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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 27, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 57 March 27, 2015
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Programs

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Netherlands Orders Eight F-35s

Mar 26, 2015
The Netherlands has placed an order for its first batch of eight F-35 Lightning IIs to begin replacing its F-16 fleet in the early 2020s.
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U.S. Air Force And Navy X-Plane Fighter Prototypes Planned

Mar 26, 2015
There will likely be two next-generation fighter X-plane prototypes, one for the U.S. Air Force and one for the Navy, under the Pentagon’s Aerospace Innovation Initiative (AII), a senior Darpa official says.
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PeruSat-1 To Share Vega With Skybox Imaging Smallsats

Mar 26, 2015
Peru’s first Earth observation satellite will share a ride to low Earth orbit with four small Skybox Imaging satellites planned to launch next year on a European Vega rocket.
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Spanish Air Force Looking For New Training System

Mar 26, 2015
The Spanish air force is paving the way for a wholesale replacement of its flight training fleet to prepare its pilots to fly more modern aircraft.
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Tactical Tomahawk Passes Acceptance Test

Mar 26, 2015
The U.S. Navy’s Tactical Tomahawk missile underwent a successful production acceptance test earlier this month.
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Improvements Aside, NASA Cost, Schedule Challenges Mounting, Auditors Say

Mar 26, 2015
The U.S. General Accountability Office has followed an encouraging 2015 assessment of NASA’s stewardship of major spacecraft development efforts with some frank warnings about the future.
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Gripen Candidate For Four Southeast Asian Countries

Mar 26, 2015
Four Southeast Asian countries are possible buyers of the Saab Gripen C/D, with Indonesia the most prospective customer.

In Brief

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Bell Helicopter To Cut 315 Jobs, Suspend Hiring

Mar 27, 2015
​Bell Helicopter is laying off 315 workers because of reductions in V-22 production and reduced demand from the global commercial rotorcraft industry…

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 27, 2015
AGUSTAWESTLAND has £580m ($860m), five-year U.K. Ministry of Defense contract for maintenance support to Royal Navy Merlin Mk. 2 & Mk. 3 helicopters…

Technology

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Darpa Targets Maritime Agility, Resilience

Mar 26, 2015
Adding flexibility and resilience to maritime systems is an area of focus for Darpa, says Deputy Director Steve Walker. He cites the Upwards Falling Payloads (UFP) program to develop a globally distributed undersea payload-dispensing architecture on the deep ocean floor.

Funding & Policy

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McCain Wants More Weight In Asia-Pacific Rebalance

Mar 26, 2015
The U.S. is fully justified in its decision to rebalance its interests and military forces back to the Asia-Pacific region, Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) says. But the country has failed to follow through with those plans.

Operations

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U.K. Beefing Up Falkland Islands Defense

Mar 25, 2015
The U.K. government is spending £280 million ($415 million) to boost the defenses of the Falkland Islands in view of new assessments of the threat posed by Argentina.