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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 31, 2016

VOL. 258 NO. 21 October 31, 2016

Programs

ATACMS
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Pentagon ‘Frankensteining’ Army Missile To Destroy Ships

Oct 28, 2016
The surface-to-surface Atacms weapon will be adapted for strikes on vessels up to 186 mi. (300 km) off the coast, providing the U.S. Army with its first coastal defense weapon in decades.
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Helibras to Propose Hforce to Brazilian Army

Oct 28, 2016
Helibras president Richard Marelli said the company was “working hard to convince the Brazilian army,” to let the company fit the Hforce generic weapon system to one of the army’s Fennecs.
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Recycling Launcher Tanks— Including SLS—As Crew Habs

Oct 28, 2016
The huge friction-stir-welded propellant tanks just coming off the new Space Launch System (SLS) production line in New Orleans could be a source of structure for future space habitats.
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UK Extends Sentinel Life

Oct 28, 2016
The British defense ministry has contracted with Raytheon UK to keep its fleet of Sentinel radar-reconnaissance aircraft in service until 2021.
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USAF May Expand Safety Inspections On J-Stars Fleet

Oct 28, 2016
After a partial fleet grounding earlier this year over safety issues, the U.S. Air Force still has concerns about the quality of Northrop Grumman’s J-Stars maintenance work.
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Marine Air Chief Sees MUX As Armed Escort For V-22, F-35

Oct 28, 2016
The U.S. Marine Corps hopes to introduce its MUX multi-mission UAV well ahead of the common Sikorsky H-60/Bell Helicopter H-1 replacement it is pursuing under the Army-led Future Vertical Lift Capability Set 3 program.
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Marines Want EW Payloads For Insitu ‘MQ-21’ Blackjack

Oct 27, 2016
The U.S. Marine Corps wants to add new tricks to the 135-lb. Blackjack UAS.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 31, 2016
AIRBUS DEFENSE AND SPACE finished construction of first of two GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-Follow-On) satellites for NASA in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Satellite will be transferred to Ottobrunn for several months of operational testing. SAAB has SEK226m ($25m) contract with Spanish shipbuilder NAVANTIA for integrated combat system for two new Royal Australian Navy replenishment ships. L-3 OCEANIA has AUS$307m ($233m) Australian Defense Force contract for new night vision goggles, helmet mounts, head harnesses and laser aiming devices.

Business

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Alcoa Downgraded A&D Forecast Ahead of Arconic Split

Oct 31, 2016
Alcoa, a major manufacturing provider to the aerospace and defense sector, issued disappointing results earlier this month and more interestingly cut back near-term forecasts for its A&D business. The company Nov. 1 will split in a plan to continue its A&D business under the new Arconic name while leaving its traditional aluminum and related work under the Alcoa brand. For the third quarter of 2016, Arconic segments reported revenue of $3.4 billion, off 1% year over year, although after-tax operating income of $267 million was up 4%.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Oct 31, 2016
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Oct. 31-Nov. 2—Year 2016 Multinational BMD Conference and Exhibition London, Novotel London West, London, England. For more information go to www.aviationweek.com/events