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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 13, 2016

VOL. 257 NO. 8 July 13, 2016

Programs

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Lockheed Debuts First Armed Black Hawk At Farnborough

Jul 12, 2016
Lockheed Martin flew its new armed UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Poland to the Farnborough International Air Show here this week in the hope of selling the versatile technology to militaries around the world.
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Kibo Lab Drives Expanded U.S./Japan Research Collaboration

Jul 12, 2016
Unique research assets on Japan’s Kibo space station module will enable closer cooperation between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on the International Space Station.
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UTAS to Integrate MS-177 With USAF Intel Network

Jul 12, 2016
UTC Aerospace Systems has been contracted to integrate its long-range MS-177 reconnaissance sensor with the U.S. Air Force’s global intelligence gathering and exploitation network as the “Syers-2” successor is readied for the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk.
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General Atomics Readies Improved Avenger UAS For Flight

Jul 12, 2016
General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems has received an FAA experimental certificate for its Predator C Avenger, allowing routine operations of the company-owned unmanned aircraft system in the U.S. national airspace system.
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Rolls-Royce, P&W Partner for 13 More F-35B LiftSystems

Jul 12, 2016
As Lockheed Martin’s short takeoff-vertical landing F-35B defies gravity in front of thousands of spectators in the U.K., Rolls-Royce says it has reached an agreement with F-35 engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney for 13 more LiftSystems.
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Lockheed’s LM-100J, LMH-1 Airship In Civil Cargo Drive

Jul 12, 2016
FARNBOROUGH—Lockheed Martin is marketing its LM-100J civil Hercules variant in tandem with the newly unveiled LMH-1 cargo carrying hybrid airship as part of the company’s broader strategic initiative to grow its commercial aerospace business.
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NASA’s SLS Could Boost Future Astronomy, Astrophysics Missions

Jul 12, 2016
NASA’s Space Launch System could become a key player in plans to develop and deploy future generations of space-based observatories equipped to unlock the mysteries of the universe and seek out Earth-like planets around other stars, according to House panel testimony.
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Scorpion Selected For Potential U.K. Training Bid

Jul 12, 2016
A consortium of QinetiQ and Thales have chosen Textron Airland’s Scorpion light attack aircraft as the platform for its bid into a major U.K. live flying training program.
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USMC Wants ‘Velociraptor’ F-35B Fleet Sooner

Jul 07, 2016
The Marines’ Deputy Commandant for Aviation is singing the F-35B's praises after it demonstrated a 24 to zero “kill ratio” during a Weapons and Tactics Instructor course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, last spring.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 13, 2016
THALES introduced catapult-launched Fulmar X carbon-fiber composite small UAV system at Farnborough, designed for military and civil surveillance missions incl. border surveillance, natural disasters, illegal traffic monitoring. NORDAM has subcontract from NORTHROP GRUMMAN to manufacture three major structural components for F-35 center fuselage. RAYTHEON and U.S. Navy have completed all operational tests for Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 guided glide weapon variant, clearing way for initial operational capability

Funding & Policy

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Military Augmented Reality Market Seen Reaching $1.3b This Year

Jul 13, 2016
Consultancy Visiongain forecasts the Military Augmented Reality market will reach $1.3 billion in 2016 and continue to grow. “Military Augmented Reality has been a feature of aerial vehicles in the form of Heads-Up Displays and Helmet Mounted Displays for a number of decades,” Visiongain says. “However, integrating Augmented Reality into Helmets or smart glasses for dismounted soldiers is an incredibly new and embryonic market and one that will grow considerably over the next decade.”
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Tribunal Rules Against China in Territorial Dispute

Jul 12, 2016
An international tribunal has tilted toward the Philippines in its territorial clashes with China in the South China Sea, leaving other Asia-Pacific countries to await China’s next move and the ensuing U.S. response.