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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 7, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 43 March 07, 2016

Programs

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U.K., France Sign Up For Joint UCAV Demonstrator

Mar 04, 2016
The U.K. and French governments have agreed to spend €2 billion ($2.19 billion) on the development of a joint unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator to fly by around 2025.
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Seeker Aircraft To Start U.S. Manufacturing

Mar 04, 2016
Seeker Aircraft will begin manufacturing its light observation aircraft in the U.S., the company said.
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U.S. Navy Successfully Demonstrates SM-6

Mar 04, 2016
The U.S. Navy says it recently conducted a successful demonstration of the surface-to-air Standard Missile-6 Block I (SM-6 Block I) from DDG 53 USS John Paul Jones off the Hawaiian coast.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 07, 2016
BAE SYSTEMS has £225 million ($320m) investment from U.K. defense ministry for new facilities at Barrow-in-Furness for assembly of next-generation Successor nuclear submarine. Investment is part of £642m spending package to progress work on four new subs to replace Vanguard class from the 2030s.

Intelligence

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Republican Incumbent Wins Hint At Legislative Future

Mar 07, 2016
A pair of top Republicans with key roles in civil space funding withstood challenges from the right in Super Tuesday primary voting last week, adding a clue to the course of NASA’s programs next year if their party holds on to the majority in their legislative chambers. Rep. John Culberson, chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee that funds NASA, backs a robotic mission to Europa and sponsored legislation to set up a board of directors to run the space agency. Sen.

Funding & Policy

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Space Groups Combine For Election-year Continuity

Mar 04, 2016
An ad hoc coalition of a dozen industrial and academic organizations with an interest in spaceflight plans to press its case for a steady course in U.S. space spending and policy across the political spectrum in the coming election.
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U.S. Carrier Strike Group’s South China Sea Operations Sending Message

Mar 04, 2016
The U.S. Navy's current operations of the CVN-74 USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea is sending a message to U.S. allies, friends and potential adversaries.

Technology

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Aurora Wins ‘Challenging’ Darpa High-Speed VTOL Demo

Mar 04, 2016
Aurora Flight Sciences’ LightningStrike vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) X-plane will be “very challenging to demonstrate, but has the potential to move the technology needle farthest” for vertical flight, says Darpa program manager Ashish Bagai.

Business

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Turbomeca Banks On Tech Spending To Counter Downturn

Mar 04, 2016
As the only major propulsion provider dedicated to the helicopter market, Turbomeca is feeling the squeeze more than most as markets continue to feel the effects of the downturn.

Operations

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GAO Faults U.S. Navy Shipbuilding Guarantee Policy

Mar 04, 2016
The U.S. Navy needs to re-evaluate the way it uses contract guarantees to hold contractors responsible, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says.
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Scott Kelly’s Texas Homecoming Features Mars Pledge

Mar 03, 2016
White House science advisor John Holdren pledged support for NASA’s human Mars exploration ambitions as part of a Washington homecoming delegation that greeted U.S. space marathoner Scott Kelly here early March 3.

Industry Data

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U.S. DoD - Fighter and Air-to-Air Weapons Spending: FY15-FY17 ($K)

Mar 07, 2016
View the PDF of U.S. DoD - Fighter and Air-to-Air Weapons Spending: FY15-FY17 ($K) chart.