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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 12, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 6 January 12, 2016

Funding & Policy

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Report Says U.K. Should Prepare For Terror By UAV

Jan 11, 2016
A U.K. think tank is calling for more government action to help prevent the nefarious use of remotely controlled air vehicles by terrorist and criminal groups.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 13, 2016
RAYTHEON fired Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 on SeaRAM anti-ship missile ...

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Washington

Jan 13, 2016
On Tuesday afternoon the House Armed Services Committee will discuss ...

Technology

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Aerojet Rocketdyne Advancing 3D-Printed Green CubeSat Propulsion

Jan 11, 2016
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne are negotiating the final details of a public-private “tipping-point” partnership designed to produce a low-cost propulsion system for CubeSats that uses non-toxic “green” propellant in lieu of hydrazine.

Programs

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India’s Reliance Defense To Establish Naval Shipyard

Jan 11, 2016
India’s Reliance Defense Ltd. wants to establish a naval ship-building facility in the country at an estimated cost of 50 billion rupees ($748 million).
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Research Links Genetics, Nutrition To Space Vision Problems

Jan 11, 2016
NASA researchers report genetic and nutritional links to the vision changes experienced by astronauts assigned to live and work aboard the International Space Station.
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China’s Ehang Unveils Passenger-Carrying UAV

Jan 11, 2016
Chinese small unmanned aircraft manufacturer Ehang has unveiled a single-passenger, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) autonomous air vehicle with a scaled-up multicopter configuration similar to its Ghostdrone quadrotor and other consumer UAVs.
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U.S. Navy, MDA Certify Latest Aegis System

Jan 11, 2016
The U.S. Navy and U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) certified the latest version of the Aegis combat system earlier this month for the service’s destroyer fleet.

Operations

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NATO Baltic Scrambles Increase in 2015

Jan 11, 2016
NATO fighters performed 160 intercepts of Russian aircraft during Baltic Air Policing missions last year, the Lithuanian defense ministry has revealed.
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Pentagon Confirms China Landings On Manmade Island

Jan 11, 2016
It appears China landed three aircraft earlier this month on a newly built airfield located on an artificial island over Kagitingan, the Pentagon confirms.
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U.S. Launches B-52 To Counter North Korean Bomb Test

Jan 11, 2016
A U.S. B-52 bomber conducted a low-level flight Jan. 9 in the vicinity of Osan, South Korea, in response to a recent nuclear test by North Korea, U.S. Pacific Command says.

Business

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Intel Buys Into UAV Growth

Jan 11, 2016
Semiconductor manufacturer Intel is acquiring German multicopter unmanned aircraft and autopilot developer Ascending Technologies (Asctec), describing UAVs as “an important computing platform of the future.”

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week of Jan. 4- Jan. 8, 2016

Jan 13, 2016
Selected U.S. military contracts for Jan. 4, 2016 U.S. AIR FORCE SRA, Fairfax, Virginia, has been awarded a $35,432,915 firm-fixed-price and time-and…