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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 26, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 56 March 26, 2015
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Programs

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NASA Likes Boulder Option For Asteroid Redirect Mission

Mar 25, 2015
The favored “Option B” strategy outlined March 25 by NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot – robotically nabbing a boulder from the surface of a larger asteroid in deep space and steering the catch into a stable orbit around the Moon – adds complexity and an estimated $100 million to the price tag of its “Option A” rival.
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Revised SpaceX, USAF Certification Plan To Focus on ‘Trust’

Mar 25, 2015
USAF and SpaceX are modifying the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement signed two years ago to outline what has become the contentious process to certify the Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket for use in launching national security payloads.
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Airbus Begins New Lakota Training Helo Deliveries To U.S. Army

Mar 25, 2015
By training pilots from the outset on the twin-turbine, glass-cockpit Lakota, the Army is hoping for a more efficient transition to the Boeing AH-64 Apache, CH-47 Chinook and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk in its operational fleet.
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India’s Mars Orbiter Expected To Outlive Six-Month Baseline Mission

Mar 24, 2015
India’s first Mars mission has successfully completed six months in space and is expected to stay in orbit for another six months to explore the red planet and its atmosphere.
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Sierra Nevada Eyes Houston For Dream Chaser Landings

Mar 25, 2015
Sierra Nevada Corp. and the Houston Airport System (HAS) have signed agreements that could lead to landings of the company’s unpiloted Dream Chaser cargo variant at Ellington Airport.
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India Receives First Two Retrofitted Mirage 2000s

Mar 25, 2015
Dassault Aviation delivered the first two of 49 upgraded Mirage 2000 fighter jets to the Indian air force during a handover ceremony March 25 at the company’s flight test center in southern France.
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French Court Prevents Bell From Selling Model 429 In France

Mar 25, 2015
A French court has reversed its decision in a long-running legal battle between Bell Helicopter and Airbus Helicopters over patents related to the production landing skid design used on Bell’s Model 429 twin-engine helo.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 26, 2015
RAYTHEON has $528.8m U.S. Air Force contract modification to provide Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (Amraam) Lot 29 production and other…

In Brief

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U.K. Sending Hercules To South Sudan

Mar 25, 2015
The U.K. will announce it is deploying a single Lockheed C-130J Hercules to South Sudan to support the United Nations humanitarian mission there.

Business

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Airbus Again Reduces Ownership Stake In Dassault

Mar 25, 2015
Airbus Group said March 25 that it plans to sell a further 17.5% of its share in rival Dassault Aviation as it seeks to monetize its stake in the French family-owned aircraft manufacturer.

Operations

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Indian Navy Aircraft Crashes Off Goa Coast

Mar 25, 2015
An Indian navy surveillance aircraft crashed into the sea off the coast of the western state of Goa on March 24, the latest in a series of deadly disasters for the country’s military.
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U.S. Ships Hone Indo-Asia-Pacific Relationships

Mar 24, 2015
The U.S. Navy is giving allies and partners a taste of the American fleet in what the nation now calls the Indo-Asia-Pacific.