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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 14, 2017

VOL. 261 NO. 51 September 14, 2017

Business

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Uncertain Price of Bandwidth Hits Satellite Market

Sep 13, 2017
The jury is still out on what business model and network architecture may thrive in the satellite telecommunications market in the near future.
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Virgin Orbit Confirms SpaceBelt Launch Deal

Sep 12, 2017
Satellite developer Cloud Constellation has formally selected Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket to deploy the first 12 spacecraft forming its initial SpaceBelt constellation of space-based cloud storage data centers.
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L3 Buys Another Underwater Specialist

Sep 13, 2017
L3 Technologies has bought Adaptive Methods, a systems engineering company specializing in undersea and antisubmarine warfare services for the U.S. military.
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Ducommun Buys Lightning Protection Provider

Sep 13, 2017
Ducommun has completed the acquisition of the corporate parent of Lightning Diversion Systems, a provider of lightning protection systems across the aerospace and defense industry.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Sep 14, 2017
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES will launch Inmarsat-6 F1 in 2020 using H-IIA rocket.

In Brief

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ISS Resumes Six-Person Operations

Sep 14, 2017
The International Space Station completed a 10-day crew exchange late Sept. 12.

Operations

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KSC Remains Shuttered For Storm Damage Assessment

Sep 13, 2017
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center will remain closed at least through Thursday while a damage assessment team continues inspections to determine Hurricane Irma’s toll.
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NASA’s Whitson Looks Ahead To Deep-Space Missions

Sep 11, 2017
Veteran NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is hopeful her recent extended mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will help medical experts better understand the physical and mental challenges sure to accompany missions spanning months or years to Mars and other deep-space destinations.

Programs

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Leonardo To Offer AW149 As UK Puma Replacement

Sep 12, 2017
Leonardo says the AW149, a military spinoff of its AW189 commercial offering, would make an ideal replacement for the Puma if the type is retired at its current out-of-service date of 2025.
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Indian Lunar Lander Nearly Complete

Sep 13, 2017
Work on India’s first lunar lander is almost complete as the Indian space agency targets March 2018 for its launch as part of the country’s second lunar exploration mission.
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Airbus Begins Testing Hforce Weapons System on H145

Sep 08, 2017
Airbus is planning for Hforce, a generic weapons system the company is fitting into its H125M, H145M and H225M helicopters, to be qualified on the H145M during 2018.

DMIN

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Sep 14, 2017
View the Defense Market Intelligence Notes in PDF format.