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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 10, 2016

VOL. 258 NO. 6 October 10, 2016
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Programs

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Chinook Block II Development Decision Set For March

Oct 07, 2016
The program will beef-up the Chinook by introducing an Advanced Composite Rotor Blade and increasing the aircraft’s maximum gross takeoff weight from 50,000 lb. to 54,000 lb.
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Malaysian Navy Wants New Maritime Helicopters

Oct 07, 2016
Despite a budget crunch, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) wants to buy new helicopters for its stalled anti-submarine rotorcraft program.
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Tech, Spending Woes Plague S. Korea’s Kill Chain Program, Report Says

Oct 07, 2016
South Korea’s Kill Chain program to create a capability for pre-empting North Korean attack has come under criticism for unbalanced spending and technical shortcomings.
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Analyst Says Scorpion Sales Look More Likely

Oct 06, 2016
Textron AirLand’s Scorpion jet, housed at Textron Aviation facilities in Wichita, is a potential military opportunity for Textron, Jefferies equity analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu wrote in a note to investors.
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Russia Set To Launch Next Space Station Crew Oct. 19

Oct 07, 2016
Roscosmos, the Russian federal space agency, has set Oct. 19 as the new launch date for the Soyuz MS-02 with a three-man U.S. and Russian crew to the International Space Station.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 10, 2016
GENERAL DYNAMICS has U.S. Special Operations Command (Socom) contract worth up to $900m over five years for Socom Wide Mission Support (SWMS) program. U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT approved possible $65.3m Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of two Cessna AC-208 aircraft and related equipment, training and support. LOCKHEED MARTIN has $148.9m U.S. Navy contract for full-rate production of Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (Sewip) Block 2 systems.

Operations

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Indian Air Force Jaguar Fighter Crashes

Oct 03, 2016
An Indian air force Jaguar fighter crashed in western India on Oct. 3.
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NASA To Survey Hurricane Damage To Kennedy Space Center

Oct 07, 2016
The powerful storm cleared KSC at mid-morning Oct. 7, leaving what appeared to be limited roof damage to buildings and other facilities, disrupted electrical and water utilities and scattered debris, according to NASA.
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EASA Lifts Airbus H225 Grounding, But Not UK, Norway

Oct 07, 2016
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has lifted its grounding of Airbus’ EC225/H225 and AS332L2 Super Puma helicopters imposed after the fatal crash of an aircraft in Norway in April. But British and Norwegian civil aviation authorities are maintaining their grounding.

Business

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Global A&D Carbon Brakes Market Seen Growing Almost 8%

Oct 10, 2016
The global aerospace and defense carbon brakes market will be worth $1.9 billion annually in 2021, according to Stratview Research, representing a compound annual growth rate of 7.6%. Commercial aircraft will remain the growth engine of the market, the researchers said. Like other subsectors, North America will be dominant by market size but Asia Pacific will be the fastest growing region.
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Loss Of AW159 Work Puts GKN Jobs At Risk

Oct 07, 2016
GKN, which builds the airframe of the Wildcat, sent its workers home early on Oct. 7 after announcing to the 300-strong workforce that Leonardo plans to take the work in-house.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Oct 10, 2016
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Oct. 12-13—ISPCS-International Symposium For Personal and Commercial Spaceflight, New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, Las Cruces, New Mexico. For more information go to http://www.ispcs.com/