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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 8, 2016

VOL. 257 NO. 5 July 08, 2016

Programs

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USAF Sees No Major Hurdles To F-35 IOC

Jul 07, 2016
As the F-35 makes its debut in the U.K. this week, a top U.S. Air Force general says there are no major hurdles to declaring the F-35A operational close to its target date of Aug. 1.
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Rep. Smith Worries About Funding Third Offset

Jul 08, 2016
House Armed Services Ranking Democrat Adam Smith (Wash.) supports the Pentagon’s so-called Third Offset technology strategy, but wonders where the money will come from to carry it out. “Where are we going to save money?” he asks. He suggests not necessarily spending a trillion dollars to recapitalize the nuclear triad as it exists today, as well as not making the U.S. Army and Marine Corps troop end-strengths larger than what can be financially sustained.
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First Prototype Bell 525 In Fatal Crash

Jul 07, 2016
The loss of Flight Test Vehicle 1 will be a significant setback for the 525 program as the company pushes to bring the first commercial fly-by-wire helicopter into service.
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Raytheon’s New Warship Radar In Hawaii For Testing

Jul 07, 2016
The U.S. Navy could soon begin far-field range testing of its next-generation air and missile defense radar against live targets.
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Avic Takes Control Of Formerly Russo-Chinese Heavy Helo

Jul 07, 2016
The preponderance of Chinese demand for the aircraft, known as Advanced Heavy Lifter (AHL), is the likely reason for Avic taking over what was originally promoted as a joint program.
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Certifiable Predator B Fuselage Begins Integration

Jul 07, 2016
The Certifiable Predator B has been designed and developed with airspace rules and compliance in mind, and is expected to meet NATO’s unmanned air vehicle airworthiness requirements.
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Dutch Flying Car Developer Teases Commercial Version

Jun 30, 2016
Netherlands-based flying car developer PAL-V has begun taking orders for a commercial version of its design planned to be in flight testing by 2017 and in production by 2018.
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South Korea Exporting Glide Bombs To Unnamed Customer

Jul 07, 2016
South Korea’s has begun exporting precision air-to-surface weapons to an unnamed country.
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Upgraded Soyuz Launches Space Station Crew

Jul 07, 2016
The Soyuz is expected to carry out an automated docking with the ISS’ Russian-segment Rassvet module July 9 at 12:12 a.m. EDT.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 08, 2016
CANADA will gather industry info over summer on CF-18 replacement, incl. costs, delivery times, NORAD interoperability, readiness, potential benefits to Canadian economy. LOCKHEED MARTIN has $93.9M U.S. Navy contract for procurement of “diminishing manufacturing sources electronic components” for F-35. Work to be complete June 2017.

Business

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Forecast Sees Historic SmallSat, Launch Market

Jul 07, 2016
Euroconsult says around 200 organizations built a smallsat between 2006 and 2015, and the coming decade will show a similar pattern, with the results about to be evident in orbit.

Funding & Policy

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Singapore Sets Up New Unit To Respond To Terrorism

Jul 05, 2016
The Singapore armed forces has set up a high-readiness unit, the Army Deployment Force (ADF), to bolster its ability to respond to terrorism and other security challenges.

Industry Data

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Forecast Friday: Fighter Engine Deliveries By Manufacturer 2016-2025

Jul 08, 2016
View the Fighter Engine Deliveries By Manufacturer 2016-2025 chart in PDF format.