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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 9, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 49 September 09, 2015

Programs

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Multiyear H-60, MV-22 Orders In Japan’s Budget Plan

Sep 08, 2015
Japan’s defense ministry proposes in its fiscal 2016 budget to place money-saving multiyear orders for Sikorsky H-60 helicopters, to be built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries under license, and imported Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor transports.
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Australia Clears MRH90, S-70B-2 For Assault Ships

Sep 08, 2015
Flight testing has cleared the first two helicopter types for operation from Australia’s two new assault ships, while the navy takes an interest in the possibility of sometimes applying the vessels to anti-submarine operations.
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Italian F-35 Makes First Flight

Sep 08, 2015
The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter produced outside the U.S. has made its first flight in Italy.
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Italian Air Force Begins M-346 Training

Sep 08, 2015
The Italian air force has started training its first pilots using the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 jet trainer.
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Alenia Aermacchi Advances M-345, M-346 Variants

Sep 08, 2015
Italian manufacturer Alenia Aermacchi is pushing ahead with the development of its M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) and has declared international interest in a proposed dual-role variant of the M-346.
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Indonesia Could Buy About Eight Su-35s, Wants More

Sep 08, 2015
Indonesia may buy around eight Sukhoi Su-35 Flankers, following selection of the type to replace vastly less capable F-5 Tiger fighters.
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Space Station Emerging From Supply Doldrums

Sep 08, 2015
The six-person International Space Station (ISS) is well provisioned into late this year, according to station commander Scott Kelly of NASA and his predecessor, Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka.
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Netherlands To Renew Chinook Fleet

Sep 08, 2015
The Netherlands is ordering 14 new-build CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters as it moves to renew its transport helicopter fleet.
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Boeing Builds Final C-17

Sep 04, 2015
The last aircraft, the 279th off the line, was rolled into the facility’s paint shop at the end of August and will shortly begin engine and systems checks.
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USAF Receives First Operational F-35As

Sep 03, 2015
The first two Lockheed Martin F-35As for the U.S. Air Force’s initial operational Joint Strike Fighter unit were delivered to the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB, Utah, on Sept. 2.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Sep 09, 2015
AM GENERAL has $89.5m U.S. Army contract for 64 M997A3 HMMWV ambulance vehicles for domestic disaster relief efforts by the Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard.

Funding & Policy

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The Week Ahead In Washington

Sep 09, 2015
With Congress back from recess, a flood of discussion about the Iranian nuclear deal is set to begin in the nation’s capital, both among lawmakers and think tanks. The House Foreign Affairs Committee will continue its discussion on the deal’s implications in separate hearings Wednesday and Friday featuring witnesses including former chiefs of U.S. Central Command and U.S. European Command. Meanwhile, on Wednesday the House Armed Services Committee’s seapower subcommittee will discuss the future U.S. Air Force bomber program.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. military contracts for the week of Aug. 31- Sept. 4, 2015

Sep 09, 2015
Selected U.S. military contracts for Aug. 31, 2015.