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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 5, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 1 January 05, 2016

Programs

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Belgium To Buy 34 New Fighters

Jan 04, 2016
The Belgian government plans to purchase 34 new fighters to replace its aging fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons.
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U.S. Awards Contract For Third Zumwalt Destroyer

Jan 04, 2016
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $255.3 million contract to Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems for work on the third and final Zumwalt-class destroyer, the DDG 1002 Lyndon B. Johnson.
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South Korea Contracts KAI For KF-X Development

Dec 28, 2015
The contract appears to launch full-scale development of the KF-X with assistance from Indonesia. But it is unclear whether KAI can make much progress in 2016, since the defense ministry has secured very modest funding for the coming 12 months.
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Russian Helicopters Certifies Mi-38

Jan 04, 2016
The aircraft—which has been carrying out development flying for more than a decade—received Russian certification from the Federal Air Transportation Agency on Dec. 30.
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U.K. Signs Hercules Support Contract

Dec 31, 2015
The £369 million ($547 million) contract will support the U.K. Royal Air Force’s C-130Js until 2022, despite the recent decision in the U.K.’s Strategic Defense and Security Review to keep 14 of the aircraft in service until 2030.
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India Postpones Flight Of Reusable Launch Vehicle Demonstrator

Dec 29, 2015
The winged Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) was scheduled to be tested in the first week of February.
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Cassini Spacecraft Makes Final Close Encounter with Enceladus

Dec 28, 2015
The Dec. 19 flyby was the last in a series of 22 close encounters between Cassini and Enceladus that have revealed a small, ice-covered, geologically active world with a global ocean.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 06, 2016
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES has $317m U.S. Air Force contract modification for F-119 ...

In Brief

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The Week Ahead in Washington

Jan 06, 2016
Thursday morning the House Armed Services Committee will discuss acquisition reform and ...

Business

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Re-Structured Finmeccanica Begins Operations

Jan 04, 2016
Finmeccanica-owned companies such as AgustaWestland, Alenia Aermacchi and Selex ES have now been absorbed into the larger Finmeccanica entity and will operate as divisions rather than separate companies.

Operations

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U.K. Defense Ministry Ends Search And Rescue Mission

Jan 04, 2016
The U.K. Ministry of Defense has ended its involvement in helicopter search and rescue (SAR) operations.

Technology

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Plutonium-238 Production Restored For Deep Space Missions

Jan 04, 2016
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has restored a domestic plutonium-238 production capability for future NASA deep space missions.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the week of Dec. 28 - Dec. 31, 2015

Jan 06, 2016
Thursday morning the House Armed Services Committee will discuss acquisition reform and ...