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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 30, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 58 March 30, 2015

Programs

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Navy Awards Raytheon $16.3 Million Contract For AESA Radar Systems

Mar 28, 2015
FIGHTER RADAR: The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Co. a $16.3 million firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement for the procurement of six AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar systems in support of the F/A-18 E/F aircraft, the service has announced. The work will be performed in Forest, Mississippi; Andover, Massachusetts; and El Segundo, California; and is expected to be completed in March 2017. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
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USAF Confident T-X Approach Will Drive Cost Down

Mar 27, 2015
U.S. Air Force officials are confident the unique approach they have taken leading up to a request for proposals for a forthcoming competition to replace the T-38 advanced pilot trainer has sparked enough competition to drive cost for the system down, a brigadier general says.
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India’s Fourth Navigation Satellite To Lift Off March 28

Mar 27, 2015
India is moving closer to having its own satellite navigation system as preparations are underway for the launch of the fourth satellite this week.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 28, 2015
THALES and BAE SYSTEMS have Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) drone system contract from French and U.K. defense ministries. Contract covers development of two prototype systems (surface and underwater) by 2019. U.K. ROYAL NAVY conducted sea trials with Merlin Mk. 3 helicopters aboard Royal Fleet Auxiliary Lyme Bay, operating from Cornwall Base. AUSTRALIA provided initial approval for replacement air search radar for Anzac frigates, being developed by CEA TECHNOLOGIES of Canberra.

Operations

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Updated USS Wasp Combat System Proves Successful During Trial

Mar 27, 2015
Looking to deploy for the first time since 2004, the amphibious assault ship LHD 1 USS Wasp successfully completed its recent combat systems ship qualification trial (CSSQT).

Funding & Policy

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McCain Puts Goldwater-Nichols In Crosshairs

Mar 27, 2015
It may be time to review the command structure of the U.S. military as constructed under Goldwater-Nichols legislation during the Reagan Administration, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) says.

Technology

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Yearlong U.S., Russian Space Mission Gets Underway

Mar 27, 2015
U S. astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko rocketed into Earth orbit on March 27, initiating the first “yearlong” mission to the International Space Station, where they will serve as subjects in a range of medical experiments intended to nurture plans for future human deep space exploration.
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Chinese, Iranian Cruise Missiles Show Common Russian Heritage

Mar 27, 2015
The Chinese DH-10 and recently unveiled Iranian Soumar cruise missiles have many similarities since both have common origins – Iran and China obtained a number of disarmed Russian KH-55 air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) from Ukraine in the early 2000s.