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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 24, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 60 September 24, 2015
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Programs

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Pentagon Sees F-35 Having Air Superiority For 30 Years

Sep 23, 2015
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will maintain the lead in air superiority over all comers for the next 20 to 30 years despite aggressive efforts emerging from new fighter technology in China, Russia and elsewhere, program officials claim.
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Spirit AeroSystems Completes First V-280 Fuselage For Bell Helicopter

Sep 23, 2015
Spirit AeroSystems celebrated the completion of its first V-280 fuselage for Bell Helicopter at an event in Wichita on Sept. 22.
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New USAF Spacecraft Spying On Satellites In Limited Ops

Sep 23, 2015
Though not finished with formal testing, two new Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites have been used for operations, says Air Force Gen. John Hyten, who oversees Air Force Space Command.
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Ford Carrier Testing Delayed

Sep 22, 2015
The Navy has identified a “slight deterioration in the required progress” on the CVN 78 shipboard test program,” Cmdr. Thurraya Kent says. “As a result, the sea trial schedule will be delayed about six to eight weeks.
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JSM Missile Readied For Initial Drop Test

Sep 23, 2015
The Kongsberg-developed Joint Strike Missile (JSM), designed for internal carriage in Lockheed Martin’s F-35, has completed captive carriage testing in the U.S. and will be air dropped for the first time in October from an F-16.
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LCS 5 Milwaukee Completes Acceptance Trial

Sep 23, 2015
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 5 Milwaukee successfully concluded its acceptance trial earlier this month after completing a series of in-port and underway demonstrations for the U.S. Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (Insurv), service officials say.
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Afsoc Seeks UAV For Gunship Use

Sep 23, 2015
The U.S. Air Force’s top special operations officer says he hopes to outfit his gunship fleet with new UAV sensors and high-energy lasers in the future.
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U.S Navy Accepts First 12 Mark VI Patrol Boats

Sep 23, 2015
The U.S. Navy Coastal Riverine Group 2 took ownership earlier this month of the first two of 12 Mark VI Patrol Boats.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Sep 25, 2015
ROCKWELL COLLINS has $141m U.S. Navy contract for AN/ARC-210 electronic protection equipment for domestic/foreign

In Brief

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MDAA: UAE Patriot Battery Intercepts Yemeni Rebel Missile

Sep 25, 2015
Yemeni officials say Patriot batteries deployed by the United Arab Emirates intercepted

Operations

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Chinese Aircraft Harasses U.S. Intel RC-135, Pentagon Says

Sep 23, 2015
An American pilot said a Chinese aircraft intercepted his U.S. intelligence-gathering RC-135 in an “unsafe” manner earlier this month, the Pentagon says, in a scenario reminiscent of previous recent incidents of aerial harassment.

Funding & Policy

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Experts Urge New Focus On Mars Protection Strategies

Sep 23, 2015
Experts want further research to prevent contamination of the red planet’s little-understood “Special Regions” — areas potentially warm and wet enough for Earthly microbes to proliferate.

Business

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Rolls-Royce Launches Engine Research Facility At Purdue

Sep 23, 2015
Rolls-Royce has signed up as the first aerospace company to set up an R&D arm in Purdue University’s Research Park Aerospace District.