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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 16, 2016

VOL. 256 NO. 32 May 16, 2016

Programs

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Norway, Netherlands Plan F-35 Weapons Instructor Course

May 13, 2016
The commanders of both air arms signed a letter of intent on May 5 that paves the way to the creation of a new exercise that will “teach selected fighter pilots technical and tactical skills” for the F-35.
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Taiwan F-16 Modernization To Begin In 2017, AIDC Says

May 13, 2016
Among many changes to the 142 aircraft, modernization to F-16V standard will include installation of the Northrop Grumman APG-83 radar.
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NASA’s Kepler Mission Verifies Record Number Of New Planets

May 11, 2016
Scientists associated with NASA’s Kepler space telescope have verified the presence of 1,284 new extra solar planets.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 17, 2016
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $31m U.S. Navy contract for long lead time materials, parts, components to maintain production schedule for eight low-rate initial production Lot 12 F-35As for The Netherlands. Work complete March 2021. SPACE SYSTEMS LORAL will build Intelsat 39, providing data networking/video distribution in Africa, Europe, the Middle Eastå and Asia, replacing Intelsat 902, launched in 2001.

Funding & Policy

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Kendall Says He Would Stay On If Asked

May 17, 2016
Frank Kendall, the Pentagon’s acquisition chief, sounds ready to continue on in his role should the next president request him to stay. Asked at the Washington think tank the Center for Strategic and International Studies whether he would serve in a new administration, Kendall said, “The short answer is yes. I think I’m making a difference. And I think that continuity matters. I would consider that possibility if the option appeared.”

Technology

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Railway Company To Test sUAS Methods For Track Inspections

May 13, 2016
BNSF Railway Company this summer will test low-level surveillance methods necessary for beyond-visual line-of-sight operations for small unmanned air systems (sUAS), a critical capability in the company’s plans for autonomous unmanned track inspections.
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USMC Looking For Big Help Handling Big Data

May 11, 2016
Getting a handle on so-called big data is a priority for the U.S. Marine Corps, Commandant Gen. Robert Neller says.

Operations

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U.K., Norway Extend H225 Grounding Scope To AS332L2

May 11, 2016
LONDON – U.K.

Business

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Panasonic to Enter Small UAS Market

May 13, 2016
Electronics giant Panasonic Corp. is apparently developing a small, fixed-wing UAS (sUAS) for the commercial market.

Industry Data

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U.S. DoD Spending: Aircraft Carriers and Surface Combatants: FY15-FY17 ($K)

May 17, 2016
View the U.S. DoD Spending: Aircraft Carriers and Surface Combatants: FY15-FY17 ($K) in PDF format.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

May 17, 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.) May 17-19—17th Astronautics Conference of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI Astro 2016), Ottawa, Canada. For more information go to www.casi.ca/astro