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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 4, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 21 February 04, 2015

Programs

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F-35Cs Cut Back As U.S. Navy Invests In Standoff Weapons

Feb 03, 2015
The U.S. Navy has reduced its planned buy of the Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighter by almost one-third over fiscal 2016-2020, while committing almost $800 million to new standoff weapon developments.
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Canister Trial Of Agni-V Successful

Feb 03, 2015
The first canister-based trial of India’s Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully carried out for the missile’s full range of more than 5,000 km from Wheeler Island off the eastern Odisha coast on Jan. 31.
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Thaad-ER, SM-6 Possible Counters To Hypersonic Threat

Feb 03, 2015
At issue is growing concern among defense planners that advances in hypersonic glide vehicles from China and Russia pose a looming threat to the U.S. and its allies.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 05, 2015
BAE SYSTEMS has $28.4m U.S. NAVY contract to support radio and communications systems design and integration for 12 DDG 51 Arleigh Burke destroyers…

Funding & Policy

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New NASA Budget Would Shut Down Old Spacecraft

Feb 03, 2015
NASA has targeted the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity for termination in its fiscal 2016 budget request.
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MDA Eyes National Team For Redesigned Kill Vehicle

Feb 03, 2015
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is "very close to approval" for the strategy to procure the so-called Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) from a national industry team managed by the agency, says director Vice Adm. James Syring.
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NASA Budget Reflects New Aeronautics Research Strategy

Feb 03, 2015
With an almost $100 million boost to its fiscal 2015 budget from Congress and a 2016 request that is $20 million up on what the Obama administration originally sought last year, NASA’s aeronautics leadership believes its restructured research program is off to a strong start.
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Kosmotras: Suspension of Russian-Ukrainian ICBM conversion no threat to upcoming Dnepr launches

Feb 03, 2015
CEO Alexander Serkin said customers have nothing to fear and all obligations will be met.
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U.S. Navy Budget Request Reflects FYDP Increase

Feb 02, 2015
The fiscal 2016 budget request of about $161 billion represents an increase of about $1.5 billion, or 1%, compared to the previous fiscal year’s request.
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U.S. Army Moving Forward On FVL, Despite Budget Uncertainty

Feb 03, 2015
“FVL is probably going to deliver in the 2035 time frame,” Major Gen. Robert “Bo” Dyess, the Army’s director of Force Development (G-8), told reporters.
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Embraer KC-390 Makes First Flight

Feb 03, 2015
The twin-jet, T-tail transport is the largest aircraft ever built in South America, and has been developed as a C-130/KC-130 replacement for the Brazilian air force.

In Brief

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Analysts See Pentagon R&D Boost, Lingering Industry Challenges

Feb 05, 2015
Canaccord Genuity analysts say proposed Pentagon procurement, research and development spending will be positive for companies such as Rockwell…