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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 22, 2015

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Programs

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Canada Accepts First Cyclones From Sikorsky

Jun 19, 2015
Canada has formally accepted the first six Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters, achieving a milestone originally planned for November 2008 when the 28-aircraft contract was awarded in 2004.
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USS Kearsarge Tests Rolling Airframe Missile

Jun 19, 2015
Live RAM tests are rarely done, notes Fire Controlman 2nd Class Tyler Brozenick, the work center supervisor in charge of the fired missile. This was, however, the second conducted in the last five years aboard the Kearsarge.
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Back To Basics For The F-35

Jun 18, 2015
Weapons and upgrades could define the next era for the worldwide fighter market.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 19, 2015
BOEING has U.S. Air Force contract worth up to $466.5m to continue maintaining guidance systems for Minuteman ICBMs. SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL (SSL) will build BSAT-4A direct-to-home TV satellite for Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation of Japan, based on SSL 1300 bus, featuring 24 Ku-band transponders and 15-year design life. VISIONGAIN estimates global geospatial intelligence market for defense and homeland security reached $9.7b in 2014.

Funding & Policy

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Legislation Seeks To Re-Insert Military Chiefs Into Defense Acquisition

Jun 19, 2015
The U.S. Senate’s first version of the fiscal 2016 defense-authorization bill is expected to include provisions that would re-insert the leadership of the four armed services in the Defense Department into the acquisition decision-making system. The move would unwind a major reform of the landmark 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act, which forced the military to become more “joint” and coordinated across the board. Furthermore, it would cut the oversight of the Pentagon’s acquisition czar.

Technology

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Synthetic Gains Equal Real Savings, CAE Says

Jun 17, 2015
Simulated training appears to be an idea very much in tune with affordability and cost reduction goals.

Operations

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CAE Brings Reaper Training to Europe

Jun 17, 2015
Current and future European operators will be able to conduct pilot and sensor-operator qualifications without leaving the continent.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Jun 20, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) June 22-26 — AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas. For more information go to www.aiaa-aviation.org/