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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 29, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 38 February 29, 2016

Business

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Honeywell-UTC Good For Wall Street, Bad For A&D

Feb 26, 2016
Whether the deal would be good for the aerospace and defense (A&D) sector increasingly is being called into doubt, based on growing reactions from industry insiders.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 01, 2016
EUROPEAN COMMISSION will speed up deployment of Galileo satellites by adding an Arianespace Soyuz launch carrying two satellites in May 2016, in addition to four already scheduled on Ariane 5 ES during 4Q 2016. NASA licensed UAV comms technology to VIGILANT AEROSPACE SYSTEMS, OK. Integrated C2 system is capable of collision warnings, real-time traffic/weather updates.

Programs

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India To Sign New Contract For 48 Russian Mi-17V-5 Helos

Feb 26, 2016
Russia’s Rostec State Corporation expects to soon sign a contract for the delivery of an additional batch of 48 Mi-17V-5 helicopters to India.
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Orion Upper-Stage Decision Due In August

Feb 26, 2016
Engineers at NASA continue to work toward developing the advanced Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) in time for the first Space Launch System (SLS) mission with a crew, and have until late this summer to decide if it can be done.
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F-35 Contract Deal Likely In March, Lockheed Exec Says

Feb 26, 2016
A Lockheed Martin official remains optimistic that the F-25 program is on track to begin initial operations on schedule in August or by December of this year.
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Meet the Bomber Formerly Known As LRS-B: The B-21

Feb 26, 2016
The U.S. Air Force’s Long-range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) has a designation: the B-21.
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SpaceX Scrubs SES-9 Launch Again

Feb 26, 2016
Propellant troubles have forced SpaceX to abort the launch of the SES-9 commercial communications satellite for the second day in a row.
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Australia Plans Tiger Helo Replacement, Armed UAVs

Feb 26, 2016
Australia has decided on early replacement of the Airbus Tiger attack helicopter, apparently regarding the type as not worth the expense of modernization.

Funding & Policy

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Global Weapons Trade Up 14%

Mar 01, 2016
Weapons exports have increased by 14% in the last five years compared with the 2006-10 timeframe, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The U.S. and Russia made up the largest share of sales – 58% between them. The third largest exporter, China, saw its exports grow by 88%, though its share of the market of international weapons sales is still just 5.9%. And more than two-thirds of Chinese weapons are being exported to neighbors of India – Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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CSIS: Chinese Radars Maritime Game Changer

Feb 26, 2016
Releasing pictures online of potential radar sites in the South China Sea could strengthen China’s operational strength there, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) says.
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U.S. Navy Approves First Cybersecurity Standards

Feb 26, 2016
The U.S. Navy says it has finalized the first eight in a series of more than two dozen planned foundational cybersecurity standards that will govern the vast majority of the sea service’s systems and programs.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Mar 01, 2016
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Mar. 3—Laureate Awards, The National Building Museum, Washington, D.C. For more information go to www.awin.aviationweek.com/events