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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 11, 2017

VOL. 262 NO. 8 October 11, 2017
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Programs

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Raytheon To Flight Test DeepStrike Missile In 2019

Oct 10, 2017
Raytheon Missile Systems has presented its offering for the U.S. Army’s Long-Range Precision Fires program, a precision-guided missile aptly named DeepStrike.
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Indonesia Displays Apaches, Panther Sub Hunter Aircraft

Oct 10, 2017
Indonesia rolled out two new types of helicopters and its latest military hardware in a live-fire display at a civilian port to celebrate the anniversary of its armed forces on Oct. 5.
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Afghanistan First To Fly More Lethal ‘Armed Caravan’

Oct 10, 2017
Afghanistan will become the first operator of Orbital ATK’s upgraded AC-208II, a weaponized Cessna Caravan, through a $69 million contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force last month.
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Russia’s New AEW Aircraft To Fly By Year’s End

Oct 09, 2017
The Russian Air Force is preparing to seriously expand its airborne early warning capabilities, with its new A-100 AEW aircraft set to make its first flight by year’s end.
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World View Conducts Its Longest Balloon Flight

Oct 09, 2017
World View Enterprises Inc. has successfully demonstrated high-altitude Earth observation and communications capabilities with its Stratollite balloon and Stratocraft payload components.
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Malaysia To Display A400M At Seoul Air Show

Oct 10, 2017
Malaysia is sending an Airbus A400M Atlas airlifter to South Korea to take part in an air show in Seoul from Oct. 17-22.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 10, 2017
GE AVIATION completed first test of its Future Affordable Turbine Engine (FATE) prototype.

In Brief

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NASA Tests Inflight Wing Folding

Oct 12, 2017
NASA is investigating whether angling an aircraft’s outboard wing sections up or down can increase yaw stability and control and reduce rudder size and tail drag, thus saving fuel.

Technology

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Can The U.S. Army Use Lasers To Down Mortars And Drones?

Oct 10, 2017
At least one company believes directed energy could be the future of mobile air defense against incoming rockets, artillery shells, mortar rounds and even small drones.

Business

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BAE Plans Structural Changes, Job Cuts

Oct 10, 2017
BAE Systems is planning to cut 1,900 jobs across the company as it undertakes a radical overhaul of its organizational structure.

Operations

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ISS Spacewalkers Lube Robot Arm, Install Cameras

Oct 10, 2017
NASA spacewalking astronauts Randy Bresnik and Mark Vande Hei returned to the outside of the International Space Station Oct. 10 to perform several maintenance tasks.

Fleet Snapshot

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Fleet Snapshot: Worldwide Leonardo AW139 Fleets

Oct 11, 2017
View the Fleet Snapshot: Worldwide Leonardo AW139 Fleets chart in PDF format.