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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 5, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 22 February 05, 2015
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Programs

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Northrop Halts, Lockheed Slows Uclass As U.S. Navy Punts Again

Feb 04, 2015
Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin have each scaled back work on developing their own company-funded designs for the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (Uclass) aircraft.
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USAF Expands T-X Trainer Program To Include New ‘Red Air’ Aggressor

Feb 04, 2015
In fiscal 2016 budget documents, the U.S. Air Force notes a plan to start funding in fiscal 2018 for modifications to the selected T-X trainer replacement to enable it to operate in the traditional aggressor role during live-fly training for fighter pilots.
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U.S. Navy Chief Says F/A-XX Will Have To Fight For Access

Feb 04, 2015
“Stealth may be overrated,” U.S. chief of naval operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert says.
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U.S. Navy Funds LCS Work As Service Prepares For New Frigates

Feb 03, 2015
As the U.S. Navy starts the research and development (R&D) to design new frigates based on modified Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) designs, the service continues to fund LCS programs as more of the vessels get ready to enter the fleet.
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Raytheon Undecided On Army Missile Bid

Feb 04, 2015
Raytheon has not decided whether to bid for the U.S. Army’s Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) program now that the long-awaited request for proposals (RFP) for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) has been released.
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Turkey Seeking Partners, Suppliers For New Radar, Telecom Satellites

Feb 04, 2015
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) does not expect to take delivery of the Thales Alenia Space-built Gokturk-1 high-resolution optical imaging satellite until midyear at the earliest, when it is expected to undergo final assembly, integration and test at TAI’s new satellite processing facility in Ankara.

Funding & Policy

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Lawmaker: Accidents Will Shape House Action On Commercial Spaceflight

Feb 04, 2015
The back-to-back accidents that afflicted the budding commercial spaceflight industry last year have triggered more interest on Capitol Hill in how the U.S. government will regulate that industry in the years ahead, according to the chairman of the House subcommittee that authorizes civil-space spending.
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U.S. Navy Budget Request Crafted With Asia-Pacific In Mind

Feb 04, 2015
Not only is the Navy deploying a higher percentage of its ships and associated aircraft to the region, the service is also planning to put its most advanced assets there and invest more heavily in regional bases and facilities.
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NASA Invests In Mars Through Texas

Feb 04, 2015
NASA’s proposed $18.5 billion budget for fiscal 2016 and its long-range vision of delivering human explorers to the Martian surface bodes especially well for the agency’s Johnson Space Center.
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Carter Backs Idea Of Sending Weapons To Ukraine

Feb 04, 2015
Defense Secretary nominee Ashton Carter told Congress he would support the idea of providing weapons to Ukraine.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 06, 2015
AEROJET ROCKETDYNE will supply ORBITAL SCIENCES with XR-5 electric propulsion systems for GEOStar-3 comsats under 3-yr. contract. SIERRA NEVADA CORP…

In Brief

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Export Reform Effort Unlikely To Touch Firearms, Lawyers Say

Feb 06, 2015
The Obama administration is racing to try to rewrite the U.S. Munitions List under its Export Control Reform Initiative, but one category on the list…