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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 21, 2017

VOL. 262 NO. 37 November 21, 2017
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Operations

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Russian Fighters Test U.S. Boundaries In Skies Over Syria

Nov 19, 2017
F-22 pilots assigned to Al Dhafra air base are seeing unexpected, potentially threatening movement from Russian fighters flying over Iraq and Syria with growing regularity.
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SpaceX Classified Zuma Launch Delayed Until At Least December

Nov 20, 2017
SpaceX’s launch of a classified mission for an undisclosed U.S. government customer will be delayed until at least December.
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Airlander Damaged After Mooring Issues

Nov 20, 2017
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), the developer of the Airlander 10 hybrid airship, has begun an investigation into why the aircraft broke free from its mooring mast and deflated.
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F-22 Raptors Drop Bombs In Afghanistan For First Time

Nov 20, 2017
The stealth F-22 Raptor conducted its first strikes in Afghanistan the night of Nov. 19.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Nov 21, 2017
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT approved $10.5b foreign military sale to Poland of Phase 1 of an Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System-enabled Patriot Configuration-3+ air defense with modernized sensors/components. AUSTRALIA is budgeting AUS$659m ($499m) for RAAF Base Edinburgh to support BOEING P-8A Poseidon—$250m for simulator training system and $409m for facility improvements. Completion in early 2019.

Programs

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Harris Completes JWST Testing

Nov 21, 2017
JWST TESTING — Harris Corporation has partnered with NASA’s Johnson Space Center to successfully complete thermal vacuum testing for the James Webb Space Telescope
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USAF Wants Next-gen Fighter, Needs Money

Nov 20, 2017
The U.S. Air Force has decided that it needs a new air superiority fighter, but it is going to cost American taxpayers a pretty penny.
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GE Begins Low-Rate Production Of King Stallion’s T408

Nov 20, 2017
As Sikorsky begins assembly of the first two operational CH-53Ks for the U.S. Marine Corps, GE Aviation has been awarded a $143 million contract for production of 22 more engines for the “King Stallion” heavy lifter.
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NOAA's Latest Advanced Weather Satellite Launches

Nov 18, 2017
The Ball Aerospace-built JPSS-1 is the first of four similarly instrumented spacecraft developed to extend severe weather forecasts out as far as seven days.

Technology

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Japan Defense Ministry Proposes Electric Anti-Missile Laser

Nov 14, 2017
Japan’s defense technology organization is proposing a five-year research program for an electric laser for missile defense of ships and ground targets.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. military contracts for the week of Nov. 13-Nov. 17, 2017

Nov 21, 2017
Bell-Boeing JPO, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded $10,056,839 for modification P00008 to a previously issued cost-plus-fixed-fee task order 0112, placed against basic ordering agreement N00019-12-G-0006.