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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 15, 2017

VOL. 262 NO. 53 December 15, 2017
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Programs

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Kuwait Typhoon Deliveries To Begin In 2020

Dec 14, 2017
Italian aerospace defense firm Leonardo says assembly of the first Eurofighter Typhoons for Kuwait is well underway.
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U.S. Pursuing New Missile To Check Russia’s 9M729 GLCM

Dec 14, 2017
President Trump has signed the fiscal 2018 NDAA, which approved a U.S. cruise missile to countervail a cruise missile that Russia has trained on NATO forces.
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ONR, Aurora Demo Autonomous Resupply for Marines

Dec 13, 2017
An autonomy kit designed to convert any rotorcraft to unmanned operation for resupply or other missions is set to be tested by the Marines in 2018.
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Canada To Start Getting Surplus Australian Hornets In 2019

Dec 14, 2017
Australia will begin handing over 18 surplus Boeing F/A-18A/B Hornets to Canada in 2019, the government in Canberra says, confirming that a sale is planned.
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Airbus Begins Flight Trials Of Eagle Imaging Sensor

Dec 14, 2017
Airbus Helicopters has begun flight trials of its Project Eagle imaging sensor that could pave the way for fully autonomous landings.
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B-1B Launches Multiple Lrasms Against Moving Ship Targets

Dec 14, 2017
The U.S. Navy’s test program for the Lockheed Martin AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (Lrasm) has notched another win.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 16, 2017
UK ROYAL AIR FORCE Reaper fleet reached 100,000 combat flight hours Dec. 4.

In Brief

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International Space Station Trio Returns To Earth

Dec 16, 2017
Three U.S., European and Russian astronauts and cosmonauts descended safely to Earth aboard their Soyuz MS-05 early Dec. 14 to conclude a 139-day tour of duty aboard the International Space Station.

Operations

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Drone Flying Beyond Line Of Sight In Black Hawk Collision, NTSB Finds

Dec 14, 2017
The operator of a drone that collided with a Black Hawk failed to see and avoid the helo because he was flying the drone out of visual range, the NTSB says.
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NASA Team Studying Hypoxia Put USAF Pilot-Physician In F/A-18

Dec 13, 2017
A USAF pilot-physician recently flew several F/A-18 sorties to help a NASA team better understand why U.S. Navy pilots are experiencing “physiological episodes.”

Business

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Blue Origin Opens Florida Factory

Dec 14, 2017
Blue Origin engineers, logistics and administrative services employees began moving into a new rocket factory at Kennedy Space Center’s industrial park this week.