

VOL. 262 NO. 5 October 06, 2017
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Business

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Boeing Buys Aurora Flight Sciences

Oct 05, 2017
Aurora is a specialist in unmanned aircraft and autonomous systems, but also a supplier of composite aerostructures to Bell Helicopters, Sikorsky, Northrop Grumman and others.
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Blue Origin Open To Military Launch Business

Oct 05, 2017
“We are in early discussions with the national security community and NASA about how to certify New Glenn for their use,” company CEO Bob Smith says.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 07, 2017
BOEING has $152.5m U.S. Navy contract for two C-40A aircraft.

In Brief

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Shuster Plans Amendment To Bolster ATC Privatization

Oct 07, 2017
U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) plans to amend his controversial bill this month.

Funding & Policy

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National Space Council Launches Reviews

Oct 05, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence revived the National Space Council to great fanfare at the Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center on Oct. 5.

Programs

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Belgium Rejects French Fighter Offer

Oct 05, 2017
Brussels has rejected a French offer for a closer defense partnership based on Belgium selecting the Dassault Rafale as its future fighter to replace the F-16.
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Paramount Purchases Ex-French Mirage F1s

Oct 05, 2017
South African defense firm Paramount Group has purchased four ex-French Air Force Dassault Mirage F1Bs to bolster its training arm.
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Engineers ID Fault That Caused Long March 5 Failure

Oct 04, 2017
Chinese space engineers have identified the fault that caused the failure of the second flight of their country’s largest space launcher, Long March 5.
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Thai Police Take Delivery Of Two Airbus H175s

Oct 04, 2017
Airbus is making inroads into what was once Bell territory in the helicopter fleet of the Thai police.

Operations

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Faulty Valve Blocking Super Hornet Air Flow, U.S. Navy Finds

Oct 04, 2017
The U.S. Navy has identified and is working to fix one contributor to the problem of hypoxia-like cockpit events that have left pilots across the fleet disoriented and short of breath: a faulty valve.
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NASA Spacewalkers Mend ISS Robot Arm

Oct 05, 2017
Two spacewalkers performed maintenance on the outpost’s crucial Canadian robot arm.