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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 8, 2015

VOL. 252 NO. 48 June 08, 2015
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Programs

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Airbus Defense and Space Introduces Adeline Reusable Rocket Concept

Jun 05, 2015
Known as Adeline (Advanced Expendable Launcher with Innovative engine Economy), the partly reusable launcher has been in the early stages of development at Airbus since 2010. Airbus says Adeline would be immediately adaptable to Europe’s next-generation Ariane 6.2 launcher, which is expected to enter service in 2020.
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With $50M In Damage, Burnt F-35 Likely To Be Stripped For Parts

Jun 05, 2015
With such damage, “It is likely parts will be returned to the F-35 spares inventory as appropriate,” says F-35 Joint Program Office spokesman Joe Dellavedova. “Other components of the aircraft will be evaluated for potential reuse in other aircraft or training systems.”
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Italy Courting Kuwait For Typhoon Order

Jun 05, 2015
The Italian and Kuwaiti governments are in negotiations for a potential order of Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets, media reports say.
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Pioneering Cubesat Company Goes International

Jun 05, 2015
Terran Orbital, a U.S. cubesat-services startup with origins in one of the engineering schools that developed the tiny nanosats as a teaching tool, has branched out to Europe with a new office in Turin, Italy, intended in part to avoid U.S. export-control regulations.
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Kaman Restarts K-Max Line, With Unmanned Version In Mind

Jun 05, 2015
Deliveries are to resume in 2017, and Kaman says launch customers include existing operators Rotex Helicopter of Switzerland, which uses its aircraft for helilogging, and Atlanta-based Helicopter Express, which conducts aerial firefighting and heavy lifting.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 06, 2015
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $920.3m U.S. Navy advance procurement contract for long lead-time materials, parts, components for 78 F-35As (USAF-44; Italy-2; Turkey-2; Australia-8; Norway-6; other FMS customers-16), 14 F-35Bs (Marine Corps-9; Britain-3; Italy-2;), and 2 F-35Cs (U.S. Navy, Marine Corps). RAYTHEON declared quarterly dividend of $0.67 per share of common stock, payable Aug. 6 for shareholders of record as of July 1.

Funding & Policy

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New Chairman For House Science Space Subcommittee

Jun 06, 2015
First-term Texas Republican Brian Babin will take over as chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee’s space subcommittee, replacing Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), who under House rules cannot hold the subcommittee chair because of his recent appointment to the House Appropriations Committee. Babin’s district includes NASA’s Johnson Space Center. A longtime Republican activist in southeast Texas, he was elected to Congress last year.
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Increased Ops Clip Training, Maintenance For U.S. Naval Aircraft

Jun 05, 2015
Business is brisk for U.S. naval aviators, putting pressure on funding and other resources needed for training, maintenance and even availability, officials and analysts say.

Operations

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Russia Sets June 11 ISS Landing; ESA Astronaut Sets Endurance Records

Jun 05, 2015
The Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft is scheduled to depart the station’s Russian segment with NASA’s Terry Virts, the current ISS commander; the European Space Agency’s Samantha Cristoforetti; and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov at 6:20 a.m. EDT.

Technology

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Pentagon Ready To Gamble More On Technology

Jun 04, 2015
The U.S. Defense Department is ready to take more chances to field more technologically advanced programs more quickly, and both industry and government officials say it is about time.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Jun 06, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) June 10-13—The Society of Experimental Test Pilots 47th European Symposium, Lucerne, Switzerland. For more information go to www.setp.org/european/47th-european-symposium-call-for-papers.html