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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 3, 2017

VOL. 262 NO. 2 October 03, 2017

Programs

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Bell Wants To Push V-280 Tiltrotor Above 300 Kt.

Oct 02, 2017
Bell Helicopter intends to eventually push its V-280 Valor next-generation tiltrotor prototype to 300 kt. airspeed, up from its basic design speed of 280 kt.
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Ariane 5 Launches Intelsat, BSAT Satellites

Oct 02, 2017
After an aborted launch seconds before liftoff early last month, an Ariane 5 on Sept. 29 placed the Intelsat 37e and BSAT-4a satellites into geostationary orbit.
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Solar Blast Lights Up Mars

Oct 02, 2017
Scientists have begun to assess a recent intense radiation event at Mars.
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Boeing Sponsoring Go Fly Personal Vehicle Competition

Sep 26, 2017
Boeing is sponsoring a $2 million competition to develop a safe, viable personal air vehicle with a fly-off of the finalist designs in 2019.
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Chinese Air Force Could Get ARJ21

Sep 27, 2017
If the Comac ARJ21 was a genuinely commercial program, the manufacturer would by now be saying it had done its best but, as everyone had always known, developing a jet airliner without experience was tough.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 04, 2017
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $7.5m U.S. Air Force contract for F-22 sustainment.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Oct 04, 2017
Tuesday afternoon the House Armed Services Committee will review U.S. defense strategy in South Asia with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. and Defense Secretary James Mattis.

Operations

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Two Dead In U.S. Navy T-45 Crash; Squadron Pauses Flight Ops

Oct 02, 2017
A U.S. Navy training squadron has paused flight operations after a fatal crash of a T-45 Goshawk in East Tennessee that left two pilots dead.

Business

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Polaris Buys Solidyn In Classified Space Play

Oct 02, 2017
Boutique services provider Polaris Alpha bought Solidyn Solutions on Sept. 27 for an undisclosed amount, executives announced Oct. 2.
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Uber Hires NASA Airspace Expert To Help Air Taxi Plan

Oct 02, 2017
Uber has hired NASA engineer Thomas Prevot to head its airspace team.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of Sept. 25-Sept. 29, 2017

Oct 04, 2017
Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Co., Hollister, California, has been awarded a $77,000,000 ceiling for an indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery, firm-fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract.