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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 15, 2018

VOL. 265 NO. 32 August 15, 2018
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Funding & Policy

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FAA Approves BVLOS UAS Ops At North Dakota Test Site

Aug 14, 2018
The FAA has granted a two-year certificate of authorization to the Northern Plains UAS test site to fly large drones beyond visual line of sight of the operator.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 15, 2018
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $480m U.S. Air Force contract for air-launched rapid response weapon critical design review, test and production readiness support.

Programs

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Agreement Signed For Sweden’s PAC-3 Buy

Aug 15, 2018
Officials from the U.S. and Sweden on Aug. 10 formalized the agreement for Sweden to purchase Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and related support equipment.
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Indian Rotary-Wing UAV Progresses

Aug 14, 2018
India is inching closer to its goal of an armed Rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (RUAV) with the successful test flight of a 10-kg (22-lb.) unmanned helicopter.
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IAI Develops Attack Helo Sat Comm System

Aug 14, 2018
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has developed a very advanced satellite communication system for attack helicopters.
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German Navy To Get Skeldar Rotary-Wing UAVs

Aug 14, 2018
The German Navy has purchased a pair of Skeldar V-200 rotary-wing unmanned air vehicles for use from its Braunschweig-class corvettes.
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Northrop Grumman Performs APG-83 AESA Fit Check On F/A-18C

Aug 13, 2018
Northrop Grumman performed a successful fit check for the U.S. Marine Corps of the APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar on a Boeing F/A-18C Hornet in California.
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Philippines Navy Fires First Guided Missile In Test

Aug 14, 2018
The Philippines Navy has fired its first guided munition, a Rafael Spike ER missile, as part of acceptance trials for the surface-to-surface system.

Business

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Boeing Names Aftermarket Vet To Lead AvionX

Aug 14, 2018
Boeing late Aug. 13 named Brendan Curran president of Boeing AvionX.
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MHI Sticks By Proposal To Consolidate Japanese Industry

Aug 14, 2018
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is not dropping its idea to consolidate Japan’s aircraft industry.

Operations

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Afghanistan Restores Airspace Surveillance Capability

Aug 11, 2018
Afghanistan can provide full surveillance of its airspace now that the multilateration system at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul has been restored, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission says.

Technology

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Zipline To Demo Drone Delivery For Pentagon

Aug 09, 2018
Zipline International is working with the DOD's Defense Innovation Unit to demo the potential for medical drone delivery.