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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 3, 2015

VOL. 252 NO. 45 June 03, 2015

Programs

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Northrop Grumman Offers Selex IRST In New Targeting Pod

Jun 02, 2015
Northrop Grumman is flying prototypes of a new quick-change targeting pod designed to carry multiple payloads, including a Selex-ES infrared search and track (IRST) system, and has a contract to test it on an unspecified tactical aircraft.
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U.K. Enters Picture As Boeing Steps Up P-8 Production Rate

Jun 02, 2015
Boeing is accelerating production of its P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft amid mounting signs of additional international sales and solid funding for planned U.S. Navy procurement.
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Baltic States Want Joint Air Defense System

Jun 02, 2015
Defense ministers in the Baltic States are discussing options for a joint midrange air defense system to cover the three countries to counter potential Russian aggression.
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Russia Revises ISS Launch Plans In Response To Progress Failure Probe

Jun 02, 2015
Russia’s federal space agency, Roscosmos, plans to present a more defined schedule of Soyuz crew and Progress cargo mission launches and departures in support of International Space Station operations next week, after a state commission presented its findings in the failed April 28 launch of the Progress M-27M/59 resupply capsule.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 03, 2015
GKN AEROSPACE CHEM-TRONICS has $10m USAF contract to supply 147 F-100 titanium turbine nozzle support structures for F-15s, F-16s at Tinker AFB,…

In Brief

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Non-Lethal Weapons Market Seen Reaching $1.65B

Jun 03, 2015
The global non-lethal weapons market will reach $1.65 billion in 2015 and experience “record strong growth” over the next decade, according to…

Funding & Policy

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GAO: U.S. Navy Needs To Better Assess Homeporting Strategy

Jun 02, 2015
In the wake of a recent review of U.S. Navy homeporting operations, the U.S. Government Accountability Office is calling for better accounting of the strategy.
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Winning Contracts Depends On Proposals, U.S. Navy Evaluator Says

Jun 01, 2015
When it comes to securing Pentagon contracts, it all comes down to making the best proposal, and a top Navy deals evaluator says the key is this: write it right.
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IG Cites Navair Waivers For P-8A, E-2D

Jun 02, 2015
U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) program managers failed to follow U.S. Navy policy concerning waivers and certification for initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft and the distributed targeting system for the P-8A Poseidon, the Pentagon Inspector General (IG) says.

Technology

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Busek Delivers Electrospray Thrusters For Cubesat Control

Jun 02, 2015
A new type of solar-electric propulsion that is approaching flight test with NASA backing could widen the range of applications for small satellites, and particularly cubesats.

Operations

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Guam Gets Fourth SSN

Jun 02, 2015
The Los Angeles-class attack submarine SSN 754 USS Topeka arrived at its new homeport of U.S. Naval Base Guam recently – the fourth submarine assigned there.
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Four Inducted Into U.S. Astronaut Hall Of Fame

Jun 01, 2015
John Grunsfeld, Steve Lindsey, Kent Rominger and Rhea Seddon were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May. 30.