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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 4, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 40 March 04, 2015
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Programs

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Rolls Transfers F-35B Swivel Module Work To U.S.

Mar 03, 2015
Rolls-Royce is moving assembly of the three-bearing swivel (3BSM) module, a key component of the Lockheed Martin F-35B lift system, from the U.K. to a newly-built lift system facility in Indianapolis, as part of broader cost-saving initiatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program.
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V-22 Builder Bell-Boeing Withdraws From Canadian SAR Competition

Mar 03, 2015
The Bell-Boeing consortium that builds the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor has withdrawn from the competition to meet Canada’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) requirements before a request for proposals (RFP) was issued, partly because of the way the program was due to be funded.
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Airbus Helicopters To Rebrand Product Line

Mar 03, 2015
With the launch of its new H160 medium helicopter, Airbus Helicopters is preparing to undertake a wholesale rebranding of its product line.
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New LCS Reverse Osmosis Prototype Tested

Mar 03, 2015
The U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (Navfac Exwc) completed tests on a prototype reverse osmosis (RO) system for the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) in February, service officials report.
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Sikorsky To Deliver Last S-61s To U.S. State Department

Mar 03, 2015
Sikorsky will shortly deliver the last of 29 refurbished S-61 helicopters destined for use by the U.S. State Department.
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Rocket Lab Gets Funding Boost

Mar 03, 2015
New Zealand and U.S.-based sounding rocket and launch vehicle developer Rocket Lab has secured a further round of financing which will enable it to complete work on the Electron launch system and allow commercial operations to begin as early as 2016.
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Europe’s Sentinel-2 Earth Observation Sat Readies For June Launch

Feb 24, 2015
Developed and built for the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission, Sentinel-2A is designed to image the Earth’s landmass from an orbit at 786 km (488.4 mi.) altitude for a design life of 7-12 years.
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Paramount Ready To Launch Ahrlac Production

Feb 23, 2015
With 65 hr. of flight testing performed on the Experimental Demonstrator Model (XDM), Paramount is “within six months” of flying the first of two Pre-Production Model (PPM) aircraft, which will be fully conforming to production standards and will be used to test the mission systems.
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HII Focuses On Securing LPD 28 Contract

Feb 20, 2015
“I appreciate the progress made in securing funding for LPD 28, but our team will not rest until that ship is under contract,” says Michael Petters, CEO of HII, which would build the ship.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 05, 2015
SIKORSKY has $241.7m U.S. Army contract for 22 UH-60M aircraft to support contingency operations. Work to be completed by Dec. 31, 2016. BELL…

In Brief

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McCain Praises Obama Defense Budget Request

Mar 05, 2015
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) opened a March 3 hearing with a note of praise for the Obama administration’s…

Operations

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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 4, 2015 [nid:1269411]

Mar 04, 2015
The Littoral Combat Ship LCS 3USS Fort Worth practiced the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (Cues) with the People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) Jiangkai II frigate FFG 572 Hengshui last month, “enhancing the professional maritime relationship” between U.S. 7th Fleet and the PLAN, U.S. Navy officials say. Fort Worth and Hengshui were conducting routine training and operations in international waters of the South China Sea when training opportunity became available, Navy officials say.

Funding & Policy

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China May Hurt Own Security By Constraining Taiwan, CSIS Says

Mar 02, 2015
China, the Asia-Pacific region and the entire global security network would be better served if China would support Taiwan’s efforts to participate in security, military and other international exercises and programs, the Center for Strategic and International Studies says.