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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 16, 2018

VOL. 265 NO. 33 August 16, 2018
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Operations

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USAF Deploys Raptors To Poland

Aug 15, 2018
The U.S. Air Force has deployed F-22 Raptors to Poland in what is the largest deployment of fifth-generation fighters into Eastern Europe yet.
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Aeolus To Pioneer Low-Altitude Wind Profiling From Orbit

Aug 15, 2018
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Aeolus satellite mission promises to become the first to provide low-altitude Earth wind profile data on a global scale.
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New ISS Russian/German Sensor To Monitor Animal Migration

Aug 15, 2018
Two spacewalking cosmonauts trekked through a planned 6 to 7 hr. of science and technology activities outside the International Space Station on Aug. 15.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 15, 2018
BOEING has $16m U.S. Air Force contract for C-32 (Air Force Two) interior refresh, to make it more closely resemble the presidential section of the VC-25A (Air Force One).

Programs

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Northrop’s IAMD Exercised In Army Test

Aug 15, 2018
Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) was put through its paces during a recent five-week U.S. Army test at sites in New Mexico, Texas and Alabama, the company announced Aug. 15.
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Stratolaunch Inches Closer To First Flight

Aug 15, 2018
Stratolaunch Systems rolled out its giant twin-fuselage, air-launch rocket carrier aircraft in California for more preflight tests on Aug 3.
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Lockheed Gets $2.9B For Missile Warning Satellite Work

Aug 15, 2018
The USAF has awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.9 billion contract to make three next-generation missile warning satellites destined for geosynchronous orbit.
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Turkish Aerospace Offering Anka UAV To Indonesia

Aug 15, 2018
Turkish Aerospace (TAI) is gearing up to offer its Anka medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air system to Indonesia.

Business

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Malaysia Grows As Supply Chain Node, Bizav Market

Aug 15, 2018
Malaysia continues to grow as a low-cost aerospace supply chain node, as well as a potential marketplace for business aviation and commercial transport.
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Pilot Training Demands Lifting CAE Financials

Aug 14, 2018
The dramatic demand to train a new generation of commercial and military pilots is boosting the bottom line of Canada’s CAE.

Defense Market Intelligence Notes

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Aug 15, 2018
There will be a Defense Acquisition Board meeting this fall that nails down the cost and schedule of the F-35 Block 4, the Pentagon acquisition chief says.