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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 7, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 27 August 07, 2015

Programs

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Chinese Sub Force Raises Concerns

Aug 06, 2015
The remote, idyllic atmosphere of this tiny resort hamlet on the southern tip of Hainan Island belies its growing military importance in the South China Sea, especially for the Chinese submarines force, which continues to give U.S. Navy planners fits.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 06, 2015
NORTHROP GRUMMAN reorganized Aerospace Systems business, appointing Chris Hernandez vice president of new research, technology and advanced design organization; Mary Petryszyn vice president of new global business development organization; Tom Pieronek vice president of basic research, reporting to Hernandez. Hernandez and Petryszyn will report to Aerospace Systems head Tom Vice.

Funding & Policy

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Russia Merges Air, Space Forces

Aug 06, 2015
On Aug. 1, Russian Air Force, Air Defense and Space troops were merged into a new service called Aerospace Forces. The single command will have responsibility for aviation, air and anti-ballistic missile defense, space-tracking systems, and launching and operating Russia’s military spacecraft. The Russian defense ministry says the creation of the Aerospace Forces reflects the fact that the center of gravity for military action is shifting to aerospace.
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Airspace Users Respond To Amazon, Google

Aug 06, 2015
Proposals by Internet giants Amazon and Google on how low-altitude airspace could be redesigned and managed to enable large-scale operations by small unmanned aircraft systems have met a cautious response from the organizations likely to be most affected.
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ONR Opens Office In Brazil

Aug 06, 2015
U.S. Chief of Naval Research (ONR) Rear Adm. Mat Winter officially opened the new Office of Naval Research Global (ONR Global) office in Sao Paulo, Brazil last month.

Operations

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ISS Veteran Kirk Shireman Named Program Manager

Aug 06, 2015
Kirk Shireman, an 11-year NASA International Space Station (ISS) executive and former ISS deputy program manager, will succeed the agency’s Mike Suffredini as manager of the six-person orbiting science laboratory.
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U.S. Keeps Up Heat On China Actions In South China Sea

Aug 06, 2015
Islands and outcroppings in the South China Sea have become the center of territorial disputes for China and its neighbors, who have started staking claims through reclamation projects that U.S. officials say threaten the peace and security of the region
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U.S. Navy Re-certifies Sub Rescue Team

Aug 06, 2015
The U.S. Navy re-certified its deep-sea submarine rescue capability last month in an operational evaluation of crewmembers from the service’s Undersea Rescue Command (URC).

Technology

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U.S. Navy Leads In Government Patents

Aug 06, 2015
The U.S. Navy has targeted pirates, digestive trouble and disaster-relief-tracking satellites in a portfolio of government-leading patents.
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Radical Weapons To Counter Missile Swarms

Aug 06, 2015
Lasers, railguns and microwave weapons are seen as the key to low-cost kills on missiles and drones.