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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 13, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 9 October 13, 2015

Programs

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Army Nears Choice On New Reconnaissance Aircraft

Oct 12, 2015
The U.S. Army is planning to choose a prime integrating contractor for nine Airborne Reconnaissance Low - Enhanced (ARL-E) systems, based on Bombardier Dash 8-300 aircraft, before the end of November.
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IAI Unveils AMOS-E Electric Smallsat Platform For Communications Sats

Oct 12, 2015
Israel Aerospace Industries is developing a small communications satellite platform, AMOS-E, that will utilize electric propulsion to reach geostationary orbit.
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Pentagon Decides Against Issuing RD-180 Waiver

Oct 12, 2015
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is concerned it could be prevented from bidding for forthcoming competitions without access to the RD-180.
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F-35C Completes Crucial Tests On Carrier Eisenhower

Oct 12, 2015
Test pilots put their F-35Cs through the paces for military- and maximum-level launches with simulated missiles earlier this month aboard CVN 68 USS Dwight D Eisenhower off the Virginia coast.
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U.S. Navy Carriers Remain Relevant, Think Tank Says

Oct 08, 2015
Despite carriers' continued utility, the U.S. Navy needs to revisit the way it develops and uses the nuclear-powered vessels and the convoys that protect them, the Hudson Institute says.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 14, 2015
NORTHROP GRUMMAN has $58m U.S. Marine Corps contract for Ground Weapon Locating Radar (GWLR) development and testing

In Brief

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The Week Ahead in Washington

Oct 14, 2015
This week sees two big events in the aerospace & defense realm.

Funding & Policy

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Bolden: Ban On Cooperation With China ‘Temporary’

Oct 12, 2015
The U.S. ban on space cooperation with China is “temporary” and will not necessarily block future cooperation, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says.
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French Budget Boost To Help Pay For Mirage 2000D Upgrades

Oct 12, 2015
The French air force is juggling operational requirements that are stretching the capacity of its current inventory of Rafale and Mirage combat jets.
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Subs Defeat Primes On Profit Margins, DOD Report Says

Oct 12, 2015
A new Defense Department report shows top-tier subcontractor profits continue to outpace primes on both developmental and production contracts.

Operations

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Five Dead In U.K. Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan

Oct 12, 2015
LONDON – Five NATO personnel were killed when a U.K. Airbus Helicopters Puma Mk. 2 helicopter crashed after coming into contact with a tethered balloon near Kabul, Afghanistan. The Oct. 11 accident involved one of the U.K. Royal Air Force’s newly upgraded Puma Mk. 2 twin-engine helicopters, three of which were deployed to Kabul to support NATO’s Resolute Support Mission.

Technology

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Thales Alenia Space Completes Testing Of 3-D-Printed Satellite Components

Oct 12, 2015
Thales Alenia Space has successfully completed vibration acceptance tests of two aluminum antenna supports that the company says are the largest spacecraft components ever produced in Europe using powder-bed additive manufacturing.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of Oct. 5-9, 2015

Oct 14, 2015
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Maryland, is being awarded a $91,735,291 modification