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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 3, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 39 March 03, 2015
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Programs

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Dawn Closes In On Dwarf Planet Ceres’ Mystery Bright Spots

Mar 02, 2015
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is in "excellent condition" and on track to be captured into orbit on schedule by the dwarf planet Ceres in the early hours of March 6, says mission controllers at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
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Korean Air, Airbus Bid Against KAI For KF-X

Feb 27, 2015
Korean Airlines, with backing from Airbus, has bid to develop South Korea’s KF-X indigenous fighter, presenting competition to the country’s leading combat aircraft company, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI).
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USAF Weather Satellite Explodes After Thermal Spike

Mar 02, 2015
Six DMSP satellites are now left to provide the weather data needed for the military.
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Sweden To Fit Cruise Missile To Gripen

Mar 02, 2015
The Swedish air force will prepare a requirement for an air-launched land-attack cruise missile “in the next few months,” chief of staff Maj. Gen. Micael Byden tells Aviation Week.
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India To Buy More Pilatus PC-7 Mk. 2s

Mar 02, 2015
India will buy 38 PC-7 Mark II basic trainers from Pilatus in addition to the 75 aircraft already purchased from the Swiss airframer to meet the need for 181 Basic Trainer Aircraft for Stage I flying training for the Indian air force.
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Demand Seen For More Rotary Wing In Asia-Pacific Region

Feb 26, 2015
“Transport helicopters are likely to be a high-demand, low-density asset in a crisis,” the Center for Strategic and International Studies says.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches First All-Electric Satellites

Mar 02, 2015
Using an xenon-ion propulsion system, rather than conventional chemical propellant, the 702SP requires about eight months transit time to reach its final operating position in geosynchronous orbit.
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BAE Enters Missile Jammer Export Market With Atircm

Mar 02, 2015
BAE Systems is targeting Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter operators as initial customers after receiving U.S. government approval to export its laser missile jammer, the ALQ-212 Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (Atircm) system.
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Space Station Ready For Next Phase Of Commercial Crew Program

Mar 02, 2015
Astronauts just completed a successful eight-day, three-spacewalk campaign to install communications antennas and extend utility cables to two future docking ports.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 04, 2015
LOCKHEED MARTIN/SIKORSKY joint venture MARINE HELICOPTER SUPPORT CO. has $2b U.S. Navy performance-based logistics contract for 1,710 weapon…

In Brief

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Capitol Hill Crams In Defense-Related Hearings

Mar 04, 2015
As NASA’s Dawn probe nears its Friday rendezvous with the dwarf planet Ceres (see story), lawmakers on Capitol Hill will be circling U.S. defense…

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Navy Warns Of Budget Cuts In Shipbuilding, BMD

Mar 02, 2015
“In the face of budgetary uncertainty, cutting ships is the most damaging and less reversible course of action, which is why I am committed to preserving shipbuilding,” Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says.

Operations

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Bristow Readying For U.K. Search-And-Rescue Contract Start

Mar 04, 2015
LONDON—Bristow group is making final preparations to begin search and rescue (SAR) operations under contract with the British government. The first…

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of Feb. 23-27, 2015

Mar 04, 2015
Selected U.S. military contracts for Feb. 23, 2015. U.S. ARMY CUBRS Inc., Buffalo, New York, was awarded a $32,678,236 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract…