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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 14, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 52 September 14, 2015
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Programs

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Kuwait Selects Eurofighter

Sep 11, 2015
Kuwait has selected the Eurofighter Typhoon as the country’s next generation fighter, marking the first success of the aircraft in open competition.
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A400M Deliveries Create Headaches For U.K.

Sep 11, 2015
The U.K. is rapidly building up confidence and capability on its new A400M airlifter, but its introduction is creating some unexpected headaches, test and evaluation officials say.
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With Silent Eagle Dead, Boeing Outlines F-15 Upgrade Options

Sep 11, 2015
The lack of an official retirement date for the U.S. Air Force’s F-15C is perhaps the strongest indication of a bright future for the platform.
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Airbus, Thales To Study Next-Gen Remote Sensing

Sep 11, 2015
Airbus Defense and Space and Thales Alenia Space have signed contracts with French space agency CNES to study a future space-based civil and military Earth observation system.
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U.K. Denies Zephyr Psuedo-Satellite Deal

Sep 11, 2015
The denial emerged after Airbus executive Steve Whitby briefed journalists here Sept. 9, saying that the company was in final negotiations for a contract with the U.K. defense ministry.
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Europe Launches Two More Galileo Navigation Satellites

Sep 11, 2015
Commercial launch consortium Arianespace successfully delivered the European Commission’s 9th and 10th Galileo positioning, navigation and timing satellites to orbit Sept.
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AgustaWestland To Deliver Merlins To U.K. Navy

Sep 11, 2015
LONDON—AgustaWestland will soon deliver the first of seven marinized EH101 Merlin transport helicopters to the Royal Navy, the company has confirmed.
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India To Launch Indonesian Satellite This Month

Sep 10, 2015
India is preparing to launch a multi-spectral remote sensing satellite for Indonesia later this month.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Sep 12, 2015
BOEING has AUS$665.7m ($474m) contract to provide next-generation Land 2072 Phase 2B comms system for land-based Australian Defense Forces (ADF) deployed around the world. NORTHROP GRUMMAN increased production rate for F-35 Lightning II center fuselages; will be able to produce one in about 1o months, a month-and-a-half reduction.

Funding & Policy

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AUVSI urges progress on UAS regulations

Sep 12, 2015
Unmanned aircraft advocates are warning that without finalized federal rules for UAVs, state and local governments are rushing to fill the gap. That includes the stillborn California’s Senate Bill 142, which would have restricted UAVs from flying below 350 ft. over someone else’s private property. And that would be inconsistent with federal law, which says that only the FAA and the federal government can regulate airspace, says Brian Wynne, president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.
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NASA, Italian Space Agency Enter Cosmo-Skymed Data Deal

Sep 10, 2015
Researchers backed by NASA and the U.S. military will have access to some data from Italy’s Cosmo-Skymed constellation of four X-band radar satellites, under an agreement that gives the Italian Space Agency (ASI) use of U.S. ground stations in Alaska and NASA post-doctoral scholarships for Earth-science research in the U.S.

Industry Data

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U.S Marine Corps Rotary-Wings Aircraft Spending: FY14-16 ($K)

Sep 12, 2015
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Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Sep 12, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Sept. 14—SpeedNews 3rd Annual European Aerospace Raw Materials & Manufacturers Supply Chain Conference, Hotel Palladia, Toulouse, France. For more information go to www.speednews.com