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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 14, 2014

VOL. 249 NO. 9 July 14, 2014

Operations

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Washington Strike Group Hones Aviation ASW Skills

Jul 12, 2014
Ships in the George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) recently completed an undersea warfare exercise (Uswex) that combined vessel and aviation antisubmarine (ASW) platforms. Uswex was the arena that gave GWCSG, MH-60R Seahawks from the Saberhawks of Maritime Strike Squadron 77, and P-3C Orions and P-8 Poseidons from Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Force (Patreconfor) 7th Fleet an opportunity to improve coordination to combat a simulated opposing force, Navy officials say.
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Vietnamese Army Probes Mi-171 Crash

Jul 12, 2014
The Vietnamese army has grounded its fleet of Mi-171 helicopters pending the result of an investigation into a fatal Mi-171 crash just outside Hanoi. The July 7 crash killed 16 people outright and seriously injured five. Two of the injured have since died in the hospital.

Programs

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Next Commercial Supply Run To ISS Slated For July 13 launch

Jul 12, 2014
COMMERCIAL CARGO: Orbital Sciences’ next commercial cargo launch to the International Space Station using its Antares/Cygnus system is set for July 13 at 12:52 p.m. EDT from Wallops Island, Va. The launch of Orb-2 was postponed 24 hr. because of weather-related interruptions in launch preparation. If the mission launches on schedule, the unmanned Cygnus capsule will arrive at the station July 16 carrying 3,300 lb. of supplies, including research investigations, crew provisions, hardware and science experiments.
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Arianespace Orbits Four O3b Sats Atop European Soyuz

Jul 12, 2014
PARIS — Four small broadband satellites built for fleet operator O3b Networks were launched July 10 atop a European variant of Russia’s Soyuz rocket from the Guyana Space Center in Kourou. Based in Britain’s Channel Islands, O3b aims to provide low-cost, high-speed Ka-band Internet access to “the other 3 billion” potential broadband consumers in equatorial countries where broadband access is rarely available.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Jul 12, 2014
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Funding & Policy

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U.S. Defense Industry To Mirror Car Business, Former Deputy SecDef Says

Jul 12, 2014
U.S. defense officials and executives must figure out how to shepherd more industrial consolidation, bring more commercial technology into the defense sector, and embrace the notion that the business model of providing national security is becoming more global in character, according to a former No. 2 Pentagon official. William Lynn III, CEO of Finmeccanica North America and DRS Technologies, and President Barack Obama’s first deputy defense secretary, says that in the future the West’s defense industry could come to look a lot like the auto industry.
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Japanese, Looking For Assault Ships, Visit A Wasp

Jul 12, 2014
Japan has given a hint about the likely configuration of its proposed amphibious landing ships, with Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and other officials visiting a U.S. Navy Wasp-class vessel in San Diego. Amid a general strengthening of the Japanese navy’s aviation capabilities, there seems to be significance in the decision to inspect the USS Makin Island, one of the U.S. Navy’s assault ships configured with an island superstructure and full-length flight deck.