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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 17, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 30 February 17, 2016

Programs

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GAO Upholds USAF LRS-B Award To Northrop

Feb 16, 2016
A Northrop Grumman-led team chosen last year to provide the U.S. Air Force’s first Long-range Strike Bombers (LRS-B) enjoyed a political and financial boost Feb. 16 when congressional arbiters of federal contract protests affirmed the armed service’s decision.
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Saab Details GlobalEye Surveillance System

Feb 16, 2016
Saab is introducing gallium-nitride (GaN) technology to airborne early warning and control (AEW&C), with a multi-mission aircraft based on the Bombardier Global 6000 business jet that combines aerial, ground and sea surveillance, with signals intelligence as an option.
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JPL’s Elachi 2016 National Space Trophy Recipient

Feb 16, 2016
Charles Elachi, the longtime director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has been selected as the 2016 recipient of the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation’s National Space Trophy.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 18, 2016
NORTHROP GRUMMAN’s MQ-4C Triton UAV completed 60-flight-hr. Operational Assessment (OA) at ...

In Brief

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Russian UAV Eyed For Logistics Uses

Feb 18, 2016
Russian aerohydrodynamic institute TsAGI has conducted further wind-tunnel tests of a ...

Business

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BAE Systems Establishes COO Position

Feb 16, 2016
U.K. aerospace and defense company BAE Systems has named Charles Woodburn to take on the newly created role of chief operating officer.

Funding & Policy

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Aegis Ashore Sparks Foreign And Domestic Interest

Feb 16, 2016
There is growing interest in Aegis Ashore installations on U.S. land and abroad, says U.S. Missile Defense Agency Director Vice Adm. James Syring.
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Satellite Information Distinction Could Mean More Access

Feb 16, 2016
National Intelligence Director James Clapper has drawn a new distinction between intelligence satellite images and the intelligence products that are derived from those images.

Technology

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DLR, Stanford Tackle Re-entry Blackout

Feb 12, 2016
German aerospace center DLR is teaming with Stanford University to test solutions to the familiar but often tense communications blackout that occurs when manned spacecraft re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere.
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Unmanned Carrier Aircraft Good Idea, Analysts Say

Feb 16, 2016
Using an unmanned aircraft for refueling or tanking missions is a good first step toward more advanced missions for the U.S. Navy, analysts say.
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India Plans Electric Propulsion For Satellites

Feb 16, 2016
India is planning to deploy electric propulsion technology to power satellites that will allow them to carry more transponders by saving weight on chemical propellants.

Requirements Dossier

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Requirements Dossier - LCA

Feb 18, 2016
The Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is an Indian light, multi-role fighter under development by ...

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of Feb. 8- Feb. 11, 2016

Feb 18, 2016
Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is being awarded a $23,580,735 modification to previously awarded contract N00024-13-C-2128 for the ...