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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 21, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 53 March 21, 2016

Programs

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F-35 Needs More Government Investment To Achieve $85 Million Goal

Mar 21, 2016
To achieve the stated goal of reducing the flyaway cost by approximately $10 million by the end of 2019, to $85 million for the conventional F-35A, will require the government customer to begin investing in manufacturing improvements beginning in 2017.
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Cosmic Girl Arrives In Waco For Wing Mods

Mar 17, 2016
L-3 has started wing modification work on Virgin Galactic’s decommissioned 747-400, “Cosmic Girl,” the mother ship for the company’s LauncherOne small satellite launch service.
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Navantia Set To Capture Australian Ship Order

Mar 18, 2016
Navantia is poised to win another Australian naval construction program following the choice of the Spanish company as preferred supplier for two replenishment ships.
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U.S. Navy Fields F-18 Breathing System Improvements

Mar 16, 2016
The Navy has developed and started to field two major improvements for the F-18 aircraft line breathing systems that service officials say are making a difference for air crews and helping to cut down on hypoxia or other similar episodes.
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Saab Still Has Hopes For Indonesia Gripen Deal

Mar 18, 2016
Saab says it still has hopes to export the Gripen fighter to Indonesia, despite Jakarta’s decision to order the Sukhoi Su-35.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 22, 2016
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP. has $121.5m U.S. Marine Corps contract to build 13 prototypes for Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) of Amphibious Combat Vehicle Phase 1, Increment 1 (ACV 1.1). Award follows GAO denial of GENERAL DYNAMICS protest of awards to SAIC, BAE SYSTEMS. MBDA reported €5.2b ($5.9b) in sales for 2015, driven by Rafale and Fremm frigate contracts signed by Egypt and Qatar. New export orders were €3.6b, revenue reached €2.9b, up from €2.4b in 2014.

Technology

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Better Lasers From Nanopowders

Mar 22, 2016
To accelerate the development of future lasers, the U.S. Air Force is investing in manufacturing technology that enables new lasing materials to be produced from nanopowders. Under a small-business research effort administered by the U.S Army, Georgia-based nanomaterials company nGimat developed processes to produce yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) power from which laser amplifiers are made. Unable to fund the development internally, nGimat approached the Air Force, which is providing funding help to transition the materials to laser weapon systems and missile seeker domes.
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Russia OKs 10-Year, $20.5 Billion Space Program

Mar 18, 2016
Russia has approved a 10-year, 1.4 trillion ruble ($20.51 billion) budget for space programs, according to a March 17 announcement posted on the government’s website.
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Official Suggests Ways To Reduce Collision Damage From Cubesats

Mar 17, 2016
Adding radar reflectors and transponders to cubesats and other tiny spacecraft is one way private industry can make it easier to deconflict increasingly crowded orbits, a top U.S. Air Force officials suggested March 17.

Funding & Policy

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U.K. CAA Delays Air Show Fee Hike

Mar 18, 2016
The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority has postponed a planned price hike in air show charges that would have seen administration fees for U.K. air displays increase by 100%.

Business

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Airbus To Sell Defense Electronics Business

Mar 18, 2016
Airbus Group reached an agreement to sell its defense electronics business to global investment firm KKR for €1.1 billion ($1.24 billion).
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Kongsberg Buys 49.9% Of Patria

Mar 18, 2016
Norwegian defense firm Kongsberg has purchased the minority stake in its Finnish counterpart Patria, consolidating a chunk of the Scandinavian defense industry.

Industry Data

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U.S. DoD - Electronic Warfare, Suppression Of Enemy Air Defense And Countermeasure Spending FY15-FY17 ($K)

Mar 22, 2016
View the U.S. DoD - Electronic Warfare, Suppression Of Enemy Air Defense And Countermeasure Spending FY15-FY17 ($K) chart in PDF

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Mar 22, 2016
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Mar. 29-30—4th DoD Unmanned Systems Summit, Mary M. Gates Learning Center, Alexandria, Virginia. For more information go to www.eventsinamerica.com/events/4th-dod-unmanned-systems-summit/ev56b8d0b3b2034/#.VuLQaIwrKuM