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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 22, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 12 January 22, 2015
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Programs

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USAF Tanker Tests Could Slip By A Year, Pentagon Report Says

Jan 21, 2015
Initial operational test and evaluation of the Boeing KC-46A tanker is "likely" to slip by at least one year according to the just-released fiscal 2014 annual report on the program from the Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test & Evaluation.
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ONR Funds Unmanned-Aircraft ASW Targeting For P-8

Jan 21, 2015
The U.S. Navy is coming to grips with how to conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW) from high altitude as it transitions from the turboprop Lockheed P-3C Orion to the Boeing P-8A Poseidon, a derivative of the 737 commercial airliner.
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Italy Planning Further Mangusta Upgrades

Jan 21, 2015
Italy is looking to carry out another upgrade of its AgustaWestland AW129 Mangusta attack helicopter toward the end of this decade.
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DOT&E Questions Ford Technology Testing

Jan 21, 2015
While the U.S. Navy continues to tout the benefits of the CVN Ford-class aircraft carriers, the Pentagon Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) still questions the readiness and reliability of some of the technological advancements of the ships and the service’s testing plan.
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Third MUOS Launched By ULA Atlas V

Jan 21, 2015
The U.S. Navy took a further step toward establishing its next-generation Mobile User Objective System satcom constellation with the successful launch of the third satellite by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V on Jan. 20.
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Air-Launched BrahMos Missile To Be Tested In March

Jan 21, 2015
India will conduct the first test of the air-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in March, using an Indian air force Su-30MKI fighter, according to an official involved in the project.
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One-Year Space Station Mission Set To Begin In March

Jan 20, 2015
Plans for the first one-year missions to the International Space Station by U.S. and Russian astronauts seem well-timed from the long view.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 23, 2015
GENERAL ELECTRIC has $325m USAF contract for Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines (VAATE) III and Beyond. Work will develop technologies by…

In Brief

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Obama Offers Best Wishes To NASA’s One-Year Astronaut

Jan 23, 2015
President Barack Obama extended best wishes to NASA astronaut Scott Kelly during his State of the Union address Jan. 20, as the veteran space…

Funding & Policy

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Japanese Group Working On Foreign Cooperation For Arms Exports

Jan 20, 2015
The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies (SJAC) has opened talks with undisclosed foreign counterpart organizations with the aim of supporting Japan’s entry into the arms export market.