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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 22, 2015

VOL. 252 NO. 16 April 22, 2015
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Programs

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Poland Pleases European, U.S. Allies With Helicopter, Missile Orders

Apr 21, 2015
Poland has selected Airbus Helicopters to provide the country’s future military utility helicopters, while Raytheon’s Patriot has been chosen as Warsaw’s next generation surface-to-air missile system.
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India’s Mars Mission Completes 800 Orbits

Apr 21, 2015
Indian Space Research Organization Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar says the Mangalyaan mission still has 39 kg of fuel and is likely to survive “several years” in orbit.
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Ground Tests Keep CH-53K Moving As First Flight Slips

Apr 21, 2015
Almost a year after rollout, significant work remains before the CH-53K can take to the air. But once the helicopter is airborne, developer Sikorsky maintains tests can move quickly because of work accomplished on the ground, and the Marines still expect initial operational capability in 2019.
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Lockheed Plans Company-Funded Lrasm Surface Launch

Apr 21, 2015
Lockheed Martin is looking ahead to a company-funded surface-launched test of its Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (Lrasm) in preparation for an expected U.S. Navy competition.
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Honeywell, Partners To Offer Small Satcom Antenna

Apr 15, 2015
Honeywell, Inmarsat and satcoms technology specialist Kymeta are developing a Ka-band antenna for business and commercial aviation that should offer better broadband service and suit installation in smaller aircraft.
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India, French Firm To Jointly Develop Missile System

Apr 21, 2015
India has approved a plan to jointly develop a short-range surface-to-air missile (SR-SAM) system with major European missile developer and manufacturer MBDA for deployment on navy warships.
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U.S. Navy Will Send Mantis Abroad For Test

Apr 20, 2015
Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) Squadron 77 was selected to host the first overseas test of the Multi-Aircraft Nose and Tail Interface System (Mantis), a next-generation aircraft ground transport for shipboard use in the Western Pacific.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 22, 2015
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE earned $516m on $3.26b sales in 1Q15 vs. $471m on $3.36b in 1Q14; commercial aftermarket sales up 1%. GKN AEROSPACE is leading 3…

Funding & Policy

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Airbus Helicopters To Begin Testing Light Helo HUMS Soon

Apr 21, 2015
Airbus Helicopters will soon begin testing a new lightweight digital health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) which could be used on light-single and twin-engine helicopters
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IG Cites Afghan National Security Force Vehicle Management Concerns

Apr 21, 2015
The Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) and Afghanistan’s Ministries of Defense and Interior “did not have controls in place to effectively manage accountability of the approximately 95,000 vehicles procured by DoD (Department of Defense) for Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) since 2005,” the Pentagon Inspector General says.
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KIDD Meeting Strengthens U.S., ROK Military Relations

Apr 22, 2015
The Department of Defense and Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defense strengthened their ties during the 7th Korea-U.S. Integrated…

In Brief

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HASC Subcommittee Focused On Ships

Apr 22, 2015
When the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee marks up its portion of the fiscal 2016 defense authorization bill on April 23, the emphasis will not be on adding money for additional F/A-18 Super Hornets or F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. “In my subcommittee, I think we’re going to be pushing to build ships,” says Chairman Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va). “That is where we’re going to put our additional dollars.