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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 2, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 40 March 02, 2016

Business

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Honeywell Stops Pursuit Of UTC, For Now

Mar 01, 2016
Honeywell International said early March 1 it would no longer pursue a merger with United Technologies under the terms the companies discussed last month.
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Russian Helicopters Tipped By AHS To Take Global Sales Lead

Mar 01, 2016
After years of western rotary wing dominance, Russian helicopter manufacturers will take over the top slot as the single largest force in global sales over the next five years, the American Helicopter Society (AHS) predicts.
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Safran 2015 Profits Hurt By Silvercrest Delay

Feb 25, 2016
Delays in development of Safran’s Silvercrest engine cost the company a one-time €654 million ($720 million) charge last year, helping drive operating profit for 2015 down more than 12% to €1.7 billion.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 03, 2016
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $770m modification to previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee...

In Brief

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Bell Marks Valor Milestone

Mar 03, 2016
Bell Helicopter is believed to have attached the wings to the fuselage of its V-280 Valor tiltrotor...

Programs

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Chinese Su-35 Deliveries Expected This Year

Mar 01, 2016
United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) is due to begin deliveries of Sukhoi Su-35 fighters to China this year, with engineers of the Chinese aeronautics industry possibly looking forward to the arrival of the aircraft just as much as the air force is.
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U.S. Air Force Awards $161.9M For RD-180 Replacements

Feb 29, 2016
Aerojet Rocketdyne has won the lion’s share of new government work to develop a U.S. alternative to Russia’s RD-180 rocket engine
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Airbus To Prove New H160 Production Practices

Mar 01, 2016
Airbus Helicopters is set to prove the concept of a lean manufacturing process to speed up assembly of its new twin-engine H160 medium helicopter.
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Airbus Launches Common Helicopter Weapon System

Mar 01, 2016
Airbus Helicopters has lifted the veil on a common weapon system which it plans to offer to help arm its family of dual-purpose helicopters.
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U.S. Navy Awards Carrier Washington Overhaul

Mar 01, 2016
While the debate continues to simmer about the cost and need for maintaining the nation’s aircraft fleet, the U.S Navy is moving ahead with the refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) of CVN 73 USS George Washington.
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Airbus To Demonstrate H215 To U.S. Agencies

Mar 01, 2016
Airbus Helicopters is planning to demonstrate its H215 – the modernized variant of the Super Puma twin-engine heavy helicopter – to several U.S. government agencies.

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Navy CNO Voices Concern About Weapons Inventory

Mar 01, 2016
The U.S. Navy is worried about the number of missiles it has in its collective quiver, Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, told the House Appropriations Committee.