AvWeek Paris

European space and defense news brought to you by Amy Svitak of Aviation Week & Space Technology in Paris

[Colin Clark @ColinDefense]

Vago Muradian, host of @DefenseNewsTV, laid off as part of sale of @defense_news . Up to 40 people laid off from company. No reporters yet

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#SpaceX prepares for SES-9 launch tomorrow atop Falcon 9, but core-stage recovery unlikely: https://t.co/Nx5lqkDcZ1

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French-led #Neuron UCAV's inert bomb drop at Vidsel Sept. 2; France to extend tests in 2016: https://t.co/xVt9pYvn5Z

[Marc Eisenberg @Marc944Marc]

We're encapsulated.

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The two #ExoMars 2016 spacecraft prepare to leave Cannes, headed for Baikonur launch site https://t.co/mfspbHhjbO

[Tony Osborne @Rotorfocus]

One of the first Luftwaffe @AirbusHC H145Ms flying from #Donauworth fully marked up and flown by military crews: https://t.co/wZjFWEmJDI

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@Rotorfocus Yes, the are set to retire in 2016.

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French Navy: Operation #Chammal marks last operational deployment of Dassault Super Étendard, which will be retired after 42 yrs in service.

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#ParisAttacks: is #attacks' suspect #Abaaoud's death a real victory for French authorities? https://t.co/xsHJ9wWgo3

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French military: Unexploded bomb among ~60 total dropped on Raqqa since 11/15. Likely recovered by ISIS watch for possible disinfo campaign.

[Jennifer DiMascio @jbdimascio]

ULA Did Not Seriously Consider Aerojet Rocketdyne Bid by @AvWeekParis and @ABAviationWeek http://t.co/vRc0TpqFxp via @aviationweek

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#Boeing's Craig Cooning, #ULA chairman, on AJR bid: It's something we didn't take seriously; having ULA is part of our core mission. #WSBW

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#SpaceX: NASA return-to-flight process longer than commercial, so Jason-3 mission will lift out of Falcon 9 manifest, launch in December.

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NASA: #SpaceX to use existing Falcon 9 v1.1 variant, not full-thrust, to lift Jason-3 ocean-monitoring satellite to LEO. Date TBD. #WSBW.

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OneWeb taps Airbus Defense and Space as internet satellite partner; first 10 sats to be built in Toulouse, other 890 at a site in the U.S.

[Jonathan Amos @JCDAmos]

The good news today is that @Philae2014 again made contact last night. Three short contacts of about 10 seconds each.

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Aboard Honeywell's 757 technology testbed flying long-landing go arounds over Le Bourget on this lovely afternoon.

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Adeline concept would be adaptable to any liquid rocket, offer up to 30% savings.

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Super-secret Adeline demo underway since 2010 using expertise from Airbus military aircraft systems, including UAVs, A400M/CASA turboprop.

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Important distinction: unlike reusable Falcon 9, Adeline is reentry module that returns 70-80% of value of the launcher, ie Ariane Vulcain.