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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 21, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 15 October 21, 2015

Programs

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Airbus Predicts Sales Of 900 KAI LCH-LAH Rotorcraft

Oct 20, 2015
Airbus is predicting the production of around 900 civil and military helicopters in a joint program with Korea Aerospace Industries.
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Canadian Election Results Opens Fighter Competition

Oct 20, 2015
Canada’s Liberal party scored a surprise victory in Monday’s federal election, and, for the time being, eliminated one of the largest export customers for the F-35.
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Existing Aircraft To Be U.S. Navy Backbone, Officials Say

Oct 20, 2015
The U.S. Navy will have to rely on more of its current aircraft to complement its planned carrier-based F-35C force, service officials and analysts say.
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Dscovr’s Earthly Gaze Debuts

Oct 20, 2015
The Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft mission has debuted images of the sunlit Blue Marble Earth on a new NASA website, http://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/.
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NASA Invites Artistry To Address Asteroid Threat

Oct 20, 2015
Who better to turn to than the creative side of almost everyone for ideas on how to find and protect the Earth from asteroids on potential collision courses.
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U.S. Marines Work On Global Osprey Logistics

Oct 20, 2015
The U.S. Marines are turning more frequently to commercial transportation to fill the V-22 Osprey's global logistics needs.
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India To Launch Six Singaporean Satellites

Oct 20, 2015
India is preparing to launch six satellites for Singaporean customers in December, including the TeLEOS-1 Earth observation satellite.
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Fort Worth Completes Deck Landing Qualifications

Oct 20, 2015
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 3 USS Fort Worth completed aviation-related qualifications earlier this month during its first Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (Carat) exercise with Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal, the U.S. Navy says.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 20, 2015
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $85m U.S. Army contract for an additional seven AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) counterfire target acquisition radars. Full-rate production contract for 77 additional systems expected in early 2016. COBHAM has $15m in recent orders from BAE SYSTEMS for microelectronic components and integrated microelectronic assemblies for radar and electronic warfare (EW) systems for the F-35 Lightning II.

Funding & Policy

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U.S., Russian Military Officials Sign MOU To Make Syrian Ops Safer

Oct 20, 2015
Senior Pentagon officials and the Russian Ministry of Defense signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) this week to minimize the risk of inflight incidents among coalition and Russian aircraft operating in Syrian airspace. The MOU includes specific safety protocols for aircrews to follow, such as maintaining professional airmanship at all times, the use of specific communication frequencies and the establishment of a communication line on the ground. The U.S. and Russia will form a working group to discuss any issues in following the MOU.
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Military Leaders In Congress Seek More Reforms To Speed Acquisition

Oct 20, 2015
Military policy leaders in Congress took steps to reform the acquisition system this year, including allowing service chiefs to sign off on purchasing decisions.

Business

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Airbus Defense & Space Chooses CEO Successor

Oct 20, 2015
Dirk Hoke, 46, currently CEO of Siemens’ Large Drives business unit, will join Airbus Defense & Space on Jan. 1 as deputy CEO and will step up to the role of CEO on April 1, 2016.