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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 19, 2016

VOL. 258 NO. 54 December 19, 2016
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Programs

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Italy First To Base F-35s Outside U.S.

Dec 16, 2016
Italy has become the first operator of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to base the aircraft outside the U.S.
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IL-76MD-90A Transport Prepares For Final Trials

Dec 16, 2016
The Russian air force’s new transport aircraft, the Ilyushin IL-76MD-90A, is preparing for its final tests prior to delivery.
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NTSB: Turbulence Downed Facebook’s Internet UAV

Dec 16, 2016
The structural failure that caused Facebook's Aquila UAV to crash during its first flight in June was “a result of exceeding the airspeed envelope due to wind gusts, which were beyond the capabilities of the autopilot,” the NTSB says.
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U.S. F-35Bs To Deploy From Queen Elizabeth Carrier

Dec 16, 2016
U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs will operate alongside UK F-35s from Britain’s new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier in 2021.
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Norwegians Test IRIS-T For Ground Attack

Dec 16, 2016
German missile manufacturer Diehl Defense has completed a series of trials with Norway to prove that its IRIS-T air-to-air missile can also engage ground targets.
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C-27J Spartan Becomes Operational In Australia

Dec 16, 2016
Australia has declared the Leonardo-Finmeccanica C-27J Spartan initially operational, 18 months after accepting the first unit into service.
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India, Russia Work To Double BrahMos Range

Dec 16, 2016
India and Russia plan to extend the range of their jointly developed BrahMos supersonic cruise missile beyond its current 300-km (190-mi.) limit.
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NASA’s Dawn Finds Ceres Covered By Subsurface Ice

Dec 15, 2016
New findings by NASA’s long-running Dawn mission suggest that ice lies just a meter or so below the cratered surface of the large main belt asteroid Ceres.
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Bulgaria Issues RFP For New Fighters

Dec 16, 2016
Bulgaria is looking for new and secondhand fighters to replace its air force’s aging Soviet-era fleet.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 19, 2016
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $181m U.S. Navy contract for recurring logistics services for F-35 aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, non-DOD and FMS customers. MBDA tested its lightweight Enforcer missile during guided firings at German Bundeswehr’s Technical Center for Weapons and Ammunition 91 in November.

Funding & Policy

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Warren To Join SASC In January

Dec 19, 2016
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), an unabashed liberal made famous by her investigation of the Wells-Fargo banking scandal, will join the Senate Armed Services Committee in January. Large defense companies and research institutions call Warren’s state home, including Raytheon, General Electric, General Dynamics and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, among others.

Operations

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Chinese Navy Conducts Carrier Battle Group Live-Fire Exercise

Dec 16, 2016
The Chinese navy has conducted a live-fire exercise for a battle group centered on the aircraft carrier Liaoning, acknowledged by the service as not yet ready for war.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Dec 19, 2016
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