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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 12, 2014

VOL. 250 NO. 28 November 12, 2014
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SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Nov 12, 2014
FORECAST INTERNATIONAL is projecting production of light military rotorcraft to decline annually from 166 in 2015 to 55 in 2028. CPI AERO has $86m…

Programs

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Luftwaffe’s A400M To Stay In Seville For Further Tests

Nov 12, 2014
PARIS—Four years late and several billion euros over budget, Germany’s first A400M tactical airlifter is expected to be delivered to the Luftwaffe in…
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Bell Jet Ranger X Makes First Flight

Nov 12, 2014
LONDON—Bell Helicopter has performed the first flight of its new Model 505 Jet Ranger X light turbine helicopter. The aircraft, which is being…
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India-Israel Long-Range SAM Project Makes Headway

Nov 12, 2014
NEW DELHI—India and Israel have made headway in developing advanced weapon systems for their militaries after successfully testing the Long Range…
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J-20 Stealth Fighter Design Balances Speed, Agility

Nov 12, 2014
Chengdu’s J-20 stealth fighter represents the pinnacle of China’s aerospace engineering, but its existence and development have posed mysteries since…
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U.S. Navy Christens LCS 8 Montgomery

Nov 12, 2014
As the U.S. Navy continues to hunt for a new small surface combatant, the service is moving ahead with the building and deployment of its Littoral…
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U.S. Navy Launches AFSB

Nov 12, 2014
The U.S. Navy earlier this month launched and successfully completed the float-off of its third Mobile Landing Platform (MLP), the Lewis B. Puller,…

In Brief

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China’s Avicopter Positions For Global Competitiveness

Nov 12, 2014
The general manager of China’s Avicopter, Cai Yi, thinks “the next three to five years are crucial for the development of the Chinese helicopter…

Operations

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France Deploys NH90s To Africa

Nov 12, 2014
LONDON—The French army has deployed its new NH90 Caiman utility helicopters to Africa after achieving initial operating capability with the type. Two…

Funding & Policy

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NGO Charges NASA Lease Makes Moffett a Google ‘Playground’

Nov 12, 2014
A 60-year lease on a historic San Francisco Bay property that NASA says will free agency funds for other uses and bring in more than $1 billion in…
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Researchers Seek Partners To Address Astronaut Vision Issues

Nov 12, 2014
HOUSTON—The National Space Biomedical Research Institute and Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Space Medicine have initiated a $100,000…
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U.S. Navy Strengthens USMC Cybersecurity

Nov 12, 2014
The Crane division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) is bolstering cybersecurity for Marine Intelligence at the Corps Systems Command in…
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IG Faults Overall Pentagon Acquisition Quality Management

Nov 12, 2014
The U.S. Defense Department needs to do a better job of overseeing acquisition quality management, a recent Pentagon Inspector General (IG) report…