Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

While Chinese leaders say they will not use artificially bolstered islands in the South China Sea for military purposes, simply maintaining control of those places may lead to even more tension in the region, CSIS says.
Defense and Space

By Jay Menon
India wants to have a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle that is entirely manufactured, assembled and launched by industry over the next three to four years.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Interest in a multinational European purchase of a pooled fleet of Airbus Defense and Space A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT) is growing.
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U.S. and allied forces were given “one or two hours’ notice” on Sept. 30 of Russia’s intention to launch air attacks in Syria, a U.S. Air Force general says.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has issued requirements for a new fleet of UAVs to support its monitoring mission in Ukraine.
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European launch consortium Arianespace lifted two communications satellites to orbit Sept. 30 atop an Ariane 5 ECA rocket,
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Seattle-based Spaceflight has booked a SpaceX Falcon 9 for a “dedicated rideshare” flight in 2017.
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Space-science managers at NASA have picked spacecraft aimed at Venus and a variety of asteroids and other small objects for more study.
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CESA chose GMV to develop the Airbus A400M’s crane system electronic control unit

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The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) issued a formal and final request for proposals (RFP) for the first GPS III launch Sept. 30.
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Pentagon delays in picking a winner in the Long-Range Strike Bomber contest are imposing heavy costs on contractors.
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By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia has officially launched combat operations against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria.
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French parliamentarians on Sept. 29 protested a government agreement with Moscow on indemnification for two naval ships initially destined for Russia but now bound for Egypt.
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By Mark Carreau
Boeing will continue to provide sustained engineering in support of the International Space Station (ISS) under a $1.18 billion, five-year NASA contract.
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By Tony Osborne
Poland may be close to finalizing a multinational deal with European countries for Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTTs).
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The U.S. and Russia are using their respective militaries to re-establish better communication — a liaison role that is nothing new for the Pentagon.
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Blue Origin has achieved “a key milestone” in its development of the BE-4 engine for ULA's proposed Vulcan launch vehicle, and its own orbital launch vehicle.
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By Tony Osborne
AgustaWestland has certified its Limited Ice Protection System (LIPS) on its AW189 super-medium, twin-engine helicopter.
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By Guy Norris
The Mars ascent vehicle (MAV) will be very different from the ascent stage of the Apollo Lunar Module, the only craft ever to carry humans off the surface of another planetary body.

LCOA will split its business into two publicly traded companies: one focused on upstream business

As Capitol Hill lawmakers scramble to pass a stopgap spending bill

Raytheon Co., Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded an $180,000,000

China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force is testing examples of two high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) aircraft in the same size and weight class as the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk.

By Jay Menon
India has signed two contracts with the U.S. worth $3 billion to purchase 22 AH-64E Apache and 15 CH-47F Chinook helicpters for the Indian air force.
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