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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 25, 2017

VOL. 261 NO. 58 September 25, 2017

Programs

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India Considers Satellite To Aid Border Patrol

Sep 25, 2017
After a summer of scuffles with China along the Tibetan border, India is considering developing a satellite to improve border surveillance.
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Sierra Nevada Reveals ‘Freedom Aircraft’ Prototype

Sep 22, 2017
Sierra Nevada Corp. has offered the first glimpse of its “Freedom Aircraft” prototype, originally conceived for the U.S. Air Force's $16 billion T-X trainer competition.
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F-35 Ejection Seat Fix For Lightweight Pilots Delayed

Sep 21, 2017
The retrofitting of more than 200 early versions of the F-35 already out in the fleet with the new configuration of the Martin-Baker ejection seat will not be completed until about summer 2019.
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NASA’s First Asteroid Sample Return Mission Flies By Earth

Sep 22, 2017
Osiris-Rex, NASA’s first-ever asteroid sample return mission spacecraft, swooped close to Earth on Sept. 22 for a planned gravity assist maneuver on its way to the space rock Bennu.
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Italy Begins Phasing Out Atlantic Patrol Aircraft

Sep 22, 2017
The Atlantic I will formally end its 45-year career in October in favor of the Leonardo P-72, a maritime patrol version of the ATR-72-600 turboprop-powered regional airliner.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Sep 25, 2017
GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT has $5.1b U.S. Navy contract for next phase of Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine development. Construction to begin fiscal 2021. U.S. ARMY and LOCKHEED MARTIN conducted successful intercept test of a ballistic missile target with the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor Sept. 16 at Kwajalein Atoll in first-ever MSE test from remote launcher.

Business

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New Leonardo Chief Shakes Up Management

Sep 22, 2017
Alessandro Profumo, the new head of Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo, has ordered a management shake-up.
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Boeing Boosts Turkey Industrial Partnership

Sep 22, 2017
Boeing and Turkey on Sept. 21 announced a new level of commitment to help grow that country’s aerospace industry.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Russia, China Begin Cooperation On Widebody Engine

Sep 22, 2017
Russian and Chinese engine makers have agreed to cooperate in the initial stages of what could become a joint engine for the widebody commercial aircraft their countries have begun developing.

Operations

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Anemia Not Concern For Long-duration Astronauts, Research Suggests

Sep 13, 2017
Contrary to previous concerns, astronauts assigned to long-running missions may not have to worry about anemia, a study shows.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Western Military Transport Helicopter MRO Demand by Region 2017-2026

Sep 25, 2017
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that over the next ten years, demand for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services generated by Western-designed military transport helicopters will total $130 billion.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Sep 25, 2017
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