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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 16, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 9 January 16, 2015
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Programs

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USAF Still Targeting F-35A IOC By December 2016

Jan 15, 2015
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh says he’s confident a strategy that will be proposed in the fiscal 2016 budget to mitigate a possible maintainer shortfall will allow the F-35A to achieve initial operational capability (IOC) by late 2016 as planned.
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Russia’s Ilyushin Il-96 Turns Into Refueling Tanker

Jan 15, 2015
Russia’s only widebody airliner – the Ilyushin Il-96 – is set to assume a new role after the January signing of a contract between the Russian defense ministry and United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) for two refueling tanker versions of the type.
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AOA Shows Osprey Benefits For COD, Navy Acquisition Chief Says

Jan 15, 2015
A U.S. Navy analysis of alternatives (AOA) highlights using V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft for carrier onboard delivery (COD) missions, says Sean Stackley, assistant Navy secretary for research, development and acquisition.
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Mabus To Rename LCS Successor FF

Jan 15, 2015
U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says it is time to acknowledge the true roles of the successor vessel for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) – and even the LCS itself – and he is giving them more traditional Navy names.
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U.S. Navy Rethinks Need For LCS-Type Speed

Jan 15, 2015
Super-fast speed is less of a priority now for Littoral Combat Ship-like vessels and their successors, says Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden, commander of Naval Surface Forces and the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
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Le Gall: Premature To Judge SpaceX Reusable-launch Efforts

Jan 15, 2015
SpaceX is likely to succeed soon in its plan to fly back a Falcon 9 first stage for eventual reuse, but that doesn’t mean the California company is on the verge of disrupting the space launch industry, according to Jean-Yves Le Gall, president of France’s Center National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES).

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 17, 2015
NORTHROP GRUMMAN has $963.5m USAF contract for intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ground subsystems support; work to finish by Jan. 31, 2020…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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J-20 Specifications

Jan 17, 2015
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/01/asd_01_16_2015_frntcht_j20.pdf J-20 Specifications (See pp. 6-7 for full J-20 Program Dossier)…

Program Dossier

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Program Dossier: J-20

Jan 17, 2015
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/01/asd_01_16_2015_dossier_j20.pdf Definition: The J-20 is a Chinese fifth-generation fighter expected…

Technology

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Air Force Seeks Data On Air-Breathing Tech For Space Access

Jan 15, 2015
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has issued a request for information (RFI) concerning air-breathing propulsion systems that could enable new and dependable responsive launch vehicles to reach orbit and sub-orbit.

Operations

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Sweden Acknowledges Second Submarine Hunt

Jan 17, 2015
The Swedish government has acknowledged it carried out a second submarine hunt in the waters near Stockholm. The second search, revealed by the…

Program