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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 7, 2018

VOL. 266 NO. 28 November 07, 2018
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Programs

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Newport News Gets Columbia-class Sub Award

Nov 08, 2018
General Dynamics Electric Boat has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division a $197 million contract modification to purchase major components and commodity material and begin advance construction on the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN 826).
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Chinese Stealth UAV Mockup Unveiled At Airshow China

Nov 06, 2018
A new stealth UAV program unveiled at Airshow China could represent a significant step toward the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force acquiring an AEW capability.
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Norwegian Auditors Unhappy With NH90 Program

Nov 06, 2018
Norwegian auditors have criticized Oslo’s procurement of the NH90 naval helicopter over the delays to its service entry, high operating costs and low reliability.
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Orion Service Module Arrives At KSC

Nov 06, 2018
Seven years after Europe signed the contract to supply the service module for NASA’s Orion spacecraft, the system arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on Nov. 6.
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Chinese-Made UAS Makes Debut With Conformal Radar

Nov 06, 2018
A new UAS equipped with a conformal, load-bearing AESA radar for early warning made its debut on Nov. 6 at China’s largest aviation event.
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CASIC Unveils Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile

Nov 06, 2018
A Chinese company has unveiled a ground-launched and supersonic anti-ship missile called the CM-401.
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Turkey Will Develop Smallsat Launcher Capability

Nov 05, 2018
The Turkish government has formally launched a program to develop an indigenous smallsat launch capability.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Nov 07, 2018
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $350m U.S. Air Force contract for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) production support, incl. JASSM, Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, JASSM-ER, other variants.

Technology

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J-10B Confirms China’s Thrust Vectoring Capability

Nov 06, 2018
An AVIC-owned J-10B testbed demoed in a flying display showed China’s new mastery of extreme aerial maneuverability aided by an experimental thrust vectoring control system.

Funding & Policy

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Azores Islands Proposed For Smallsat Launch

Nov 06, 2018
Studies between the ESA and European smallsat launch firm Orbex concluded that a smallsat launch site in Portugal’s Azores would be economically and technically viable.