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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 18, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 34 August 18, 2015

Technology

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Milestones Laid Out For Germany's Suborbital SpaceLiner

Aug 17, 2015
A decade after DLR first unveiled the suborbital SpaceLiner concept, the German aerospace research agency is mapping out an ambitious development road map to help define mission goals and stimulate potential industry and government funding for a flying prototype.
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U.S. Navy Employs Lasers, 3-D Modeling For Dry Dock Work

Aug 17, 2015
Engineers at Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station (Navsses) are creating a 3-D model of Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s (NNSY) dry dock from laser scans taken in June to create an advance-planning 3-D layout of the site and determine optimum placement of support services during future dry dockings.
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U.S. Navy Tracking Lithium Batteries For Safer Storage

Aug 17, 2015
U.S. Navy engineers are using high-speed video of failing lithium-ion batteries to help design safe battery enclosures on ships, the service says.
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Canada Tests Sub-Hunting UAV

Aug 17, 2015
Canada plans to test a small unmanned aircraft fitted with magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) sensors to see how well a UAV flying lower and slower than manned aircraft can detect submarines, mines and other metal objects beneath or on water.
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NASA Pledges Eight University Grants For Space Technology

Aug 18, 2015
Researchers from eight U.S. universities will pursue early stage advances in support of NASA space program technology needs that range from high temperature tolerant solar cells and enhanced thermal protection systems to food production.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 19, 2015
TEAL GROUP forecasts UAV production rising from current worldwide total of $4b annually to $14b annually by 2025, totaling $93 billion in the next 10…

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Washington

Aug 19, 2015
It’s vacation season in the nation’s capital, with acvitity reaching its lowest ebb of the year, apart from scattered think tank events. On Wednesday…

Programs

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TAI Delivers Nine T129 Helos To Turkish Army

Aug 17, 2015
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has delivered the first batch of T129 ATAK attack helicopters to the Turkish army.
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Airbus Demonstrates Sferion Helo Pilot Assistance Sensor

Aug 17, 2015
Airbus Defense and Space has demonstrated its next-generation Sferion sensor, designed to assist helicopter pilots operating in degraded visual environments.

Operations

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Japan Reschedules Space Station Cargo Mission Launch

Aug 17, 2015
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has rescheduled the launch of its fifth resupply mission to the International Space Station for Aug. 19, following two previous delays blamed on heavy rains at Tanageshima Space Center.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of Aug. 10-14, 2015

Aug 19, 2015
Selected U.S. military contracts for Aug. 10, 2015. U.S. AIR FORCE L3 Communications Corp., Arlington, Texas, has been awarded a $12,900,000 cost…