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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 4, 2014

VOL. 249 NO. 4 July 04, 2014

Programs

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Pentagon Eyes Discount For Partners In F-35 ‘Block Buy

Jul 05, 2014
The Pentagon is backing a plan to craft an international coalition of F-35 buyers for a “block buy” of the single-engine fighter from Lockheed Martin to boost near-term production numbers in exchange for a discount, according to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, the U.S. program executive officer for the $398 billion effort. This is likely to be among the discussions Bogdan and Pentagon procurement chief Frank Kendall will have later this month with counterparts at the Farnborough air show outside London.
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Darpa Speeds Lrasm Acquisition With Award To Lockheed

Jul 05, 2014
LRASM LAUNCHED: Lockheed Martin has received a $200 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract for accelerated acquisition of the stealthy Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (Lrasm) after the Government Accountability Office rejected a joint protest from Raytheon and Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace. The contract provides a bridge to the transition of the air-launched Lrasm to the U.S. Navy in fiscal 2016 and to enable an early operational capability on the B-1B in 2018 and F/A-18E/F in 2019.
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Upgraded Gorgon Stare Wide-Area Sensor Operational In Afghanistan

Jul 05, 2014
Increment 2 of the Gorgon Stare wide-area airborne surveillance system is operational in Afghanistan on U.S. Air Force General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft, says prime contractor Sierra Nevada Corp.
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Mobile Landing Platform Accommodates LCACs In Test

Jul 05, 2014
In an important milestone showing the potential for one of the U.S.

Industry Data

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MQ-9 Reaper: U.S. Air Force Delivery Schedule

Jul 05, 2014
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Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Jul 05, 2014
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) July 14-18 — 2014 Automated Vehicles Symposium, Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, San Francisco, Calif. For more information go to http://www.auvsi.org/avs2014/home/ July 14 -20 — Farnborough Airshow.

Business

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Alcoa Deal For Firth Rixson Seen As Positive for Others Too

Jul 05, 2014
Shareholders and analysts are viewing major aluminum producer Alcoa’s $2.85 billion acquisition deal to buy the parent company of Firth Rixson, a leading provider of rings and forgings for aircraft engines, as positive not just for those companies, but even rival Precision Castparts. “Alcoa’s bullish prognosis on the aerospace outlook, particularly in engine parts, has a direct read-across to Precision Castparts’s competing businesses

Holiday Note

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Notice to Subscribers

Jul 05, 2014
In observance of the U.S. Independence Day holiday, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report will not publish an issue dated July 7. The next issue will be dated July 8. Aviation Week Intelligence Network subscribers can visit awin.aviationweek.com for updates.

Funding & Policy

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FAA Preparing Phased Integration Of UAS Over Five Years

Jul 05, 2014
Responding to an auditor’s report critical of its progress toward integrating unmanned aircraft into national airspace, the FAA says it expects to complete a plan by the end of August for a phased implementation approach over five years. The Transportation Department’s Inspector General’s (IG) conclusion that FAA will miss Congress’s September 2015 deadline for integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace system (NAS) will come as a surprise to no one watching its progress.
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Hagel Welcomes Japanese Military Force Policy Change

Jul 05, 2014
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