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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 13, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 7 January 13, 2016

Programs

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KF-X System Requirement Review Due This Month

Jan 12, 2016
Korea Aerospace Industries will hold the system requirement review for the KF-X fighter program this month, kicking off full-scale development of the indigenous combat aircraft.
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Russia Places New Order For 50 Su-35S Fighters

Jan 12, 2016
The Russian air force is expanding its Sukhoi-35S fleet with a 100 billion ruble ($1.4 billion) order for 50 more of the twin-engine fighters.
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Harpoon Navy’s Worst-Case Missile For LCS, LM Says

Jan 12, 2016
The U.S. Navy would choose the Harpoon missile for its Littoral Combat Ship fleet only as a “worse-case” scenario, a Lockheed Martin official says.
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Time Running Out To Regain Contact With Comet Lander

Jan 12, 2016
Engineers at German Aerospace Center DLR attempted to contact the Rosetta mission’s Philae lander on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Jan. 10 in an effort to switch on the probe’s momentum wheel and change its position.
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Spacewalkers To Tackle Space Station Power System Repair

Jan 12, 2016
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are planning a Jan. 15 spacewalk to restore the outpost’s solar power generation to full capacity and further efforts to establish a pair of docking ports for use by future U.S. commercial astronaut transportation providers Boeing and SpaceX.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 14, 2016
NORTHROP GRUMMAN has LOCKHEED MARTIN contract to supply LN-200S fiber-optic ...

In Brief

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Korean Air Lines To Make Military UAVs

Jan 14, 2016
Korean Air Lines has signed a contract with Korea’s defense production administration to ...

Technology

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Germany, ESA studying ISS costs

Jan 12, 2016
German Aerospace Center DLR and the European Space Agency are evaluating the cost of continuing support for the International Space Station beyond the end of the decade.
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Upgrades Prepare Glenn For Advanced SEP Testing

Jan 12, 2016
NASA’s Glenn Research Center has the capacity to test advanced solar electric propulsion systems powerful enough to move cargo and habitats to Mars, with spin-offs that can improve the commercial satellite industry’s capabilities.

Funding & Policy

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India Makes Changes To Arms Purchase Policy

Jan 12, 2016
India has formulated new procedures for defense equipment acquisitions, giving top priority to indigenous production.