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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 8, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 47 December 08, 2015

Programs

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U.S. Navy Working On LCS Missile, Speed, Weight Issues

Dec 07, 2015
The U.S. Navy is closing in on an alternative missile for its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) as well as trying to resolve some speed and weight issues.
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BAE Systems Picked As Turkish Indigenous Fighter Partner

Dec 07, 2015
BAE Systems has been selected as a partner to Turkish industry to help Ankara in the development of an indigenous fighter for the 2030s.
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Japan’s Akatsuki Tries Again For Venus Science Orbit

Dec 07, 2015
JAXA experts are assessing the orbital characteristics of the Akatsuki/Venus Climate Orbiter spacecraft following a 20-min. firing of reaction control system thrusters.
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Australia Considers, Rejects MV-22 Osprey

Dec 07, 2015
Australia’s defense department has rejected a proposal to buy a squadron of Bell Boeing MV-22 Ospreys, a government source says.
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IG Faults Pentagon Wholesale Material Returns Program

Dec 07, 2015
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency needs to do a better job of managing its Materiel Returns Program at the wholesale level, the Pentagon Inspector General says in a recent report.
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Ship-To-Shore Connector Reaches Milestone

Dec 07, 2015
The U.S. Navy’s proposed Ship-to-Shore Connector program reached a production milestone recently when the first hull, LCAC 100, was turned over at Textron Systems Marine & Land Systems.
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Probe Halts Japan Navy Helicopter Project

Dec 07, 2015
A Japanese program to buy nine naval utility helicopters has been suspended while an investigation team looks into the management of the competition.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 09, 2015
HUNTINGTON INGALLS has been awarded a $200m U.S. NAVY contract for ...

In Brief

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Lockheed Martin Wins $318.3m Army Hellfire II Contract

Dec 09, 2015
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, a $318.3 million contract modification

Operations

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French Seismometer Suite Springs Leak Before Mars InSight Launch

Dec 07, 2015
The French Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure, one of three key instruments planned for launching aboard the NASA-led 2016 InSight Mars lander mission, has experienced a vacuum chamber leak.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2015

Dec 09, 2015
Selected U.S. military contracts for Nov. 30, 2015 ARMY Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $106,510,258 modification …