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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 2, 2014

VOL. 249 NO. 65 October 02, 2014
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Programs

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Germany Reports Eurofighter Manufacturing Fault

Oct 03, 2014
LONDON — Germany says it is suspending deliveries of Eurofighter combat aircraft after engineers discovered a manufacturing defect in the rear…
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U.K. Air Force Hands Over Merlin Helos To Royal Navy

Oct 03, 2014
LONDON — The U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) has disbanded one of its two AgustaWestland EH101 Merlin helicopter squadrons, as it hands over the fleet to the Royal Navy. In a ceremony at RAF Benson, Oxfordshire, on Sept. 30, the RAF closed down 78 Sqdn., while the Royal Navy stood up 846 Naval Air Squadron (NAS), which will fly the Merlin Mk. 3 helicopters as part of the Commando Helicopter Force, the U.K.’s main amphibious transport helicopter organization.
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Choice Of Missile For LCS Not A Done Deal

Oct 03, 2014
If there’s one message the U.S. Navy would like to get across about the future Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) aboard the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) or any other ship in the fleet: don’t count your missiles before they are bought. While the Navy and the Norwegian company recently touted a successful NSM test off the LCS 4 USS Coronado, the service brass is now emphasizing that putting the NSM on an LCS – or aboard any other ship in the fleet for that matter – is not a foregone conclusion.
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Delta IV Heavy, Orion Advance Toward December Test Flight

Oct 03, 2014
HOUSTON — Preparations for the early December launch of Exploration Flight Test-1, the first unpiloted test flight of the NASA/Lockheed Martin Orion…
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India’s Light Combat Aircraft Ready For IAF Acceptance Testing

Oct 03, 2014
NEW DELHI — The indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) is now ready for acceptance testing after the first aircraft built to series production…
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BAE Systems To Upgrade Nulka Decoy For Australian Navy

Oct 03, 2014
BEIJING — Australia has contracted with BAE Systems to upgrade the Nulka naval defense system’s launcher, with the aim of ensuring the hovering…

Operations

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Learjet Banked Into Eurofighter In Fatal Crash

Oct 03, 2014
LONDON — German investigators probing the crash of a military-chartered Learjet 35A have found that the aircraft banked into one of two German air…
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Search On For Missing V-22 Crewman

Oct 03, 2014
SEARCH CONTINUES: One crewman was missing Oct. 1 after bailing out of an MV-22 Osprey that lost power on takeoff from the USS Makin Island (LHD 8)…
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Indian Army Helicopter Crash Kills Three

Oct 03, 2014
NEW DELHI — An Indian army Cheetah helicopter crashed in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Oct. 1, killing the two pilots and an engineer…

Funding & Policy

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NASA, ISRO Agree to Mars Collaboration, Joint SAR-Satellite Mission

Oct 03, 2014
TORONTO — The heads of NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) signed agreements here Tuesday setting up a working group to explore…

SpeedNews Defense

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SpeedNews Defense

Oct 03, 2014
EXELIS, NJ received certification from USAF for its AN/ALQ-211(V)9 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare System (AIDEWS) for Pakistani F…

Program Dossier

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Program Dossier: F-16 Fighting Falcon

Oct 03, 2014
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/09/asd_10_02_2014_F16program.pdf Definition: The F-16 "Fighting Falcon" (known as "Viper" to its…
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F-16 Fighting Falcon Specs

Oct 03, 2014
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/09/asd_10_02_2014_F16specs.pdf F-16 Specifications (See pp. 6-9 for full F-16 Program Dossier) Designation: F-16A/B Block 1, 5, 10, 15 20 Crew: 1/2 IOC: 1979 Length: 49 ft. 6 in. including nose probe (15.1 m) Wingspan: 31ft; 32ft 10in. incl. wingtip AIM-9s Height: 16 ft. 8.5 in. Wing Area: 300 ft.2 (27.87m2) Engines: F100-PW-100(3) Block10: F100-PW-200/220