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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 7, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 2 January 07, 2015
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SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 08, 2015
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $662m contract for two MC-130Js, two HC-130Js, three KC-130Js, one C-130J, two U.S. Coast Guard HC-130Js and 20 quick engine…

Business

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Boeing Defense, Space And Security Relatively Strong In 2014

Jan 08, 2015
Boeing delivered 179 aircraft and five satellites in 2014, representing a relatively strong year despite continuing cutbacks in U.S. military and space spending.
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U.S. Defense Stocks Seen Reacting Positively To Fiscal 2016 Budget

Jan 08, 2015
U.S. defense company stocks likely will react positively to the fiscal 2016 budget request, expected next month, as well as subsequent congressional…

Programs

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SpaceX Delays Falcon 9 Launch Attempt

Jan 08, 2015
ORLANDO, Florida—Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has slipped the launch of its fifth commercial resupply services mission to the…
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Honeywell HTS900-Powered Bell 407 Helicopter Certified

Jan 08, 2015
LONDON—Canadian helicopter engineering firm Eagle Copters has certified its modification to fit Honeywell’s HTS900 turboshaft engine into the Bell…
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Mars One Selects Plant Growth Experiment For 2018 Precursor

Jan 08, 2015
HOUSTON—Mars One, the Dutch nonprofit focused on the proposed human settlement of the red planet by the mid-2020s, has selected a Portuguese/Spanish…
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Next SpaceX Mission Will Refly Experiments Lost On Antares

Jan 08, 2015
A SpaceX Dragon capsule in place at Cape Canaveral, for a cargo mission to the International Space Station as early as Tuesday morning, will include…
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MQ-8C Makes First Flight Off Destroyer

Jan 08, 2015
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman successfully flew the MQ-8C Fire Scout off the DDG 109 USS Jason Dunham earlier this month off the Virginia coast,…
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India Successfully Tests ‘Panchi’ UAV

Jan 08, 2015
NEW DELHI—The wheeled-version of India’s home-grown unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Nishant made its first flight. The UAV, dubbed “Panchi,” or Bird,…

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Needs To Strike More Consistent Chord In Asia-Pacific, CSIS Says

Jan 08, 2015
The U.S. needs more consistency in the message it is broadcasting about its Asia-Pacific rebalance, regional experts for the Center for Strategic and…
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Taiwan Defense Still Possible, CSBA Says

Jan 08, 2015
Defending Taiwan from China would be difficult but not impossible, a recent report by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) says…

Funding and Policy

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National Engineering Forum Works To Hike Awareness, Attract Talent

Jan 08, 2015
HOUSTON—The National Engineering Forum (NEF) reports a wide-ranging response to the early efforts of a multiyear campaign to increase engineering…
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India’s IAF Squadron Down To 25, Panel Says

Jan 08, 2015
NEW DELHI—An Indian parliamentary panel on defense has asked the government to expedite the procurement of all pending fighter aircraft as the…
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U.S., South Korea, Japan Agree To Trilateral Nuclear Threat Accord

Jan 08, 2015
The South Korean and Japanese defense ministries and the U.S. Defense Department finalized a trilateral information-sharing arrangement last month…