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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 19, 2015

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France, Germany and Italy Sign MALE UAV Pact

May 19, 2015
The three nations have signed up to a declaration of intent that will see the leading defense and aerospace companies in each country—Dassault Aviation in France, Airbus Defense and Space in Germany, and Finmeccanica in Italy—carry out a two-year definition study of MALE systems, before a decision is made to start development and procurement of the system.
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Poland Begins Utility Helicopter Flight Trials

May 18, 2015
Airbus deployed a single Caracal, destined for the Brazilian navy, to Powidz, Poland, on May 14 to begin trials to check that the performance of the aircraft lives up to the promises made by the company in its tender.
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Boeing Discloses Advanced Missile Tests, Will Unveil Other Programs

May 18, 2015
ST. LOUIS—Boeing conducted four flight tests under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (Darpa) Triple Target Terminator (T3) program, Boeing Phantom Works President Darryl Davis said here May 18. The test vehicles, about the size of an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (Amraam), flew “faster and farther” than an Amraam, Davis said, but he did not provide any other details.
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Proton Failure Loses Mexican Comsat, Delays Inmarsat GX Launch

May 18, 2015
The June launch of Inmarsat’s third Global Xpress Ka-band communications satellite has been delayed, following a mishap involving Russia’s Proton M/Briz M launch vehicle.
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Boeing ‘Very Disappointed’ With Pentagon’s Uclass Delay

May 18, 2015
The changes have reflected internal disagreements about the vehicle’s mission and the extent of stealth technology to be incorporated into the platform.
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Military Version Of Airbus H145 Receives EASA Certification

May 18, 2015
With certification under its belt, the company is able to proceed with the initial deliveries of the first two aircraft to the German air force later this year.
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EDA And ESA Push Ahead With UAV Demonstrations

May 18, 2015
The 18-month DeSIRE II demonstration is being conducted by an industrial consortium led by led by Italian satellite firm Telespazio and aims to support the European standardization and regulatory activities surrounding the satellite communications-based command and control of UAVs, as EU regulators examine the requirements to allow the platforms in the same airspace as other traffic.
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Emals Completes First Full-Speed Shot On Ford Carrier

May 18, 2015
The recent test shots, known as “no-loads” because no aircraft or other loads were attached to the launching shuttle, successfully demonstrated the integrated catapult system, which is designed to launch all current and future planned carrier aircraft.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 19, 2015
GE and PRATT & WHITNEY each have $105m U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contracts to mature technologies toward system-level preliminary design reviews and compatibility reviews for Adaptive Engine Research Design program.

In Brief

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House Approps To Mark Up NASA Funding Bill

May 19, 2015
This Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee will mark up its version of the Commerce, Justice, Science bill for fiscal 2016 that funds NASA at $18.5 billion for the year and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at $5.2 billion. Meanwhile, on Tuesday in Washington the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts a discussion on missile defense and U.S. national security featuring Adm. James Winnefeld, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Technology

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NASA Studying Free-Flying Robotic Satellite-Servicing Mission

May 18, 2015
NASA on May 18 issued a request for information (RFI) on a single spacecraft that could be used for the planned Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) and a notional robotic-servicing mission.

Operations

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Russian Progress Boosts International Space Station On 2nd Attempt

May 18, 2015
After a failed attempt two days earlier, thrusters on the Russian Progress 58 re-supply capsule docked to the International Space Station (ISS) fired for just over 32 min. on May 17, successfully raising the altitude of the six-person orbiting-science laboratory.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of May 11 - 15, 2015

May 19, 2015
Selected aerospace and defense contracts for May 11, 2015 U.S. AIR FORCE L-3 Communications Corp., Communication Systems, Salt Lake City, Utah, has…