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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 22, 2014

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Programs

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U.S. Army Tackles FVL Affordability Before Launching UH-60 Replacement

Sep 22, 2014
Program officials from the U.S. Army and other services have begun building a formal business case for developing and procuring an advanced, medium-lift rotorcraft rather than upgrading the Sikorsky H-60 series again. The work is intended to support an analysis of alternatives (AOA) beginning next year and leading to a materiel development decision in fiscal 2017 on launching the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Medium program.
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Globalstar And Partner Advance Space-Based ADS-B

Sep 22, 2014
Satellite communications provider Globalstar and its partner ADS-B Technologies have successfully completed what Globalstar says is the most rigorous demonstration to date of dual-link, space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) services.
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Kongsberg To Test-Fire Naval Strike Missile From LCS

Sep 22, 2014
LONDON — Norwegian defense company Kongsberg has been contracted by the U.S. Navy to test-fire its Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from a Littoral Combat Ship. The weapon tests will be funded under the Foreign Comparative Testing program, and have been requested by the Navy to prove the weapon can engage a surface target at ranges of out to 100 nm.
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Extended Operations Of ISS Face Challenging Issues, IG Says

Sep 22, 2014
HOUSTON – NASA faces challenging cost, sustainability and utilization issues as it strives to extend operations of the six-person International Space Station (ISS) from 2020 to 2024, an Inspector General’s audit says. The audit foresees higher-than-projected annual operating expenses, a decline in solar power availability aggravated by a gap in the ability to launch large critical spare parts, and troubles with ranking research priorities and encouraging outside experiments. The space
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Virginia-Class Sub Warner Launched For Final Outfitting

Sep 22, 2014
The Virginia-class submarine SSN 785 John Warner was launched recently into the James River at the Newport News’ Shipbuilding division in Virginia, kicking off the final outfitting, testing and crew certification phase of its construction prior to sea trials next year. The John Warner will be the sixth Virginia-class submarine to be delivered to the U.S. Navy by Newport News. Since construction began in 2010, nearly 4,000 shipbuilders have worked on Warner.
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LCS 4 Conducts Developmental Testing

Sep 22, 2014
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 4, the USS Coronado, recently completed firing exercises against representative fast-attack craft using the ship’s Mk.110 57-mm gun as part of seaframe developmental testing in conjunction with the Combat System Ship Qualification Trial (CSSQT). The exercises marked the first time an Independence variant LCS fired its core weapon system against a high-speed maneuvering surface target.

Funding & Policy

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U.S Navy Wants Budget Boost

Sep 22, 2014
The U.S. Navy wants extra Pentagon money to cover the cost of building 12 Ohio Replacement Program (ORP) ballistic missile submarines, says Rear Adm. Joe Tofalo, director of the service’s undersea warfare division. The service has delayed the replacement of the Ohio-class SSBN as long as possible, but building the 12 ships at a rate of one per year, with the first boat going on patrol in 2031, will absorb “one-third of the shipbuilding budget,” Tofalo says, citing a Center for Naval Analyses study that estimated the annual cost at $5-6 billion.
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U.S. Army Chief Foresees Fighting Multiple Small Conflicts

Sep 22, 2014
The U.S. Army, juggling conflict in the Middle East, a gradual drawdown in Afghanistan, a pivot to the Pacific, an Ebola outbreak in Africa and rising tension in Eastern Europe, continues its evolution beyond the days when the U.S. military was tasked to respond to one or two large-scale operations. The new Army Operating Concept, planned to be released at next month’s Association of the U.S. Army conference, is a plan designed to respond to multiple small-scale conflicts at the same time, says Chief of Staff Raymond Odierno.
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No Vote In Scotland Preserves Defense Status Quo

Sep 22, 2014
LONDON — Scotland looks set to remain the home of the U.K.’s nuclear deterrent after voters decided to remain part of the U.K. A record number of voters – around 84.5% of the electorate – turned out for the Sept. 18 referendum, with 55% of the vote, just more than 2 million people, answering no to the question of whether Scotland should be an independent country.
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Netherlands Raising Defense Spending

Sep 22, 2014
The Netherlands has decided to reverse its decline in defense spending, spurred on by unrest in the Ukraine and the Middle East and the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, with the loss of 196 Dutch citizens. Officials are initially increasing the budget by €300 million ($385 million) until 2017 and then by €100 million after that.
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Israel Halts Potential UAV Sale To Ukraine

Sep 22, 2014
TEL AVIV — Israel’s Ministry of Defense has scrapped a potential sale of unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine. Growing interest from Kiev in Israeli UAVs has focused on systems that several former Russian republics have already purchased. However, due to the ongoing conflict in the Ukraine, and potential reaction from Russia, the Israelis opted to block the sale. Israeli UAVs participated in the Georgian crisis in 2008.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Sep 22, 2014
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) sept. 22-26 — 28th International Symposium on Ballistics, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. For more information go to www.ndia.org/Divisions/Divisions/Ballistics/Pages/default.aspx Sept.

Program

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Cargo Mission Paces ISS Plans, SpaceX Reusability Strategy

Sep 22, 2014
HOUSTON — A challenging weather outlook loomed as SpaceX readied its fourth Commercial Resupply Mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for a liftoff early Sept. 20. The flight will kick off a busy six weeks aboard the orbiting science laboratory, as well as another opportunity for Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX to advance its Falcon 9 first-stage reuse strategy.

SpeedNews Defense

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SpeedNews Defense

Sep 22, 2014
PLANETIQ is providing satellite payload hosting as subcontractor for Millennium Engineering and Integration Company under a USAF multi-award Hosted Payload Solutions contract worth up to $495m. PlanetiQ’s initial constellation of 12 low Earth orbit satellites will be fully deployed by 2017. ASRC FEDERAL INUTEQ has NASA contract worth up to $73m for IT and engineering support services for NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, CA.