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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 23, 2015

VOL. 252 NO. 17 April 23, 2015
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Programs

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X-47B Conducts First-Ever UAV In-Flight Refueling

Apr 22, 2015
This test, once cut from the program due to financial constraints, opens the door to vast options for unmanned aviation.
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NASA Wants More Time to Review Second-Round Commercial Cargo Bids

Apr 22, 2015
Source-selection officials at NASA have delayed awarding the second set of contracts for commercial cargo delivery to the International Space Station “to allow additional time to evaluate proposals.”
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As Ford Work Nears End, U.S. Navy Eyes Kennedy Costs

Apr 22, 2015
As Huntington Ingalls Industries zeroes in on homestretch work needed to complete the aircraft carrier CVN 78 Gerald R. Ford at its Newport News Shipbuilding yard, the U.S. Navy wants to ensure the lowest possible cost for carrier CVN 79 John F. Kennedy.
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Sbirs IR Sensor Set For Ops Assessment This Fall

Apr 22, 2015
Four years after launch of the first of a new fleet of missile-warning satellites, the U.S. Air Force is planning to test the system’s newest technology – a powerful infrared staring sensor – in an operational assessment.
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Airbus Helicopters Wins EASA Certification For Utility EC145

Apr 22, 2015
Airbus Helicopters has been awarded European Aviation Safety Agency certification for the utility version of its EC145 twin-engine light helicopter.
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Draken Teams With Aero On L-39NG Upgrade

Apr 22, 2015
As part of a collaboration with Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody that includes using L-159Es to provide air services such a threat simulation to the U.S. military, Draken International is offering the L-39NG upgrade program to operators of the Czech-built jet trainer in the Americas.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 24, 2015
AAR DEFENSE SYSTEMS & LOGISTICS will support upgrade of government-supplied GE T64 turboshafts to power BELL HELICOPTER V-280 Valor tiltrotor for U.S…

Program Dossier

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F-15C/D/J/DJ Specs

Apr 24, 2015
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/04/asd_04_23_2015_specs.pdf F-15C/D/J/DJ Specs (See pp. 6-10 for full F-15C/D/J/DJ Program Dossier)…
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Program Dossier: F-15 Eagle

Apr 24, 2015
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/04/asd_04_23_2015_Dossier1.pdf Definition: The F-15 Eagle is a U.S. twin-engine, air-superiority…

Business

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Boeing Surprises With Cash Use In First Quarter

Apr 22, 2015
For any other aerospace and defense contractor, it would have been a great first quarter. But for Boeing, Wall Street is expressing its mild disappointment over the first financial results of 2015.
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Warren East To Succeed John Rishton As Rolls-Royce CEO

Apr 22, 2015
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has announced a change in leadership after a 2014 dominated by profit warnings and share-price drops.