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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 30, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 64 September 30, 2015
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Programs

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F-35Cs Prepping For Shipboard Trials On USS Eisenhower

Sep 29, 2015
The U.S. Navy is readying two F-35Cs for a second round of carrier-based developmental testing trials.
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GE, Honeywell/P&W Preparing Bids For Army’s ITEP Engine

Sep 28, 2015
Development of a new powerplant for Boeing AH-64 Apache and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters has been launched formally by the U.S. Army.
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New Chinese UAVs Could Support Anti-Carrier Missile

Sep 29, 2015
China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force is testing examples of two high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) aircraft in the same size and weight class as the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Sep 30, 2015
CESA chose GMV to develop the Airbus A400M’s crane system electronic control unit

Spec Snapshots

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F-35C Spec Snapshot

Sep 30, 2015
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In Brief

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RAAF KC-30A Begins F-35 Refueling Tests

Sep 29, 2015
A Royal Australian Air Force Airbus KC-30A multi-role tanker transport is expected to continue tanking tests with a USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A through October.

Business

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Alcoa To Split In Two, With Aerospace Boosting New Company

Sep 28, 2015
Alcoa said Sept. 28 that by the second half 2016 it plans to split into two publicly traded Fortune 500 companies.

Funding & Policy

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GAO Questions Hike In FAA Launch Oversight Budget

Sep 29, 2015
The FAA needs to provide the government with more details to justify increasing its budget for regulating the space launch industry by 9%, the GAO says.
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NASA Agrees To Major Project Cost, Schedule Reforms

Sep 29, 2015
Top NASA managers are pledging further reforms in managing the cost and schedule of major programs in response to recommendations from the agency’s IG.
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U.S. Navy Spends On Sub Maintenance, Upgrades

Sep 29, 2015
The U.S. Navy is letting contracts for upkeep and upgrades of the current submarine fleet to mitigate expected sub force shortfalls in the coming decades.