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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 5, 2014

VOL. 250 NO. 23 November 05, 2014
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Programs

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F-35Cs Make First Carrier Landings

Nov 06, 2014
The first pair of Lockheed Martin F-35Cs successfully completed arrested landings on the carrier USS Nimitz off the California coast on Nov. 3,…
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Pentagon Procurement Chief To Sharpen Focus On F-35 Reliability

Nov 06, 2014
Pentagon procurement czar Frank Kendall says he hopes to reduce the estimated operations and sustainment (O&S) cost of the F-35 fighter by 10-20%…

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Nov 06, 2014
ASTRONICS has two five-year contracts from GENERAL DYNAMICS U.K. LTD. to support Bowman tactical comms system. TELESAT HOLDINGS INC. earned $228m in…

In Brief

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United Technologies Looking Better

Nov 06, 2014
Moody’s Investors Service has reaffirmed its ratings for United Technologies, including the company’s relatively high debt ratings, and has lifted…

Business

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Rolls-Royce Accelerates Restructuring Plans

Nov 06, 2014
LONDON—Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce says it plans to accelerate a cost-reduction exercise which will result in the loss of another 2,600 jobs…

Funding & Policy

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Israel Won’t Buy Ospreys, But Purchasing More F-35s

Nov 06, 2014
Israel has backed out of its plan to procure six Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has notified the U.S. Defense…
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Pentagon Looking For Modular, Interoperable Ground Robots

Nov 06, 2014
With continued budget uncertainty but a widening array of evolving national security threats, the Pentagon is looking for modularity and commonality…

Technology

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Darpa’s Digitally Coordinated Close Air Support System Enters Flight Tests

Nov 06, 2014
Raytheon has begun flight testing a kit designed to improve and automate coordination between pilots and ground controllers to increase the speed and…

Program

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Airtanker Targeting Leasing For Spare A330 Capacity

Nov 06, 2014
LONDON—Airtanker, the company that operates and supports the U.K. Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of Airbus A330 Voyager aerial refueling aircraft, is…
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India Seeks Local Vendors To Make Military Helos

Nov 06, 2014
NEW DELHI—India’s ambition to indigenously manufacture more helicopters is gathering steam, with the government seeking local vendors to provide…
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Upgraded Aegis System Tracks Medium-Range Ballistic Target

Nov 06, 2014
The U.S. Navy’s DDG 53 USS John Paul Jones executed a series of five live-fire guided missile destroyer tests for the Aegis Baseline 9 Combat System…