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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 24, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 38 August 24, 2015

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 25, 2015
RAYTHEON has $101.9m contract extension to continued providing operations, maintenance and engineering services for up to four years for NASA’s…

Programs

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NASA’s Mars 2020 Project Seeks Landing Site Evaluation Expertise

Aug 21, 2015
NASA’s Mars Exploration Program seeks proposals from industry, academia and nonprofit research organizations for environmental evaluations of candidate landing sites for the agency’s Mars 2020 rover mission.
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France, Germany, Spain Begin Tiger Midlife Update Study

Aug 21, 2015
The French, German and Spanish governments have signed a deal with Airbus Helicopters and European armaments agency Occar to begin studying a midlife update (MLU) for the Tiger attack helicopter.
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Ariane 5 Lifts Eutelsat, Intelsat Comsats To Orbit

Aug 20, 2015
European launch consortium Arianespace delivered two satellites to geostationary transfer orbit Aug. 20, including Eutelsat 8 West B for Paris-based Eutelsat Communications and Intelsat 34 for fleet operator Intelsat of Luxembourg and McLean, Virginia.

Intelligence

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DOD Plans Increase In UAV Combat Air Patrols

Aug 25, 2015
The Pentagon is planning to increase the number of UAV combat air patrols from 60 to 90 per day, according to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter. That will happen in part by adding to the U.S. Army’s global use of the General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle. Government contractors will operate unarmed UAVs for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions“We don’t envision a time when they will need to be armed,” Carter says, adding that the fleet will be better managed.

Technology

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Smallsats Will Use GPS For Hurricane Forecasting

Aug 20, 2015
Set for launch in October 2016 on an Orbital ATK Pegasus, the $150 million Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (Cygnss) constellation is intended to give forecasters faster updates on ocean-surface wind speeds than is possible today.
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U.S. Navy Seeks To Wirelessly Recharge UUVs

Aug 21, 2015
The U.S. Navy says it is developing ways to recharge underwater unmanned vehicles (UUVs) using undersea wireless technology.
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FAA To Replace ATC Digital Voice Recorder Equipment

Aug 21, 2015
The FAA is gearing up to replace the digital voice recording equipment in 450 civilian and 300 U.S. military air traffic control (ATC) facilities before the legacy technology becomes “unsustainable” beyond 2021.

Funding & Policy

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Carter Says U.S. Will Continue Asia-Pacific Island Strategy

Aug 21, 2015
The Pentagon will continue to operate in the Asia-Pacific region the same as it always has despite the island reclamation by China and other countries there, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says.

Operations

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U.K. Investigators Want Changes After 787 Fire

Aug 21, 2015
British investigators call for more testing of lithium battery-powered aircraft equipment.

Requirements Dossier

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Requirements Dossier: Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR)

Aug 25, 2015
In August, U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (Navsea) issued a request for proposals for an Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Aug 24, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Aug. 25-28—The 9th Asia Pacific Congress of Aerospace Medicine in Conjunction With The 10th Chinese Conference of Aerospace Medicine, Beijing,/www.apfama.org/2014/ Aug. 27-28—International Aerospace Engineering Conference (IAEC), Pan Pacific Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada, http://www.iaec-conference.com/#/conference-venue/4578479934