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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 2, 2015

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Programs

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Italian Air Force Orders HammerHead

Feb 28, 2015
Just one day after Piaggio Aerospace disclosed the first flight of its HammerHead UAV, the company has confirmed the Italian air force as the system’s launch customer. Italy will purchase six P.1HH HammerHead air vehicles and three ground control stations, Piaggio announced on the final day of the IDEX defense show in Abu Dhabi. The order is a major coup for the HammerHead, which completed the first flight in its final aerodynamic configuration on Dec. 22.
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Protect The Ohio-Class Replacements, Greenert Says

Feb 27, 2015
With the specter of sequestration and other budget cuts threatening to whittle away again at U.S. Navy’s spending plans across the future years defense program (FYDP), Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, has one overriding request for lawmakers: save the funding for the Ohio-class replacement (ORP) fleet.
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Israel’s Arrow Missile Defense Systems Fail Two Tests

Feb 27, 2015
Israel has finally acknowledged that its Arrow-2 anti-ballistic missile system failed a September 2014 intercept test. The Israeli defense ministry also said that a December 2014 test of the Arrow-3 system was aborted due to a malfunction in the target missile.
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Middle East Key To Australian Armed UAV Decision

Feb 27, 2015
The prospect of continued combat operations in the Middle East is driving Australia’s contemplated order for armed pilotless aircraft, a move that is backed by one of the country’s leading defense analysts.
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UAE Confirms C-17 Buy As Final Aircraft Assembly Begins

Feb 27, 2015
Boeing began assembly on the 279th and final C-17 at its Long Beach, California production site on Feb 26.
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Bell-Boeing Plans More Osprey Live Fire Trials With Marines

Feb 24, 2015
Bell-Boeing will conduct additional flight tests of the V-22’s forward-firing capability later this year as part of a Marine Corps exercise.
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New Earth-Science Missions Beginning To Generate Climate Data

Feb 26, 2015
A series of five Earth-monitoring satellites launched by NASA over the past year is beginning to move from calibration to data-taking in ways that suggest they will enhance researchers’ understanding of how the planet’s climate is changing.
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U.K. Planning Laser Weapon Demonstration

Feb 27, 2015
The Laser Directed Energy Weapon Capability Demonstrator is a program being run by the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory, which will “enhance the U.K.’s understanding of the capability of a laser-based weapon system.”

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 28, 2015
RAYTHEON has $122.4m U.S. Navy contract modification for 114 Tomahawk Block IV All Up Round missiles; deliveries by August 2017. NORTHROP GRUMMAN has $63.7m U.S. Navy contract for long-lead components, material, parts and other work to maintain the MQ-4C Triton UAV planned production schedule. Work expected to be complete in February 2016. KONGSBERG has $73m LOCKHEED MARTIN order for rudders and vertical leading edges for F-35 production lots 9 and 10.

Funding & Policy

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NASA Will Buy At Least 6 More Soyuz Seats

Feb 27, 2015
Testifying before the House Science space subcommittee Friday, William Gerstenmaier, NASA’s human spaceflight chief, said he expects those seats will cost about 9% more than the $76 million each the U.S. agency paid most recently.

Business

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A400M Issues Spoil Otherwise Strong 2014 For Airbus Defense and Space

Feb 27, 2015
Despite a record year for the space business of Airbus Defense and Space (ADS), the division’s overall 2014 financial results were disappointing.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Feb 28, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Mar. 2 — SpeedNews Fifth Annual Aerospace Raw Material & Manufacturers Supply Chain Conference, Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, California. For more information go to http://speednews.com/aerospace-raw-materials-and-manufacturers-supply-chain-conference/agenda#