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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 2, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 43 December 02, 2015

Programs

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USAF Eyes Anti-Jam Measures For WGS Constellation

Dec 01, 2015
The Air Force is considering measures to ensure that communications sent over the Wideband Global Satcom constellation are more secure.
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Spain Postponing Nearly Half Of A400M Orders

Dec 01, 2015
The Spanish government and Airbus Defense and Space have formalized an agreement to postpone the delivery of 13 of Spain’s 27 planned A400M airlifters.
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India’s First Solar Mission On Track

Dec 01, 2015
India is on track to launch its first solar mission to study the Sun’s outermost layers and hopes it will take place in the next two years.
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NASA’s Journey To Mars Will Not Ignore Moon

Dec 01, 2015
NASA’s Journey to Mars envisions a U.S. role in a human “return to the Moon,” even if not in the same sense the agency carried out six spacecraft landings under the agency’s banner during the Apollo era.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 03, 2015
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP. has $833m U.S. ARMY contract for fixed engineering/program management/systems engineering; Army provisioning; Army technical publications; integrated logistics support; contractor manpower reporting; packaging-handling storage/transportation; and advance procurement funding. Work estimated complete Dec. 31, 2016.

Intelligence

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Lockheed Martin Wins $49.1m Navy Contract For AWS Integration, Test

Dec 03, 2015
​The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp., Mission Systems and Training, Moorestown, New Jersey, a $49.1 million contract modification to exercise option year two for ship integration and test of the Aegis Weapon System for AWS Baselines through Advanced Capability Build 12, the Pentagon announced Dec 1. The contract provides for Aegis shipboard integration engineering, Aegis test team support, Aegis modernization team engineering support, ballistic missile defense test team support and AWS element assessments.

Operations

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XCOR Founders Depart To Set Up Development Shop

Dec 01, 2015
Three of XCOR Aerospace’s founders have left the company to set up a new firm – Agile Aero – offering “short schedule vehicle prototyping services.”
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Europe Postpones Launch Of Gravitational Wave Tech Demo

Dec 01, 2015
Europe’s €430 million ($455 million) LISA Pathfinder mission has been postponed due to a technical issue on the Vega light launcher.