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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 13, 2017

VOL. 260 NO. 51 June 13, 2017

Programs

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China's CALT Aims To Fly Proposed Long March 9 Moon Rocket By 2030

Jun 12, 2017
China’s main space launcher builder has loosened the schedule for flying a super-heavy rocket.
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Airbus Hoping To Put A400M Challenges Behind It

Jun 12, 2017
Airbus is testing a permanent solution to the power gearbox (PGB) problems that held up deliveries and affected flight operations of the A400M airlifter last year.
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After Flying With New Engine, Antares Cleared For Heavier Loads

Jun 12, 2017
Orbital ATK has eased the margins on its Antares launch vehicle after the performance it turned in last fall with a new Russian-built rocket engine.
laser
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General Atomics Pursues UAV-borne Kill, Comms Laser Demos

Jun 08, 2017
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems plans to demonstrate an ultra-high-speed laser satellite communications terminal for the MQ-9 Reaper and is separately proposing a high-power “kill laser” demonstration.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 14, 2017
RAYTHEON has $7.5m DARPA contract for Phase 2 of undisclosed research program. Work complete June 2018.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Jun 14, 2017
Tuesday morning Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on the department’s budget posture.

Operations

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F-35As Still Grounded At Luke AFB After Hypoxia Reports

Jun 12, 2017
U.S. Air Force F-35As at Luke AFB, Arizona, are still temporarily grounded as a government-industry team works to find the root cause of five incidents of hypoxia-like symptoms on the new fighter in the last month.
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Orbital Demos Multi-Mission Spacecraft Capability

Jun 12, 2017
The Cygnus resupply spacecraft's mission-ending re-entry took place east of New Zealand just before 2 p.m. EDT, following a successful weeklong demonstration of commercial, multi-mission spacecraft activities away from the space station.

Business

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Nammo Buying In-space Propulsion Group From Moog

Jun 12, 2017
Norwegian aerospace and defense company Nammo said June 12 it will buy Moog’s in-space propulsion businesses in the UK and Ireland.
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GE CEO Switch Seen Bringing Little A&D Change Initially

Jun 12, 2017
General Electric announced June 12 that Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt will retire this year and be succeeded by John Flannery, current president and CEO of GE Healthcare.

Technology

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BVLOS Drones Share Airspace In NASA UTM Test

Jun 08, 2017
The campaign involved test sites in Alaska, New York, Nevada, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of June 5-June 9, 2017

Jun 14, 2017
EDO Corp., Amityville, New York, is being awarded $15,164,935 for modification P00004 to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract.