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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 22, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 16 October 22, 2015

Programs

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Canada’s Exit From F-35 Would Boost Unit Price $1M

Oct 21, 2015
If Canada’s next prime minister follows through on his party’s campaign pledge to reject the F-35, it will increase the cost to other buyers by about $1 million per aircraft.
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USAF: Bomber Decision 'Really, Really Close'

Oct 21, 2015
Announcement of the Pentagon’s choice of a contractor to build the Long-Range Strike Bomber is “really, really close,” a U.S. Air Force official says.
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First South Korean F-35s Due In Early 2018

Oct 21, 2015
The first of 40 F-35 Lightnings ordered by South Korea should be delivered in the first quarter of 2018, Lockheed Martin says.
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KF-X Engine Choice By South Korea Likely Next Year

Oct 21, 2015
South Korea will probably decide in early 2016 whether the proposed KF-X fighter will be equipped with the Eurojet EJ200 or General Electric F414 engine.
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U.S. Navy To Accept First H-60R Helo Slated For Denmark

Oct 21, 2015
The U.S. Navy is scheduled to accept the first MH-60 Romeo helicopter slated for Denmark on Oct. 22.
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Advanced Aegis Destroyer Bolsters U.S. Navy Presence In Asia-Pacific

Oct 20, 2015
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer DDG 65 USS Benfold is bolstering the U.S. Navy's presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
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U.S. Destroyer Hits First BMD Milestones In European Theater

Oct 21, 2015
The guided-missile destroyer DDG 71 USS Ross intercepted a ballistic missile in the Atlantic during the Maritime Theater Missile Defense Forum’s At Sea Demonstration.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 21, 2015
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT approved $11.25b foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia of four modified Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships, equipped with weapon systems including eight MK. 41 vertical launchers, 532 tactical RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles, eight Harpoon Shipboard Launchers, 48 RGM-Harpoon Block II missiles, five MK-15 Mod 31 SeaRAM Close-in Weapon Systems and 188 RIM 116C Block II Rolling Airframe Missiles.

Funding & Policy

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Foreign Direct Investment In U.S. Aerospace Continues Growing

Oct 21, 2015
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the U.S. aerospace sector reached a 6.3% compound annual growth rate in 2014, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. At the end of 2014, FDI into U.S. aerospace products and parts manufacturing industries totaled $22.5 billion, growing annually since 2008. The rate “outpaced the compound annual growth rate of FDI positions in transportation equipment manufacturing and even growth in FDI of all industries during the same period,” officials said.

Technology

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Airbus High-Compression Engine Helo Nears First Flight

Oct 21, 2015
Airbus Helicopters is set to make the first flight of its high-compression engine helicopter in the coming weeks. -

Operations

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Hornet Crash In U.K. Kills Marine Corps Pilot

Oct 21, 2015
A U.S. Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet crashed shortly after takeoff from an airbase in the U.K. on Oct. 21, killing the pilot.

Industry Data

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U.S. Navy Ford Carrier Cost and Schedule Performance

Oct 21, 2015
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