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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 23, 2016

VOL. 256 NO. 37 May 23, 2016

Programs

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Orbital ATK Readies Antares For Return To Flight

May 20, 2016
If all goes as planned, Orbital ATK will resume commercial cargo flights to the International Space Station with Antares this summer.
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U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Zumwalt DDG 1000

May 23, 2016
On May 20 the U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future DDG 1000 USS Zumwalt, the lead ship of the Navy’s next-generation of multi-mission destroyers. Zumwalt Program Manager Capt. James Downey calls the DDG 1000 “the most technically complex and advanced warship the world has ever seen.” The 610-ft., wave-piercing tumblehome ship supports a deckhouse that reduces radar cross section. The ship is the first Navy surface combatant to employ an Integrated Power System distributing 1000 volts of direct current across the ship to allocate 78 megawatts of installed power.
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Airbus To Provide Helos For U.K. Military Flight Training

May 20, 2016
Airbus Helicopters U.K. has been chosen to provide helicopters for the U.K.’s Military Flight Training System (MFTS).
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U.K. A330, F-35B Conduct Refueling Trials

May 20, 2016
A U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus A330 Voyager aerial refueling aircraft has been conducting clearance trials with the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter which will allow the fighter to refuel from the tanker.
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U.K. Green Lights Spear III Missile For F-35B

May 19, 2016
European missile manufacturer MBDA has been awarded a four-year, £411 million ($599 million) contract by the U.K. defense ministry to develop the Spear III turbojet-powered small-diameter missile for the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.

Funding & Policy

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CSBA: Dispersed Air Ops Could Counter Missile Salvos

May 20, 2016
Dispersed vertical-insertion operations within enemy target areas could counter strategies to strike U.S. forces with missile salvos, according to a new report from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
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Sweden Exercising Forces To Deter Russian Aggression

May 20, 2016
Sweden’s air force has stepped up air exercises and quick-reaction forces in the face of increased tension in the Baltics.

Business

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AE Industrial Partners Acquires AC&A

May 19, 2016
AE Industrial Partners, a private equity investor in aerospace, power generation and specialty industrial companies, has acquired AC&A, a manufacturer of composite and metallic parts and tooling. The price was not disclosed.
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Vector Launcher Builds On Garvey’s Suborbital Experience

May 19, 2016
Venture capital interest in entrepreneurial space startups is also providing new investment and renewed hopes for companies that have been developing small launch vehicles for several years on slender resources.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

May 23, 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 24—Space Tech Expo, Pasadena, California. For more information go to www.spacetechexpo.com/conference/conference-overview-2015/ May 24-26—Space Tech Expo, Pasadena, California. For more information go to www.spacetechexpo.com/