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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 8, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 44 March 08, 2016

Programs

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Pratt Leads List Of Seven B-21 Suppliers

Mar 07, 2016
Air Force Secretary Deborah James listed seven key subcontractors on the B-21 bomber program March 7, including Pratt & Whitney, the likely maker of the engine for the long-range aircraft.
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Rolls-Royce Spools Up Turboshaft Applications

Mar 07, 2016
Rolls-Royce marked Heli Expo 2016 here by reaching agreements with Enstrom and newcomer Innova, as well as securing additional applications with MD Helicopters.
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Submarine USS Maryland Completes Refueling Overhaul

Mar 07, 2016
Norfolk Naval Shipyard has successfully completed USS Maryland’s (SSBN 738) engineered refueling overhaul (ERO), U.S. Navy officials say.
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BLR Testing Aerodynamic Improvements For Airbus H125

Mar 07, 2016
U.S. engineering firm BLR Aerospace is developing aerodynamic improvements for Airbus’ Ecureuil/Astar family of helicopters.
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U.S. Navy Changes Course For Minehunting Program

Mar 07, 2016
After continued questions about reliability and related issues with the Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle, the U.S. Navy has put the brakes on the RMMV and is working toward developing other countermine (MCM) systems.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 09, 2016
AEROJET ROCKETDYNE completed series of hot-fire tests of RL10 upper-stage rocket engine.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Washington

Mar 09, 2016
This week the Satellite 2016 conference gets underway outside Washington.

Funding & Policy

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Chinese Military Spending Growth To Lag Behind GDP

Mar 07, 2016
Growth in Chinese military spending will fall markedly below economic expansion this year, official figures suggest, while the country separately undertakes reforms to its forces intended to overcome some of their most deep-seated problems.

Technology

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SpaceX Launches SES-9 after Overcoming Propellant Problems

Mar 05, 2016
SpaceX notched another commercial satellite launch March 4 after apparently coming to grips with a problem with its superchillled propellants that thwarted two Falcon 9 launch attempts in February.
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Orbital ATK Merger Boosts ViviSat Satellite-Servicing Business

Mar 07, 2016
Technology and heritage from Orbital ATK’s parent companies are giving the ViviSat satellite servicing a kick-start to operations as early as 2018, with the first customer for a life-extension mission planned in 2018.

Operations

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Buildup Could Tighten China’s Grip On Sea Lanes, Pacom Chief Says

Mar 07, 2016
While the U.S. has already been operating within its operational missile reach, China’s continued weapons buildup on artificial island features could give the country much greater control of the South China Sea and its trading lanes, says Adm. Harry Harris, the Pacific Commander for the U.S.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of Feb. 29-March 4, 2016

Mar 09, 2016
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, is being awarded a $769,511,730 modification to a previously awarded contract.