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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 13, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 31 August 13, 2015
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Programs

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U.S. Navy Could Cut F-35C Rate To 12 Per Year

Aug 12, 2015
The U.S. Navy could cut its purchases of the Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighter carrier variant to as few as 12 aircraft a year through the 2020s, compared with 20 per year under the program of record.
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Missile Defense Agency To Maximize Efficiency Of Interceptors

Aug 13, 2015
The agency this week is issuing three concept development contracts for the new Multiple Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV) program, one each to Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Boeing.
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ESA Signs Ariane 6, Vega Contracts

Aug 12, 2015
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed contracts for the development of the new Ariane 6 heavy lift vehicle, a new Ariane 6 launch facility and development of an upgrade to the Italian-led Vega light launcher.
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Poland Defends Airbus H225M Helo Selection

Aug 12, 2015
The Polish defense ministry is defending its selection of the Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal after a Polish magazine claimed government officials had broken procurement regulations.
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Rosetta Getting Rare Glimpse Of Comet Activity Close To Sun

Aug 12, 2015
Europe’s Rosetta comet chaser is about to enter what may be the mission’s most exciting science phase yet as Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko spins closer to the Sun than it has since 2009.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 14, 2015
RAYTHEON has $52m award to continue engineering and manufacturing development on Joint Precision Approach Landing Systems (JPALS), supporting auto…

In Brief

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ULA Lines Up Cygnus Launches

Aug 14, 2015
United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch a second Cygnus cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) under a contract with Orbital ATK to…

Business

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Law Firms Line Up To Investigate Precision Castparts Sale Price

Aug 12, 2015
Several securities law firms say they are investigating claims on behalf of investors in Precision Castparts Corp. about the company’s acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway.

Technology

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Universities To Develop Small UAS For Weather Forecasting

Aug 12, 2015
With an NSF grant of $6 million for the Cloud Map project, a team of four universities will develop an integrated unmanned aircraft system to monitor and investigate the lower atmosphere.

Defense Market Intelligence Notes

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DMIN

Aug 14, 2015
North America Alenia Aermacchi is in talks with a new U.S. partner for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X advanced trainer program, and a deal should be announced “very soon.” The company’s T-100 trainer proposal, based on the M-346, has been in limbo since its original partner, General Dynamics, backed out in March.