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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 18, 2018

VOL. 264 NO. 13 April 18, 2018
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Funding & Policy

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After Clash, House Science Panel OKs NASA Authorization

Apr 17, 2018
The U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee on April 17 endorsed passage of a 2018/19 NASA authorization bill.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 18, 2018
ITALY approved LEONARDO’s Mirach-40 (M-40) target drone for operations following testing at PISQ joint armed forces test range in Sardinia.

In Brief

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SSTL, Goonhilly, Astrobiotic Announce Lunar Partnership

Apr 18, 2018
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), Goonhilly Earth Station and Astrobotic are partnering to create “a road map of innovations” concerning in-space communications relay for organizations operating on or around the Moon.

Technology

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Israel’s StemRad Advances Astronaut Radiation Protection

Apr 17, 2018
NASA and the Israeli Space Agency have signed an agreement that could lead to the testing of an astronaut radiation shielding vest.

Programs

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Orbital Chooses RL10 To Power Its New Omega Rocket

Apr 17, 2018
Orbital ATK has given its rocket a name—Omega—and chosen a third-stage engine—Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RL10.
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Leonardo Demos AW159 Helicopters In Malaysia

Apr 16, 2018
Leonardo is demonstrating two British AW159 helicopters in Malaysia as part of a campaign to meet a long-outstanding requirement for anti-submarine rotorcraft.
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South Korea Wants Five Recon Satellites From LIG Nex1

Apr 12, 2018
South Korea has provisionally chosen LIG Nex1 to build five reconnaissance satellites due for launch between 2020 and 2023.
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Pentagon Lays Out Plan For Multiyear F-35 Buy

Apr 17, 2018
The Department of Defense laid out a long-anticipated plan to buy Lockheed Martin’s F-35 in bulk beginning in the early 2020s.
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India Planning Nine Space Missions In Eight Months

Apr 17, 2018
India’s state-run space agency wants to mount nine missions in the next eight months.