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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 16, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 50 March 16, 2016

Programs

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ALIS Integration Could Delay F-35A’s Aug. 1 IOC

Mar 15, 2016
Integration with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s logistics software program may delay the U.S. Air Force’s ability to declare the platform ready for operations on Aug. 1 as scheduled.
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ISS Research Efforts To Push Deep Space Exploration Tech

Mar 15, 2016
New NASA science projects packed away for launching to the International Space Station late this month will attempt to further the agency’s deep space exploration ambitions.
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Dawn Mission Team Named 2015 Collier Trophy Recipient

Mar 14, 2016
The National Aeronautic Association has selected the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory team responsible for the Dawn mission to the protoplanet Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres as the recipient of the 2015 Collier Trophy.
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Russian Proton Lifts First Leg Of Joint ExoMars Mission

Mar 14, 2016
A Russian Proton-M/Briz-M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 14 carrying the European-Russian ExoMars 2016 mission en route to the Red Planet.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 17, 2016
NHINDUSTRIES (NHI) signed agreement with Dutch government concerning Dutch industry participation in ...

In Brief

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U.K. Defense Ministry Sets New Baseline Profit Rate For Sole-Source Work

Mar 17, 2016
The U.K. defense ministry has set the baseline profit rate for contracts awarded without competition at ...

Funding & Policy

Business

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Sikorsky Now Key To Lockheed International Sales Goals

Mar 15, 2016
Lockheed Martin’s acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft last year will play a significant role in the giant defense contractor’s pre-existing goal of deriving a quarter of its annual revenue from international sales, according to Lockheed’s chief executive.

Technology

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Airbus Pursues Lightweight HUMS For Light Helicopters

Mar 15, 2016
Airbus Helicopters is set to certify a new lightweight health and usage monitoring system (HUMS), finally opening the technology to light helicopter operators.
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NASA Selects High-Performance Solar Power Concepts For Study

Mar 15, 2016
NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate has picked four concepts for generating electricity from dim sunlight at low temperatures for more study aimed at powering spacecraft without nuclear power sources in deep-space regions that normally require them.

Operations

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Sumburgh Crash Crew Did Not Monitor Instruments

Mar 15, 2016
A failure by helicopter pilots to monitor instruments and make use of onboard automated systems were key factors in the loss of a CHC Scotia-operated AS332L2 Super Puma off the Shetland Islands in 2013, U.K. crash investigators have concluded.