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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 16, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 12 October 16, 2015

Programs

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F-35 Customers Funding U.S.-Based Software Update Labs

Oct 15, 2015
Foreign air forces using the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are being compelled to build and fund U.S.-based software laboratories that generate data crucial to the fighter’s ability to identify threats.
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Bell: U.S. Army Can Expedite Future Vertical Lift Medium

Oct 14, 2015
The U.S. Army could cut years and billions of dollars from the planned Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Medium advanced-rotorcraft program by going straight into development after completion of the Joint Multi Role (JMR) technology demonstration, Bell Helicopter President and CEO John Garrison says.
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U.K. Hints At Tranche 1 Typhoon Life Extension

Oct 15, 2015
The first hints have emerged that the U.K. Royal Air Force may be planning to keep some of its early-model Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoons in service for longer.
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India To Buy 194 Virus SW80s From Pipistrel For Training

Oct 15, 2015
India has signed a contract with Slovenia-based Pipistrel Aircraft to buy 194 Virus SW80s and is likely to buy an additional 100 aircraft after three years.
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Scott Kelly Setting New U.S. Spaceflight Records

Oct 15, 2015
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, current commander of the International Space Station, sailed to a new U.S. record for time accumulated in space on Oct. 15.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 17, 2015
NORTHROP GRUMMAN began construction of 36,000-sq.-ft. facility

In Brief

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U.S. Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia Booming

Oct 17, 2015
Between October 2010 and July 2015, the U.S. has proposed $90 billion in weapons sales to

Business

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Northrop Picks New Leader, Makes Corporate Changes

Oct 15, 2015
Gloria Flach will become COO of Northrop Grumman in January, a move that could set in motion a succession plan for the Pentagon prime contractor’s CEO position.

Funding & Policy

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U.K. Air Accident Investigators Using UAVs To Survey Crashes

Oct 15, 2015
The UAVs have been used at the sites of 16 crashes around the U.K., said Stuart Hawkins, a senior inspector of air accidents delegates to the AAIB.

Spec Snapshots

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JAS 39E/F Gripen Spec Snapshot

Oct 17, 2015
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