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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 17, 2016

VOL. 256 NO. 33 May 17, 2016

Programs

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U.S. Navy To Seek Info On Next-Gen Jammer Increment 2

May 16, 2016
The U.S. Navy plans to send out requests for information (RFIs) in the coming weeks for the second increment of its Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program, says Capt. John Bailey, program manager for the service’s Airborne Electronic Attack Systems.
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U.S. Navy Cites Success With Upgraded Air-To-Air Missiles

May 16, 2016
Recent missile tests show marked improvement for the AIM-9X and AIM-120 missiles, says Capt. Jim Stoneman, program manager for the U.S. Navy air-to-air missile office.
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India To Launch Cartosat-2E, Cartosat-3 Sats In 2017-18

May 13, 2016
India is on course to launch the Cartosat-2E and Cartosat-3 satellite missions over the next two years that will help refine the country’s urban planning and infrastructure development, a senior space scientist says.
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ISS Deploys Cubesats, Marks 100,000 Orbits

May 16, 2016
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station began a three-day series of 17 CubeSat deployments on May 16, as the six-person orbiting lab embarked on its 100,000th orbit of the Earth.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 17, 2016
NORTHROP GRUMMAN completed preliminary design review for Inertial Sensor Module in ...

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Washington

May 17, 2016
This week the Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space symposium is underway at ...

Funding & Policy

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China Makes Visible Strides In Stealth Air Ops

May 16, 2016
Within two years of the J-20’s first flight, China tested a second next-generation fighter prototype. Referred to as the FC-31, the prototype is similar in size to a U.S. F-35 fighter and appears to incorporate design characteristics similar to the J-20, according to a Pentagon report.
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China Military Banks On Space Development, Pentagon Says

May 16, 2016
China sees space as a growing military frontier, a recent Pentagon report says.

Technology

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Parker Licenses Phyre’s ‘Green’ Fuel-Tank Inerting Tech

May 16, 2016
Parker Aerospace has exclusively licensed an environmentally friendly fuel-tank inerting technology that does not use engine bleed air or vent unburned fuel vapor in flight.

Operations

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Kelly Urges Grads To Be Bold, Protect Mother Earth

May 16, 2016
U.S. space marathoner Scott Kelly urged graduates to find the courage to risk failure at times in their career pursuits and look out for their home planet in a weekend commencement address at the University of Houston.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts, Week of May 9-13, 2016

May 17, 2016
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Archibald, Pennsylvania and Raytheon Missile System, Tucson, Arizona, have been awarded a combined not-to-exceed...