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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 11, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 50 December 11, 2015

Funding & Policy

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ESA Better Poised For Space Leadership, New Chief Says

Dec 10, 2015
Congressional restrictions on U.S. space activities have left the European Space Agency in a better position to guide international space cooperation, ESA’s new director general says.
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Funding Sought To Help Cut Boomer Sub Costs

Dec 10, 2015
As the Pentagon gets ready to buy new submarines, bombers and missiles to support the U.S. nuclear strategy, the hunt for national funding continues to help cut costs of the SSBN boomer-submarine fleet.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 12, 2015
JOHNSON OUTDOORS (N.Y.) has $200m PENTAGON contract for commercial tents...

In Brief

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Lockheed Martin Wins $21.5m Navy F-35 Contract Modification

Dec 12, 2015
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, a $21.5 million contract...

Programs

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France Orders Third Reaper System

Dec 10, 2015
France ordered its third MQ-9 Reaper system on Dec. 7, a three-UAV acquisition to be delivered in 2019.
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Bangladesh Receives Russian Rotorcraft

Dec 10, 2015
Russian Helicopters says it has delivered five Mil Mi-171Sh military transport rotorcraft to the Bangladesh defense ministry.

Technology

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U.K.’s Taranis UAV Completes Third Flight-Test Round

Dec 10, 2015
The U.K.’s unmanned combat air vehicle technology demonstrator, Taranis, has completed a third round of flight trials.
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Aireon To Offer Terrestrial, Oceanic ADS-B Surveillance

Dec 10, 2015
System-performance improvements should allow space-based ADS-B provider Aireon to offer ANSPs with both terrestrial and oceanic ADS-B surveillance capabilities.
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Darpa Aims To Make Lidar Sensors Ubiquitous

Dec 10, 2015
Semiconductor technology that would eliminate bulky optical telescopes and enable lightweight, low-cost light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors for foliage penetration, collision avoidance, robotic vision and optical communications is to be developed under a new five-year, $58 million Darpa program.

Operations

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U.S. Navy, MDA, Japan Conduct Aegis BMD Test

Dec 10, 2015
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California, earlier this month hosted a live-fire test of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile.