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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 2, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 20 February 02, 2016
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Programs

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F-35’s Combat Limits Highlighted In Pentagon Test Report

Feb 01, 2016
F-35s fly with speed and g restrictions – and most weapon tests needed special treatment to hit the target, according to a Pentagon test report.
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USAF Awards First Air Force One Replacement Contract

Feb 01, 2016
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $25.7 million contract to begin risk-reduction work on the next Air Force One.
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Think Tank Predicts F-35 Cut In Budget

Feb 01, 2016
U.S. Air Force orders for the Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighter could be cut back in the fiscal 2017 budget, to be published Feb. 9, according to Katherine Blakeley, budget research fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
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France Orders New C-130s From U.S. Air Force

Feb 01, 2016
French defense procurement agency DGA has ordered four new Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules airlifters from the U.S. Air Force in an effort to make up for capabilities shortfalls and delayed deliveries of the Airbus A400M.
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Webb Instrument Test, Mirror Assembly Completed

Jan 29, 2016
“We’re couple of weeks away from finishing the telescope,” said Lee Feinberg, the optical telescope element manager, during a press briefing in the balcony overlooking the clean room where the work is taking place.
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Proton Orbits Eutelsat 9B Carrying European Data-Relay Payload

Feb 01, 2016
A commercial launch of Russia’s Proton M/Briz M rocket successfully orbited the Eutelsat 9B communications satellite Jan. 29.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 03, 2016
ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES and HANKUK CARBON, Korea (composites) will establish joint venture to develop ...

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Washington

Feb 03, 2016
This week the FAA’s Commercial Space Transportation Conference takes place ...

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Army Commission Proposes Apache Compromise

Feb 02, 2016
The National Commission on the Future of the Army has proposed a compromise on the controversial plan to shift Boeing Apache attack helicopters.

Technology

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Electrospray Thrusters Checked Out In Space

Feb 01, 2016
U.S.-built electric microspray thrusters operating in the micro-Newton thrust range have checked out on the European Space Agency's Lisa Pathfinder gravity-wave spacecraft.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for Jan. 27-29, 2016

Feb 03, 2016
Selected U.S. military contracts for Jan. 27, 2016 - U.S. AIR FORCE - Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, has been awarded a ...