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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 20, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 13 July 20, 2015

Programs

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Boeing’s Tanker Cost Overruns Exceed $1 Billion

Jul 17, 2015
Boeing is taking another charge on its books, $835 million before taxes, to keep the Air Force's KC-46 aerial refueling tanker program on track.
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New Horizons Discovers Frozen Plain, Carbon Monoxide In Pluto’s ‘Heart’

Jul 17, 2015
The large, heart-shaped feature on Pluto is a frozen plain rich in carbon monoxide.
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USAF Preps Seventh WGS Launch For July 22

Jul 17, 2015
WGS LAUNCH: The U.S. Air Force is preparing to launch the seventh Boeing Wideband Global Satcom satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station July 22. Once lofted on the Delta IV M+ (5,4) configuration rocket, the satellite will take roughly 62 days to get into a test orbit. Boeing is expected to turn it over to the government for testing Oct. 13, says Robert Tarleton, director of Milsatcom systems at the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center. Boeing has built 10 of the satellites; the final WGS is set to be in the constellation in 2018.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 17, 2015
INTERTRADE (Rockwell Collins) was selected by Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) to provide avionics repair chain management services for its Pilatus PC-7 trainer fleet. AIRBUS completed flight-testing aerodynamic upgrade package for Eurofighter Typhoon, which includes new fuselage strakes and leading edge root extensions.

Technology

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AFRL Planning Unmanned ‘Loyal Wingman’ Demos

Jul 17, 2015
Demonstrations showing how an unmanned “Loyal Wingman” could help a manned fighter operate in highly contested environments are being planned by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for fiscal 2020-22.
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CRS Cites ‘Dark Web’ Uses For Defense

Jul 17, 2015
The U.S. military, law enforcement and related organizations can use the “Dark Web” for their own purposes, a recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report says.

Operations

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U.S. Marines Employ Jadocs In Talisman Saber

Jul 17, 2015
U.S. Marines embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier CVN 73 USS George Washington to introduce the Joint Automated Deep Operation Coordination System (Jadocs) during exercise Talisman Sabre 15 (TS15).

Funding & Policy

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GAO Cites Need For More Transparent SOF Funding

Jul 17, 2015
The U.S. Special Operations Command (Socom) should be transparent about its overall Special Operations Forces (SOF) funding, a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Jul 18, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) July 28-30— Unmanned Aerial Systems Traffic Management Convention (UTM) 2015, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California. For more information go to aviationsystems.arc.nasa.gov/utm/utm2015.shtml or svc-auvsi.org/attendee-information