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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 18, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 55 December 18, 2015
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Programs

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DOD Wants More U.S. Navy F-35Cs, Fewer LCS, Frigates, Memo Says

Dec 17, 2015
As the U.S. Navy prepares its budget submissions for the upcoming fiscal year, the U.S. Defense Department wants the Navy to buy 31 more F-35Cs, upgrade current aircraft and cut its fleet of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) or follow-on frigates (FF).
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Sweden Takes Delivery Of Long-Delayed Anti-Sub NH90

Dec 17, 2015
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first NH90 in an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) configuration to the Swedish military, which now plans to increase the number of aircraft it will buy.
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Russian Proton Lifts Military Spacecraft To Orbit

Dec 14, 2015
The Proton launch vehicle lifted off from Pad 81 at 3:17 a.m. local time, marking the seventh Proton launch of 2015.
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India-Based Aequs To Supply Parts For Chinook

Dec 17, 2015
India-based Aequs will supply machined components to Dutch firm Fokker Technologies for assembling Boeing’s Chinook helicopters, which India is also buying.
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Testing Of KAI-LM T-50 T-X Upgrade To Start In 2016

Dec 17, 2015
Flight testing is due to begin next year for an upgrade of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50 trainer aimed at the U.S. Air Force’s T-X requirement.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 19, 2015
RAYTHEON appointed Kevin Neifert chief information officer (CIO) effective ...

In Brief

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BAE Systems Wins $278.5m Instrumentation Radar Support Program Contract

Dec 19, 2015
The U.S. Air Force has awarded BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. ...

Technology

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AR1 Passes Design Review As Tide Could Shift To RD-180s

Dec 17, 2015
A recent preliminary design review of the AR-1 rocket engine was successful, ensuring the project is on track for full-scale testing in 2017 followed by delivery of a flight qualified unit in 2019 in preparation for certification, according to Aerojet Rocketdyne officials.

Operations

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Northrop Gets U.S. Navy INS-R Contract

Dec 16, 2015
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $19.8 million contract, with a potential value of $47.8 million, to develop the replacement inertial navigation system deployed on most Navy combat and support ships.

Funding & Policy

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GAO Questions Skill Set Of New DOD Acquisition Hires

Dec 15, 2015
The DOD increased the size of its acquisition workforce from about 126,000 in September 2008 to about 153,000 in March 2015, the GAO says, while questioning whether the new personnel collectively possess all the skills the department needs.
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NASA IG Calls For Better Oversight Of Tech Investments

Dec 16, 2015
NASA needs more rigor in the selection and funding of the advanced technologies it pursues to achieve its most challenging goals, an audit by the agency’s IG says.