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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 17, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 51 March 17, 2016

Programs

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F-16 Faces Gap As U.S. Re-engages India On Fighters

Mar 16, 2016
U.S. plans to sell Pakistan another eight F-16s may have survived a congressional challenge, but Lockheed Martin still faces a gap in the production line before the aircraft are delivered in 2019.
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CH-53K Flight Testing Keeps 2019 IOC In Sight

Mar 18, 2016
With two Sikorsky CH-53Ks now in flight testing, a key operational test to validate the heavy-lift helicopter’s performance is planned by ...
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India’s LCH Successfully Fires Rockets

Mar 15, 2016
Ahead of its certification firing trials, the weaponized configuration of India’s indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) TD-3 recently executed the successful firing of 70-mm rockets.
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F-35 Ejection Seat Fix May Be Ready By Year’s End

Mar 16, 2016
Safety issues with the F-35’s ejection seat should begin to be overcome by the end of this year, Lockheed Martin’s program manager says.
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First LM-100J Commercial Freighter Taking Shape

Mar 15, 2016
Components for the first LM-100J commercial freighter version of Lockheed Martin’s C-130J Hercules airlifter are being manufactured, with final assembly to begin in Marietta, Georgia, later this year.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 18, 2016
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $106m U.S. Air Force contract for long lead efforts on 11 fiscal 2017 C-130J aircraft.

In Brief

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U.S. Army Awards Boeing $897 Million Contract for Chinooks

Mar 18, 2016
The U.S. Army has awarded Boeing an $897 million contract modification to its ongoing multiyear contract for ...

Funding & Policy

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Darpa Prepares For Next Step In Hypersonic Weapons

Mar 16, 2016
Lockheed Martin and other bidders are responding to Darpa solicitations to build a pair of hypersonic weapon demonstrators that would fly in 2018.
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Specter Of FAA Restructuring Hangs Over Senate Debate

Mar 16, 2016
The commerce panel’s bill, issued March 9, calls for a variety of changes and upgrades to FAA programs, but nothing as drastic as the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s proposal in February to separate the FAA’s air traffic control and modernization roles to a new non-profit, non-share government-chartered corporation.

Operations

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Different Breathing Issues For Separate F-18 Types

Mar 16, 2016
While the Navy has been investigating reports of possible breathing-related incidents across the spectrum of F-18 aircraft, certain types of issues or causes seemed to related to aircraft type, service officials say.

Business

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Finmeccanica To Rebrand As Leonardo

Mar 16, 2016
Italian aerospace and defense group Finmeccanica will rebrand itself to Leonardo, in memory of the master painter and inventor.

DMIN

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Mar 18, 2016
Seeker Aircraft will begin manufacturing its light observation aircraft in the U.S.