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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 23, 2018

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Programs

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MDA Joins Tri-Service Hypersonic Weapon Program

Oct 22, 2018
MDA’s role in the Hypersonic Glide Body (HGB), which has not previously been disclosed, allows the agency to acquire a relevant missile to use as a target.
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Pentagon Finalizes F-35 Acquisition Strategy

Oct 20, 2018
The government has not finalized cost for the new plan, “but we are very close to that,” Pentagon acquisition executive Ellen Lord told Aviation Week Oct. 19 en route to Luke AFB, Arizona.
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Indonesia To Renegotiate KF-X Deal, Blames Currency

Oct 22, 2018
Indonesia is seeking better financial terms with South Korea over its participation in the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-X fighter program.
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UK Will Decide On Chinook FMS In 2020

Oct 22, 2018
Procurement officials say the potential acquisition would sustain the UK rotary-wing heavy capability.
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Blue Origin Stretches New Glenn Second Stage

Oct 19, 2018
Blue Origin decided that to reach all the orbits needed for by the Pentagon and the intelligence community, “we needed something with more performance and capability,” a company official says.
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Europe Launches Mission to Mercury

Oct 20, 2018
A pair of European- and Japanese-built orbiters are headed to Mercury for a flagship science mission to learn more about the Solar System’s innermost and least-explored terrestrial planet.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 24, 2018
AUSTRALIA took delivery of its tenth F-35A at Luke Air Force Base, AZ, last week.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Oct 24, 2018
Tuesday in Washington the National Space Council will hold its next meeting, this one focusing on the establishment of a Space Force.

Funding & Policy

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President Trump Confirms Intent To Withdraw From INF Treaty

Oct 21, 2018
The U.S. military is developing a new short-range missile with intermediate-range capability.
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Pentagon Does Not Address 5% Budget Cut Mandate

Oct 22, 2018
Days after President Donald Trump told cabinet members to propose spending cuts of 5%, the Pentagon says it is premature to speculate on fiscal 2020 budget issues.
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Shanahan Outlines Themes For National Space Council Meeting

Oct 20, 2018
ABOARD A U.S. AIR FORCE C-40 -- Ahead of an Oct. 23 meeting at which the National Space Council will vote on recommendations to the president on Space Force, a senior Pentagon official outlined his themes for the meeting. The thesis builds on information outlined a previously released document, the Section 1601 report, required by Congress, Deputy Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan told Aviation Week Oct. 19, en route to Washington. Aviation Week was invited to accompany senior Pentagon officials on an F-35 trip around the western U.S.
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NASA Audit Urges Wiser Use Of Renovated Facilities

Oct 22, 2018
NASA could make better use of funds invested in the renovation of its historic facilities by ensuring revenues generated from future tenants are directed toward the agency’s mission objectives, according to NASA’s inspector general.

Business

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Safran-Zodiac Merger Integration Already Underway

Oct 22, 2018
Safran and Zodiac Aerospace last week signed an agreement for the merger of Zodiac Aerospace into Safran, eight months after the success of the initial tender offer.
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Launch Company Vector Lands $70M, Positions for Ops, IPO

Oct 22, 2018
Microsatellite launch upstart Vector has landed $70 million in new venture capital as it strives to transition from years of research and development to flight operations.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Oct. 15-19, 2018

Oct 24, 2018
The Boeing Co., Layton, Utah, has been awarded a $55,567,613 undefinitized, firm-price incentive-fee contract, for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Cryptography Upgrade Increment II production.