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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 20, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 52 March 20, 2015

Business

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Finmeccanica Restructuring Paying Off, CEO Says

Mar 19, 2015
The restructuring of Italian aerospace and defense conglomerate Finmeccanica is already having a positive effect on the company’s results, CEO Mauro Moretti says.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 20, 2015
RAYTHEON has $212.6m U.S. Army contract for engineering services for the Patriot system. Estimated completion date is Jan. 31, 2016. GENERAL DYNAMICS…

In Brief

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GE, GA-ASI Rank Highly In Government Assistance, Study Says

Mar 20, 2015
Defense contractors have featured prominently among the leading recipients of grants, tax breaks and subsidies from the U.S. federal government since…

Programs

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Boeing/Saab Eye 10 Customer Countries For MLRS-Launched SDB

Mar 18, 2015
Boeing and Saab are targeting the jointly developed ground-launched Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) at Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) operators that are demilitarizing their M26 artillery rockets to comply with the Olso Convention on cluster munitions.
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Airbus Chooses Ariane 5 To Lift EDRS-C

Mar 19, 2015
After eyeing a low-cost launch opportunity on a Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) rocket, Airbus Defense and Space has selected an Ariane 5 to lift its second European Data Relay System (EDRS) spacecraft to geostationary orbit in the first quarter of 2017.
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Marenco SwissHelicopter Adds 13 Letters Of Intent For SKYe SH09

Mar 20, 2015
LONDON—Swiss helicopter manufacturer Marenco SwissHelicopter has added another 13 letters of intent for its SKYe SH09 single-engine light helicopter…
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AMDR Cost Estimate Continues To Fall

Mar 18, 2015
The proposed price tag for the U.S. Navy’s Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) is now about $4.1 billion, compared to about $4.8 billion a year ago, according to the recently released annual U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on Pentagon program spending.
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Fort Worth Makes First LCS Stop In Sasebo

Mar 19, 2015
The Littoral Combat Ship LCS 3 USS Fort Worth arrived in Sasebo, Japan, earlier this month, marking the first time an LCS has visited Japan.

Funding & Policy

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New U.S. Maritime Strategy Underscores Importance, Challenge Of Rebalance

Mar 18, 2015
The need and obstacles in continuing the U.S. rebalance to what the nation’s maritime services now call the Indo-Asia-Pacific region are highlighted in the service’s “Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower: Forward, Engaged, Ready,” released earlier this month.
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Leading Arms-Providing Countries Drive Higher Or Drop

Mar 19, 2015
Germany is backing away from the global arms export trade, China is closer to becoming a net exporter, and the U.S. and Russia are almost neck and neck in providing the most weaponry abroad.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Sipri Arms Transfer Study 2014

Mar 20, 2015
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