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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 11, 2015

VOL. 252 NO. 51 June 11, 2015
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Funding & Policy

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Commercial Crew Request Gets A Deeper Cut In Senate Subcommittee

Jun 10, 2015
The figure is lower than the $1 billion commercial crew spending level set by the House, and well under the $1.244 billion NASA requested for the coming fiscal year. Without that requested level of funding, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has said repeatedly, the agency won’t be able to meet its contract obligations to Boeing and SpaceX for launches of their CST-100 and Crew Dragon vehicles by the end of 2017, as planned.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 12, 2015
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT approved possible $1.91b foreign military sale to South Korea of three Aegis Combat Systems, 3 MK-41 Vertical Launching Systems…

In Brief

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Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Fiscal 2016 Defense Bill

Jun 12, 2015
The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee on June 9 approved a fiscal 2016 Pentagon spending bill with $489.1 billion in base funding and $86.8…

Programs

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Orbital ATK Confirms Stratolaunch Split

Jun 10, 2015
The move, confirmed by Stratolaunch, follows indications made in April by the Vulcan Aerospace parent company that it is broadening the scope of the project to launch several vehicle types with the giant “Roc” carrier aircraft it is building in Mojave, California.
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Sweden Again Looks To Sell Gripen To India

Jun 10, 2015
Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist, who is currently visiting India, has held detailed discussions with his Indian counterpart, Manohar Parrikar, and is understood to have made a proposal to sell Saab’s Gripen NG single-engine light combat aircraft to the Indian air force.
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France Reiterates Support For A400M As Crash Investigation Continues

Jun 10, 2015
To date, the air forces of Britain, Germany, Malaysia and Turkey have grounded their A400M aircraft in response to May's crash, even as France—the one nation that has continued to fly the A400M—reiterated its confidence in the airlifter’s safety and integrity.
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Planetary Society Hails LightSail Strides

Jun 10, 2015
“The solar sail is looking great, and we just could not be more pleased with the way it turned out, especially with all the ups and downs the project has been through,” Project Manager Doug Stetson says.
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Indian Coast Guard Aircraft Goes Missing

Jun 10, 2015
A Dornier surveillance aircraft of the Indian coast guard with three crew members on board has been missing off the southern coast since June 8.
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Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 Reaches Initial Operating Capability

Jun 10, 2015
Manufacturer Raytheon says the RAM Block 2 is a significant performance upgrade that features enhanced kinematics, an evolved radio-frequency receiver, and an improved control system.

Operations

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NATO Partners Practice Maritime Prowess In Baltic

Jun 10, 2015
The U.S. along with 16 NATO and partner nations are participating in a Baltic Operations (Baltops) regional maritime exercise demonstrating various integrated military missions

Forecasts/Industry Data

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McAleese Analysis of House Defense Appropriations (HAC-D) Fiscal 2016 Spending Bill

Jun 12, 2015
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