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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 21, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 57 September 21, 2015
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Programs

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KC-46: What Was Wrong With The Fuel System

Sep 18, 2015
USAF Brig. Gen. Duke Richardson, the program executive officer for all Air Force tanker programs, sheds light on multiple deficiencies discovered in the KC-46 fuel system in an exclusive interview.
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USAF Promises Some Transparency On New Bomber

Sep 18, 2015
U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James says she will ensure that basic information about the new Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) is provided to the press prior to contract award.
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Turkish Weapon Could Be Offered To Arm U.S. F-35s

Sep 18, 2015
Lockheed Martin could offer Turkey’s Stand-Off Missile (SOM-J) as a weapon for U.S. Air Force and Navy F-35s, after signing a deal with a Turkish manufacturer to develop the weapon.
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Cassini Data Reveal Hidden Ocean On Enceladus

Sep 18, 2015
Saturn’s ice-covered moon Enceladus appears to host a global subsurface ocean that fuels geyser-like eruptions from its south pole.
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Airlander-10 Headed For Return To Flight

Sep 18, 2015
The goal is to expand the envelope to 10,000-ft. altitude, 70-kt. speed and a three-day endurance, in preparation for mission system tests and demonstrations to potential customers.
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Sewip Block 3 Completes Preliminary Design Review

Sep 18, 2015
The Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (Sewip) Block 3 program successfully completed the preliminary design review (PDR) recently for the next generation AN/SLQ-32 shipboard electronic warfare system.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

Funding & Policy

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Japanese Defense Legislation Praised By U.S. Lawmakers

Sep 21, 2015
Japan’s passage of legislation that will allow the country to engage in collective self-defense and aid allies was lauded by the leadership of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees Sept. 18.
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U.S.-China Relationship Part Of Greenert’s Legacy

Sep 18, 2015
“If conflict occurs out there, we’ve failed,” says Adm. Jonathan Greenert, who retires as chief of naval operations Sept. 18.

Requirements Dossier

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LDUUV

Sep 21, 2015
Name: Large-Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV)

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Sep 21, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Sept. 22-24—Sustainability 2015, “An International Conference on Environmental Sustainability in Air Vehicle Design and Operations of Helicopters and Airplanes,” Hotel Bonaventure, Montréal, Québec, Canada. For more information go to www.vtol.org/events/sustainability-2015