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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 29, 2017

VOL. 262 NO. 41 November 29, 2017

SpeedNews

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Nov 28, 2017
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS’ second NH90 Sea Lion for German Navy performed first flight at Donauwörth Nov. 24. Deliveries to begin late 2019. THALES completed acquisition of UK-based startup AVEILLANT LTD. (holographic radar technology). LOCKHEED MARTIN has $37.7m U.S. Navy contract for software conversions for structure and systems datasets in support of F-35 Lot 10 production.

In Brief

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North Korea Launches ICBM Into Sea Of Japan

Nov 28, 2017
North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan Nov. 28, the U.S. Department of Defense announced, Pyongyang’s first missile launch since September.

Programs

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B-21 Raider Headed Toward Critical Design Review, RCO Says

Nov 28, 2017
Since being stood up in April 2003, the U.S. Air Force’s shadowy Rapid Capabilities Office has expanded significantly, now overseeing 30 weapons programs valued at more than $30 billion over the next five years.
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Mars InSight Lander Completes Thermal Vacuum Test

Nov 25, 2017
The NASA-led Mars InSight mission has successfully completed a prelaunch thermal vacuum test at a Lockheed Martin test facility in Littleton, Colorado.

Operations

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Botched Russian Launch Claims 19 Satellites

Nov 28, 2017
A Russian weather satellite and 18 smallsats—including 10 nanosatellites owned by Spire Global—failed to reach their intended orbits on Nov. 28.

Business

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UAE: U.S. Industry Preferred A&D Supplier

Nov 28, 2017
The U.S. aerospace and defense industry cemented its position as a key provider to the United Arab Emirates during the recent Dubai Airshow, one official says.
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Suborbital Upstart XCOR Files For Bankruptcy

Nov 28, 2017
XCOR Aerospace, which eyed a foothold in the suborbital market with its Lynx spaceplane, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy Nov. 8.

Contracts

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USAF Seeks Production Of F-16 Life-Extension Kits

Nov 28, 2017
The U.S. Air Force this month kicked off a $403 million competition to extend the life of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters built since 1988.

Funding & Policy

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NASA Moves To Address Wfirst Cost, Mission Challenges

Nov 28, 2017
NASA’s multibillion-dollar Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope is undergoing a near-term, top-to-bottom cost/benefit analysis and a descoping of the technically challenging coronagraph.