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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 7, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 46 December 07, 2015

Technology

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Lockheed Demos UAS Air Traffic Management Capability

Dec 04, 2015
A demo showing that unmanned aircraft systems can be integrated into national airspace without the need for a major infrastructure program has been conducted by Lockheed Martin using its unmanned Kaman K-Max helicopter and fixed-wing Stalker XE.
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Japan's Hyabusa 2 Asteroid Explorer Receives Earth Gravity Assist

Dec 03, 2015
JAXA will spend a week assessing the trajectory of the Hayabusa 2 asteroid explorer mission spacecraft after a scheduled flyby of the Earth early Dec. 3.
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Ground Winds Force Another ISS Cargo Delay

Dec 04, 2015
Weather forced a second delay Friday in United Launch Alliance’s effort to launch an Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft with a load of supplies for the International Space Station.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 08, 2015
LOCKHEED MARTIN MISSILES & FIRE CONTROL (Fla.) has $302m U.S. AIR FORCE contract modification for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) production, system upgrades, integration, sustainment, management, logistics support; work expected complete by June 29, 2019. Contract includes foreign military sales to Poland, Finland.

Intelligence

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One More Continuing Resolution Expected To Fund Government

Dec 08, 2015
Irregularity in Washington has become the status quo. Since October, the government has been running on stop-gap funds provided by a so-called continuing resolution. And even though the White House and Congress have agreed to a budget for the next two years, an actual spending bill that is supposed to replace the continuing resolution for fiscal 2017 has not yet become law. Defense industry officials do not seem worried about a government shutdown at this point.

Funding & Policy

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Russian S-400 Deployment Adds Complexity To Syrian Operation

Dec 04, 2015
The fallout from Turkey’s shootdown of a Russian combat aircraft may have a wider and unexpected impact on the U.S.-led coalition air power arrayed against the militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State/Daesh.

Programs

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Startup Raising Funds For Infrared Satellite Constellation

Dec 04, 2015
A constellation of satellite hosted payloads equipped with infrared sensors is being developed that could deliver almost-instantaneous warnings of wildfires, oil spills on dry land and other “thermal events” worldwide.
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New UAV, Tanker Capabilities On Way In Netherlands

Dec 04, 2015
The final five years of this decade will be a period of tumultuous change for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF).

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Event

Dec 08, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Dec. 1—Human Spaceflight, “U.K. Strategy in the Run-Up to Tim Peake’s Flight,” Royal Aeronautical Society, London, United Kingdom. For more information go to www.aerosociety.com/Events/Event-List/2147/Human-Spaceflight