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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 22, 2017

VOL. 261 NO. 57 September 22, 2017

Programs

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Afsoc Declaring Ghostrider Gunship Ready For Battle

Sep 21, 2017
This month U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (Afsoc) will declare operational its most powerful new airborne gunship, the Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider.
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Lockheed On J-Stars Recap: ‘It’s Still On’

Sep 19, 2017
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has brushed off concerns about the U.S. Air Force’s review of the J-Stars Recapitalization program.
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Sikorsky Seeks Certification For Heavier S-92 By Year’s End

Sep 18, 2017
Sikorsky is targeting European Aviation Safety Agency and Transport Canada certification of its gross weight expansion for the S-92 twin-engine heavy helicopter from 26,500 lb. to 27,700 lb.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Sep 22, 2017
RUSSIA test launched Yars ICBM Sept. 20 from Plesetsk.

In Brief

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Defense Authorization Tees Up Space Corps Fight

Sep 22, 2017
The Senate’s version of the fiscal 2017 defense authorization bill sets up a showdown over the controversial proposal to create a Space Corps.

Business

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Cloud Services Grow As Destination Of Defense Dollars

Sep 21, 2017
New and legacy federal information technology providers, including many aerospace and defense prime contractors, are finally seeing substantial money flowing toward their cloud-based service offerings.
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Lockheed Buys Into Ocean Aero, Joins Underwater Flotilla

Sep 19, 2017
Lockheed Martin, the Pentagon’s leading contractor by revenue, has taken a stake in Ocean Aero, the San Diego provider of the Submaran unmanned maritime vehicle.
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ManTech Buys NASA IT Provider InfoZen

Sep 19, 2017
The acquisition brings 300 “highly skilled” workers to ManTech, of which 85% hold security clearances, according to Cowen and Co. analysts.

Technology

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‘Vibrotactile’ Boots Could Aid Mars Explorers

Sep 21, 2017
Haptic foot cues are combined with an augmented reality visual head-up-like display to help the wearer sense the proximity of unfamiliar obstacles.
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Cobham Looks To Warn Pilots With New Breathing Sensor

Sep 20, 2017
Cobham hopes the system, when it is fielded, will help the Pentagon collect data needed to identify the root cause of the so-called “physiological events” that have plagued U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots.