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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 15, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 11 October 15, 2015

Programs

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NASA Mulls Mars Technology ‘Pathfinder’ Landing Mission

Oct 14, 2015
NASA is weighing a robotic Mars-landing mission as early as 2026 to flight test critical technologies with subscale components in preparation for a human landing.
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Smallsat Market Growth Draws Attention Of Service Providers

Oct 13, 2015
After struggling for years to find affordable and timely rides to orbit, small satellite makers are catching the attention of conventional launch service providers.
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Sensors Will Change Carrier Aviation Tactics, Navy Says

Oct 13, 2015
Even before the F-35C takes its first fully operational flight, U.S. Navy aviation officials are looking for the aircraft to change the way it flies and fights.
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U.S. Navy Reviewing Proposed Remote Minehunter

Oct 14, 2015
Following performance issues during recent testing, the U.S. Navy’s planned unmanned underwater minehunter is facing greater scrutiny, the service says.
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Rolling Stones More Evidence For Ancient Mars Water Flows

Oct 13, 2015
Studies of small rounded pebbles imaged by NASA’s Curiosity rover in Mars’ Gale Crater suggest the rocks were transported by flowing water.
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OneWeb Names Ex-GeoEye Chief New CEO

Oct 14, 2015
OneWeb Ltd. has appointed former GeoEye president and CEO Matt O’Connell as its new chief executive officer.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 15, 2015
EUROFIGHTER CONSORTIUM is discussing with customers a manufacturing defect identified during assembly of fin to rear fuselage in all Typhoons produced to date. Defect does not affect safety, company says. Typhoon is in service at 22 operational units.

Funding & Policy

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France’s Le Drian May Leave Top Defense Job Next Year

Oct 15, 2015
​French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected to leave his post if he wins a regional election in Brittany in December, according to French media reports. Le Drian, who was appointed defense minister by President Francois Hollande in 2012, has been lauded by the French general staff and the nation’s aerospace and defense industry for his role in promoting exports of defense equipment, notably ships, aircraft and spy satellites in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.
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Carter: Russian Actions Prompt Need For New ‘Playbook’

Oct 14, 2015
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter is calling for a “new playbook” that prizes highly mobile forces, hybrid warfare, cyber battles and nuclear deterrence to counter Russian aggression.

Defense Market Intelligence Notes

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes From September 28 to October 9, 2015

Oct 14, 2015
North America AeroVironment says it has been dropped from Darpa’s Tern medium-altitude long-endurance UAV program after a competition for the third and final phase of the program to demonstrate a Predator-class unmanned aircraft that can operate from smaller warships. Subscale flight tests were about to begin when the company was deselected. Northrop Grumman was the other contractor involved in Phase 2 of Tern, but says it has not received confirmation from Darpa that it will receive a contract for Phase 3.