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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 9, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 4 January 09, 2015
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Funding & Policy

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USAF Names RAF Lakenheath As F-35A Base, Unveils Closures

Jan 08, 2015
The U.S. Air Force has chosen RAF Lakenheath in the U.K. as its first base for the F-35A in Europe, and announced a significant upheaval in the USAF’s basing structure.
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U.S., U.K. Spell Out Cooperative Naval Focus

Jan 08, 2015
The recent agreement between the U.S. and U.K. for joint naval development runs the gamut of acquisition programs and operations.

Programs

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Turkey To Pursue Indigenous Fighter; Orders More F-35s

Jan 08, 2015
Turkey will push ahead with development of an indigenous national combat aircraft, the country’s Defense Industry Executive Committee has decided.
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China’s Hypersonic Ambitions Prompt Thaad-ER Push

Jan 08, 2015
Lockheed Martin is hoping that the maturing threat of hypersonic re-entry vehicles from ambitious adversaries will spark interest in the company’s dormant plan to design a more powerful booster for the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) air defense system.
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Soil Moisture Mapping Spacecraft Set For Jan. 29 Launch

Jan 08, 2015
An innovative orbiter that will combine active and passive microwave sensors to produce high-resolution global maps of topsoil moisture every two to three days is set for launch from Vandenberg AFB, California, on Jan. 29.

Business

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Airbus Group in process of purchasing French stake in Arianespace

Jan 08, 2015
PARIS – Airbus Safran Launchers, a joint venture that owns a 41% stake in Europe's Arianespace launch services company, will in the coming weeks acquire 34% of the rocket consortium currently owned by French space agency CNES, according to a senior Airbus Group official.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 10, 2015
William Boeing Jr., son of BOEING co-founder William E. Boeing, died Jan. 8, age 92, at his home in Seattle. HAM-LET (ISRAEL-CANADA) acquired U.K…

Defense Market Intelligence Notes

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Jan 10, 2015
North America On Dec. 28, the first of four Boeing KC-46A engineering, manufacturing and development aircraft – a 767-2C that does not include aerial…