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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 24, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 34 February 24, 2015
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Programs

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5th-to-4th Fighter Comms Pod Schedule Questioned

Feb 23, 2015
The Boeing Talon Hate pod, which is designed to provide that connectivity, was requested by Pacific Air Forces as a quick-reaction project needed to link the stealthy F-22 with legacy fighters.
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Sikorsky Developing Black Hawk Gunship

Feb 23, 2015
The armed version will feature the stub-winged Crashworthy External Fuel System (CEFS) and carry a range of armaments including forward-firing guns, unguided rockets and the Hellfire missile.
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Eurofighter Partners Give Brimstone 2 Integration Green Light

Feb 23, 2015
Officials from the four Typhoon partner nations – Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K. – inked an agreement at the IDEX 2015 defense show in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 22 to update the fighter with the Phase 3 Enhancements (P3E) package.
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Raytheon Offers Long-Range Amraam For Air Defense

Feb 23, 2015
The goal is to keep Nasams competitive with evolving competitors and to provide a replacement for Raytheon’s veteran Hawk SAM.
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Thales Claims M-Scan Advantages In Crowsnest System

Feb 23, 2015
Thales U.K. says it could deliver its system for Britain’s carrier organic helicopter-borne airborne early warning requirement 12 months early, eliminating a potential capability gap and reducing training costs.
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CAE Seeking More Live Flight Training Opportunities

Feb 23, 2015
CAE, which is best known for its expertise in flight simulators, believes that integrating live flying training with its simulation products can provide a broader capability to its customers.
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Astronauts Ahead Of Schedule On Planned USS Utility Cable Work

Feb 23, 2015
The second of three 6-to-7-hr. spacewalks intended to extend power, data and heater cables to the first of the docking ports for use by Boeing’s CST-100 and SpaceX’s crewed Dragon is scheduled to get underway early Feb. 25.
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Spacecraft To Study What Happens When Magnetospheres Collide

Feb 23, 2015
Scientists believe the Magnetospheric Multi-Scale (MMS) mission could improve space-weather forecasting.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 25, 2015
BAE SYSTEMS has £859m ($1.33b) contract for U.K. Type 26 frigate covering essential long-lead items, shore testing facilities and key equipment for…

In Brief

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Space Discussions On Capitol Hill; IDEX Underway

Feb 25, 2015
Discussion of space will factor prominently on Capitol Hill this week – on Tuesday the Senate Commerce space subcommittee holds a hearing on “U.S…

Technology

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U.S. Navy Pulls Out The Patents

Feb 25, 2015
Anchored by new developments in sonar imaging, undersea mapping and other technology, the U.S. Navy once again led the U.S. government pack for…

Contracts

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Selected U.S. military contracts for the week of Feb. 18-20, 2015

Feb 25, 2015
Selected U.S. military contracts for Feb. 18, 2015 ARMY General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, was awarded a …