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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 30, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 18 January 30, 2015
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Business

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Airbus Official Forced Out Over A400M Delays

Jan 29, 2015
Domingo Ureña-Raso, who oversaw development of the Airbus A400M, has been forced to resign because of delays in getting the airlifter into service.
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New UTC Management Moves Appear To Get Wall Street Approval

Jan 31, 2015
Members of the new senior management team at aerospace and industrial conglomerate United Technologies Corp. (UTC) might be old, but they are…

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 31, 2015
CUBIC CORP. has $500m DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY contract for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive (CBRNE)…

In Brief

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Textron Sees Interest In Scorpion Heating Up

Jan 31, 2015
The Scorpion military twin-engine jet is receiving significant interest from potential international customers, Textron Chairman and CEO Scott…

Funding & Policy

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ULA Snags More Sole-Source Launches After SpaceX Suit Is Settled

Jan 29, 2015
The Jan. 28 contract modification is worth $382.9 million for three missions. It is part of a $4.7 billion “bulk buy” contract including a guarantee of 36 engine cores – 28 missions – for ULA.
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U.S. Reconsidered Providing Yemen With Precision Strike Aircraft

Jan 27, 2015
A winter 2013 Pentagon appeal to Congress to equip Yemen’s lagging air force with four “precision strike” aircraft signaled a bold stride toward meeting one of the core Yemeni objectives laid out in President Barack Obama’s June 2011 National Strategy for Counterterrorism.

Programs

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Boeing, Army Discussing Multiyear Apache Buy

Jan 29, 2015
Boeing and the U.S. Army are in discussions on multiyear procurement of the upgraded AH-64E Apache.
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Boeing Searching For Final C-17 Orders

Jan 29, 2015
Boeing had committed itself to building another 10 of the airlifters, and has sold three of this final batch so far.
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Robust Air Defense Not Needed In New Frigates, Studies Show

Jan 29, 2015
Such a requirement would “impede” on air-defense missions and operations already performed by the Aegis combat systems aboard Navy destroyers and cruisers, a Navy official says.
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Lockheed’s Small UAV Helps Fight Fires In Australia

Jan 29, 2015
The Indago will provide intelligence on hot spots and fire lines at night when manned aircraft are not permitted to fly.

Operations

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U.K. CAA Reports Progress On Offshore Helicopter Safety

Jan 31, 2015
LONDON—The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says the U.K. offshore helicopter industry has made great strides in improving safety since the…