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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 19, 2017

VOL. 262 NO. 14 October 19, 2017

Programs

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Stealthy Super Hornet In Cards As Boeing Plans Major Overhaul

Oct 18, 2017
As the U.S. Navy’s Super Hornets reach the end of their planned service life, Boeing is eyeing an exhaustive overhaul.
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Northrop Taps SpaceX For Mystery ‘Zuma’ Launch

Oct 18, 2017
Northrop Grumman has purchased a previously undisclosed Falcon 9 launch from SpaceX to fly a payload known only as “Zuma.”
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Global Hawk Back On Table As USAF Weighs J-Stars Replacement

Oct 17, 2017
Global Hawk may be the U.S. Air Force’s fallback option for ground surveillance if the service decides against a replacement for J-Stars.
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Indonesia Takes Delivery of Panther Helos, King Air 35oi

Oct 13, 2017
The Indonesian Navy’s chief of staff, Adm. Ade Supandi, accepted delivery of the three aircraft at a ceremony at the Juanda naval airbase in Surabaya on Oct. 13.
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U.S. Navy Triggers MQ-25 Carrier-based Tanker Competition

Oct 17, 2017
The U.S. Navy could decide who will develop the world’s first navalized unmanned aerial refueling tanker by next summer, having issued a request for proposals.
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S. Korean Tactical Ballistic Missile To Be Ready By End Of 2018

Oct 18, 2017
South Korea’s defense technology organization and Hanwha are working toward completing development of a tactical ballistic missile by the end of 2018.
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U.S. Detector Flaw Will Delay Europe’s Euclid Telescope

Oct 18, 2017
The launch of Europe’s Euclid telescope will be delayed due to a newly found flaw in U.S.-built detectors, the head of NASA’s astrophysics division says.
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Apollo 11 Exhibit A Learning Opportunity For Orion

Oct 16, 2017
The Apollo 11 command module, Columbia, has left its Smithsonian home for a new mission—a traveling exhibit commemorating the upcoming 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s touchdown on the Moon.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 20, 2017
LEONARDO and HANWHA SYSTEMS signed agreement to jointly provide aircraft targeting systems to South Korea and other customers.

In Brief

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Norsk Titanium Cuts Ribbon on 3D Center

Oct 20, 2017
Norsk Titanium, on Oct. 17, formally begun operations at its Plattsburgh Development & Qualification Center in upstate New York.

Operations

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Southeast Asian Nations Launch Joint Air Patrol

Oct 13, 2017
Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia have launched the air surveillance operations to complement existing maritime patrols in an area that overlaps the territorial waters of each country.