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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 24, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 56 March 24, 2016

Programs

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Software Could Delay F-35A Operational Testing By A Year

Mar 23, 2016
“My estimation is the program will not be ready to begin IOT&E until mid calendar year 2018,” Pentagon testing chief Michael Gilmore told the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday.
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Philippines Set To Order Two AW159s For Navy

Mar 23, 2016
The Philippines defense ministry has chosen the Finmeccanica Helicopters AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat to meet a requirement for an anti-submarine warfare aircraft.
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Latest Space Station Cargo Mission Launched

Mar 23, 2016
Orbital ATK’s Cygnus unmanned cargo spacecraft is on its way to a scheduled March 26 arrival at the International Space Station (ISS), following its launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral late March 22.
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U.S. Tests Trident Missiles

Mar 21, 2016
An Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine assigned to Submarine Group 10 completed a Follow-on Commander’s Evaluation Test (FCET) earlier this month with the launch of three Trident II D5 missiles, U.S. Navy officials say.
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Dawn’s Ceres Reconnaissance Hints At Europa’s Ultimate Fate

Mar 23, 2016
Enigmatic Ceres, the largest main belt asteroid that was long ago robbed of full planet status by Jupiter’s powerful gravitational forces, is giving up its secrets to a grateful NASA Dawn mission team more than two centuries after its discovery.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 24, 2016
OSHKOSH DEFENSE has $243.8m U.S. Army modification to previously awarded contract for 657 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles ...

In Brief

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U.S. Army Tests PAC-3 MSE Interceptor

Mar 24, 2016
The U.S. Army flight tested Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement at...

Funding & Policy

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State Department Official Denies FMS Process Is Slow

Mar 23, 2016
Though the secretaries of the Navy and Air Force have called for faster approval of foreign military sales, the State Department official in charge of approving them does not see the process as slow.
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Canada Postpones Defense Procurements, Backs ISS To 2024

Mar 23, 2016
Canada is to develop a new defense strategy and, in its first budget since being elected in October 2015, the Liberal government has postponed planned purchases including new fighters and warships, arguing the procurements are not ready to proceed.

Business

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Airbus Plans Pilot Training Center In India

Mar 23, 2016
The facility, to be fully owned and funded by Airbus Group India, will be the main center supporting India’s need for new Airbus pilots, says Srinivasan Dwarakanath, president of Airbus in India.

Operations

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‘Complex’ Aviation Scenarios Highlight U.S.-Korean Exercise

Mar 23, 2016
Recent amphibious drills involving the U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies in the Asia-Pacific region have helped the U.S. develop and practice sophisticated joint aviation operations, says Rear Adm. John Nowell, commander of U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group Seven.