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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 8, 2015

VOL. 252 NO. 28 May 08, 2015
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Funding & Policy

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USAF EELV Procurement Plan Riddled With Pitfalls

May 07, 2015
The forthcoming competition for new U.S. military space launchers introduces a number of variables that will make the acquisition anything but simple.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 09, 2015
U.S. AIR FORCE completed Capability Integration (CI) phase and began Capability Evaluation (CE) phase for LOCKHEED MARTIN’s Space-Based Infrared…

In Brief

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Carter Reiterates Plea For Repeal Of Sequestration

May 09, 2015
Defense Secretary Ash Carter renewed the Obama administration’s call for a repeal of sequestration at the outset of an appearance before the Senate…

Programs

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Japan Studies AAM-Launching Missileer Aircraft

May 07, 2015
Japan, challenged with a numerically superior Chinese fighter force, is re-examining the 1950s concept of exercising air control with low-performance aircraft firing high-performance missiles.
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TAI Focuses Engineering Efforts On Anka Order

May 07, 2015
With flight tests underway on the improved Anka B unmanned aerial system, Turkish Aerospace Industries is focusing its attention on making the production system, Anka S, ready for operations by the Turkish air force.
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Russia ISS Resupply Capsule Re-entry Appears Imminent

May 07, 2015
Russia’s wayward Progress 59 International Space Station resupply mission spacecraft appears destined for an uncontrolled overnight re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.
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MDA Misses Fiscal Testing Goals, GAO Says

May 07, 2015
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) hit many marks for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) testing in fiscal 2014 but failed to hit its overall goals, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a recent report.

Operations

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Fort Worth Expands Deployment To Philippines

May 07, 2015
The Littoral Combat Ship LCS 3 USS Fort Worth stopped in Subic Bay, the Philippines, on May 4 to resupply and refuel before continuing routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

Business

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HII CEO Sees Congressional Support For Navy Programs

May 07, 2015
Lawmakers are putting up the cash to back up their concern for U.S. shipbuilding programs, according to Michael Petters, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), the nation’s top naval vessel builder.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Futron Satellite Manufacturing and Telecommunications Reports

May 09, 2015
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