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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 10, 2018

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Funding & Policy

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Pentagon Submits Long-Awaited Space Report To Congress

Aug 09, 2018
The Pentagon is proposing a four-pronged approach for the U.S. military’s future in space.
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IoT Satellite Startup Astrocast Signs Launch Contract

Aug 07, 2018
Switzerland-based Astrocast has signed a contract with Italy’s D-Orbit for a ride-share launch aboard Europe’s Vega rocket.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 10, 2018
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $19.9m U.S. Navy contract for Aircraft Management System (AMS) and Panoramic Cockpit Display (PCD) components and work to support Lot 15 F-35 Lightning II production.

Intelligence

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Pentagon Renames DIUx To Reflect Office’s Permanence

Aug 10, 2018
The Pentagon has renamed its innovation unit that focuses on attracting nontraditional companies to work on artificial intelligence, autonomy, human systems, information technology and space to reflect its permanence within the Defense Department, a memo signed by the deputy defense secretary says.

Technology

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Are Pentagon’s Hypersonics Efforts Redundant?

Aug 08, 2018
The head of the Pentagon’s research and engineering arm says it is premature to determine if the country’s hypersonics technology programs are redundant.
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Study Shows 34 Small Sat Launchers In Development

Aug 09, 2018
In the past four years, companies have worked on 101 different small sat launchers, with 34 in development today, a Northrop Grumman industry survey says.
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NASA Invests $44.4 million In Deep Space Tech

Aug 09, 2018
NASA has selected six U.S.-led enterprises to advance the development of 10 promising new space technologies on three broad fronts.
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Zephyr Flies For More Than 25 Days

Aug 09, 2018
Airbus’ Zephyr S high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) has broken its flight time record by flying nonstop for almost 26 days.
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13 Firms To Offer Advice On Comm Low Earth Orbit Future

Aug 09, 2018
NASA has enlisted 13 companies, under agreements totaling an estimated $11 million, for advice on growing a U.S. industrial presence in low Earth orbit.
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Spire Satellites To Ride On Vega Launcher

Aug 09, 2018
Spire has chosen Arianespace to launch “a significant number” of its cubesats on a Vega rocket in 2019.

Operations

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Second UAE Global 6000 ISR Jet Makes First Flight

Aug 09, 2018
A second Bombardier Global 6000 business jet modified for electronic and signals-intelligence-gathering missions has made its first post-conversion flight.
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U.S. MDA Conducts Ballistic Target Tracking With MQ-9

Aug 08, 2018
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted a precision tracking demonstration with a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper in the Pacific late Aug. 8, an official said.
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Dubai Startup Buys 10 Electron Rocket Rides

Aug 08, 2018
Rocket Lab on Aug. 7 added 10 missions to its growing flight manifest for Electron, a small-satellite launcher.

Business

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How Darpa May Disrupt U.S. Military Space Launch, Sat Plans

Aug 08, 2018
The director of Darpa’s Tactical Technology Office is following through on his promise to disrupt the way the military does business in space.
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Flytrex Expands Drone Deliveries In Iceland

Aug 07, 2018
Israel’s Flytrex is expanding its drone delivery service in Reykjavik, Iceland, with local e-commerce company Aha.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Top 10 Maritime Aircraft MRO Demand 2018-2027

Aug 10, 2018
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) demand for Western-designed aircraft performing maritime missions will increase 11.9% from 2018 to 2027, from $2.9 billion to $3.2 billion, for a total demand of $31.1 billion.