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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 6, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 2 January 06, 2016

Programs

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Europe’s Arianespace Chalks Up Record Year In 2015

Jan 05, 2016
Evry, France-based Arianespace carried out six launches of the heavy-lift Ariane 5, three launches of the Europeanized Soyuz and three launches of the new Vega rocket in 2015, with the latter marking a three-fold increase over the previous year.
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Marines Version OF KAI Surion Ready For Production

Jan 05, 2016
Korea Aerospace Industries expects to receive a production contract for the amphibious assault version of the Surion utility helicopter in the first half of this year.
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Rafale Exports Climb, Falcon Orders Down For Dassault

Jan 05, 2016
Dassault Aviation’s business jet unit saw reduced orders and deliveries in 2015, a disappointing year that was offset in part by new export contracts for the company’s Rafale combat jet.
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India To Shift Toward Launching Bigger Space Missions In 2016

Jan 05, 2016
As India moves into the new year, it plans a shift toward launching bigger space missions ranging from larger satellites aboard heavy-lift launchers to improved Earth observation spacecraft.
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Foreign Basing, Super Hornet Experience Key To Growler Sustainment

Jan 05, 2016
The U.S. Navy is using its foreign-basing plans for EA-18G Growlers and the current F/A-18E/F Super Hornet maintenance model as a sustainment template for the electronic attack aircraft, a Defense Department Selected Acquisition Report says.
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Fire Scout Proves Worth On Destroyers

Dec 31, 2015
Even before the Fire Scout was embarked on the LCS 3 USS Forth Worth for its current Western Pacific deployment, the UAV had completed other overseas missions.
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Indian Navy Tests Barak 8

Jan 04, 2016
For the first time, the Indian navy has test-fired the Barak 8 long range surface to air missile (LRSAM) from an Indian warship.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 07, 2016
NORTHROP GRUMMAN has $286m U.S. Navy contract modification for non-recurring engineering ...

In Brief

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Forecast International: EPS Moving F0rward Despite Challenges

Jan 07, 2016
The U.S. Defense Department’s Enhanced Polar System (EPS) satellite communications program “is expected to ...

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Navy Chief Releases Maritime Superiority Strategy

Jan 05, 2016
The U.S. Navy must focus on longer-term security threat trends and maintain its superiority in traditional areas like the undersea realm while securing new frontiers like the emerging cyber battlefield,the U.S. chief of naval operations says.

Operations

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Flybe Seeks Access To London Military Airport

Jan 05, 2016
Flybe CEO Saad Hammad says RAF Northolt is an “underused national asset” that could be opened up to allow 300,000 passengers a year, rather than its current use as a London gateway for a “privileged few in executive jets.”

Technology

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NASA Touts Tech Transfer

Jan 04, 2016
NASA characterizes tech transfer as one of its longest-running missions and touts the claim in the just-published 2016 edition of the agency’s annual Spinoff publication.