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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 23, 2014

VOL. 250 NO. 55 December 23, 2014
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Programs

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AgustaWestland Details Offsets For Polish Utility Helicopter Deal

Dec 22, 2014
As part of its AW149 offer, AgustaWestland has signed agreements with four Polish companies that it says are valued at around €800 million ($980 million).
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U.S. Navy Buys Fourth AFSB

Dec 22, 2014
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding a $498.1 million modification to a previously awarded contract to build a fourth Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) ship.
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IAF To Get LCA Tejas In March 2015

Dec 22, 2014
The Indian air force (IAF) has ordered a total of 40 LCAs.
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European States Select A330 MRTT For Pooled Tanker Force

Dec 22, 2014
The program, facilitated by the European Defense Agency (EDA), will now see the Netherlands, Norway and Poland begin negotiations to buy a pooled common fleet of A330 MRTTs to operate between them.
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NASA Balloon-Launched Astronomy Missions Underway Over Antarctica

Dec 22, 2014
Two more missions are scheduled to depart the agency’s long-duration balloon facility outside McMurdo Station, Antarctica, this month.
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Zumwalt Will Anchor Hunter-Killer Group With DDG 51 And LCS

Dec 22, 2014
“As the centerpiece of a Hunter-Killer group joined by an Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG 51) and a Littoral Combat Ship, DDG 1000 will provide lethal sea control,” McFarland says in a recent blog.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 24, 2014
IMP AEROSPACE delivered first of three RCAF CP-140Ms upgraded with Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) satcom system. BOEING ST. LOUIS broke ground on 367,000-sq.-ft. composites center to manufacture 777X wing/empennage parts starting in 2017. ESTERLINE CORP. had $102.4m net income on $2.05b sales for year ended Oct. 31 vs. $164.7m on $1.89b a year ago.

Funding & Policy

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New Leader Coming For ESA

Dec 22, 2014
On July 1, Johann-Dietrich Woerner will begin a four-year term as the next director general of the European Space Agency (ESA).

Business

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Analyst: LRS-B, JLTV Could Shape Industry With 2015 Decisions

Dec 19, 2014
Which contractor team wins the U.S. Air Force Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) and Army-Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program in 2015 could decide who stays in the business, according to a widely followed U.S. defense industry analyst.

Defense Market Intelligence Notes

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DEFENSE MARKET INTELLIGENCE NOTES

Dec 24, 2014
IMP AEROSPACE delivered first of three RCAF CP-140Ms upgraded with Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) satcom system. BOEING ST. LOUIS broke ground on 367,000-sq.-ft. composites center to manufacture 777X wing/empennage parts starting in 2017. ESTERLINE CORP. had $102.4m net income on $2.05b sales for year ended Oct. 31 vs. $164.7m on $1.89b a year ago.
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Select U.S. military contracts for the week of Dec. 15 - 19, 2014

Dec 24, 2014
Selected aerospace and defense contracts for Dec. 15 U.S. ARMY