Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Mark Carreau
HOUSTON—The U.S. Joint Polar Satellite System is poised to reach full strength for improved weather forecasting, environmental assessments and climate modeling on global scales with the scheduled Nov.
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By Michael Bruno
Counter-UAV gun developer DroneShield is actively seeking a larger buyer or other investor.
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By Mark Carreau
Moon Express and NanoRacks have formed an alliance to nurture deep space science and private enterprise.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
HOUSTON—Four British academic and industrial research institutions have been selected by the UK Space Agency to develop advanced microgravity research experiments for flight aboard the International Space Station (ISS) under a £230,000 ($304,000) U.S.
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RHEINMETALL has $6.5m U.S. Air Force contract to supply ammunition for F-35.

This week the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual symposium is underway in Washington.

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By Jen DiMascio
The Hellenic Defense Ministry is expected to sign a letter of agreement by the end of this month to modernize its F-16 fleet—a deal that could be worth more than $1.5 billion, according to Greek aerospace officials.
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GE AVIATION completed first test of its Future Affordable Turbine Engine (FATE) prototype.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has transitioned exclusively to production of the extended-range MQ-1C Gray Eagle for the U.S. Army after completing production of the 165th and final baseline aircraft.
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Raytheon Missile Systems has presented its offering for the U.S. Army’s Long-Range Precision Fires program, a precision-guided missile aptly named DeepStrike.
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By Mark Carreau
NASA spacewalking astronauts Randy Bresnik and Mark Vande Hei returned to the outside of the International Space Station Oct. 10 to perform several maintenance tasks.
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The Pentagon has selected Lockheed Martin to upgrade the U.S. Army’s long-range artillery rocket to strike moving targets both on land and at sea under an effort run by the department’s secretive innovation office, Aviation Week has learned.
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By Michael Bruno
Honeywell International will hold on to its traditional aerospace and defense businesses and may try to grow them through merger and acquisition activity, Honeywell President and CEO Darius Adamczyk said.
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Afghanistan will become the first operator of Orbital ATK’s upgraded AC-208II, a weaponized Cessna Caravan, through a $69 million contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force last month.
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At least one company believes directed energy could be the future of mobile air defense against incoming rockets, artillery shells, mortar rounds and even small drones.
Defense

By Marhalim Abas
Indonesia rolled out two new types of helicopters and its latest military hardware in a live-fire display at a civilian port to celebrate the anniversary of its armed forces on Oct. 5.
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By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems is planning to cut 1,900 jobs across the company as it undertakes a radical overhaul of its organizational structure.
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By Marhalim Abas
Malaysia is sending an Airbus A400M Atlas airlifter to South Korea to take part in an air show in Seoul from Oct. 17-22.
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The U.S. Army’s research arm is hard at work on its first shore-based missile intended to destroy both maritime and land targets and increase the range and lethality of its defenses.
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BOEING has $10.7m U.S. Army contract for post-production support services for eight AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.

Citing threats from North Korea and terrorism within its own borders, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the Royal Australian Navy would be installing the Lockheed Martin Aegis combat system on its fleet of nine future frigates.

Raytheon and Kongsberg will highlight the capabilities of the Naval Strike Missile for coastal defense during the Rim of the Pacific exercise in 2018.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Canada confirms it has formally expressed interest in buying F-18A/B Hornets to be retired by Australia.
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The acting secretary of the U.S. Army has included next-generation rotorcraft platforms on his list of service modernization priorities.
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