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Aviation Week & Space Technology, August 10, 2015

VOL. 177 NO. 31 August 10, 2015

Defense

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As F-35 Begins Operations, More Hurdles Loom

Aug 12, 2015
Marines eye improvements in maintenance and multiship functionality for operational F-35Bs, but other nations wait for more robust versions.
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Indian Flankers And British Typhoons Dogfight In U.K. Skies

Aug 06, 2015
It is unclear who had the upper hand in a WVR exercise that also tested British-Indian crew cooperation.
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Mishap Grounds KC-46 As Team Preps For Flutter Tests

Aug 06, 2015
KC-46 fuel system set to undergo a round of inspections following embarrassing test mix-up at Boeing.
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Tornado Extension Spotlights Perceived RAF Fast-Jet Shortage

Aug 06, 2015
Retention of a third Tornado squadron hints at growth of U.K.’s fast-jet fleet.

Ground-based Air Defense

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Pentagon Leaders Turn Up Heat On Advanced Weapons

Aug 06, 2015
Lasers, railguns and microwave weapons—it’s not the 1980s, and the goal is low-cost kills on missiles and drones.
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Laser Technology Heads For Key Tests

Aug 06, 2015
Mobile, practical and lethal lasers may be within reach for land and maritime use.
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Railgun And Guided Projectile Aimed At Joint-Service Use

Aug 07, 2015
U.S. Navy pushes toward railguns, while U.S. Army shows interest.
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Microwave Weapons For U.S. Defense

Aug 07, 2015
A shadowy new class of microwave weapon could be used to identify and disable air threats to U.S. cities.
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Special Operations Unit Leads Charge For Airborne Lasers

Aug 07, 2015
A Lockheed Martin aircraft could be carrying a high-power laser in 2020; it’s not the F-35.
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New And Evolutionary Air-Defense Systems Target New Threats

Aug 06, 2015
While the U.S. talks about lasers and railguns, Israeli companies focus on missile improvements.

Technology

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Amazon, Google Want Changes To Low-Altitude Airspace For UAS

Aug 10, 2015
Online giants are on a mission to enable widespread use of small unmanned aircraft, with private sector organizations—rather than the FAA—managing airspace operations.
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Tethered UAVs Offer Safe Option For Civil Operations

Aug 03, 2015
Tethered unmanned aircraft might prove to be an attractive alternative for use by first responders, newsgatherers, infrastructure monitors and disaster relief personnel.
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Video Content Driving Changes In Small-UAV Market

Aug 05, 2015
This is not your father’s aviation industry: video live-streaming and auto-editing platform Trace acquires small-UAV maker Draganfly Innovations to move into commercial and industrial markets.
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The Week in Technology, Aug. 3-7, 2015

Aug 03, 2015
Facebook using UAV to provide Internet service; inflatable space tower may enable SSTO; JAXA low-boom test a success; blood samples survive delivery by UAV; radar upgrade overcomes wind-farm interference

Commercial Aviation

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New Coalition Joins Open-Skies Debate

Aug 07, 2015
U.S. airlines are divided as the government weighs whether to start open skies consultations with Qatar and UAE
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Germany’s Air Transport Sector Battles Over Conflicting Policy Interests

Aug 07, 2015
Lufthansa is trying to persuade the German government that protectionist policies make sense.
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ECAir Sees More Cooperation Among Africa’s New Airlines

Aug 04, 2015
The Republic of Congo wants to develop a safe, reliable and competitive aviation sector. This is no easy task.
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Rockwell Collins Pursues Pipeline For Apps And Services

Aug 04, 2015
Anticipating a “new era” of applications and services for connected cockpits and cabins, Rockwell Collins is positioning itself to profit from this trend.

Space

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European Juice Mission To Look for Clues From Jupiter’s Icy Moons

Aug 05, 2015
ESA’s Juice spacecraft will complement NASA’s Jupiter exploration, and look at whether its type of moons can harbor habitable environments.
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Long March 5 Propulsion System Verified, 2016 Flight Planned

Aug 07, 2015
A year before its delayed first flight, the largest of China’s new family of space launchers is progressing through testing. The propulsion systems of the two core stages and the booster have now all been fired.
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Airbus Safran Launchers Gets Green Light For Arianespace Deal

Jul 27, 2016
The European Commission decision allows the new company to finalize development of the Ariane 5 successor while overhauling Europe’s space industry.

Inside Business Aviation

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Beacon Launches Membership, All-You-Can-Fly Service In U.S. Northeast

Aug 07, 2015
Surf Air founder launches new unlimited flights service between low-volume city pairings, for members who want to bypass commercial flying hassles.

Leading Edge

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Airbus Proposes Electric-Aircraft Technology Consortium

Aug 07, 2015
Industry needs to work together to advance energy storage, conversion and transmission technology if electric-powered airliners are to become a reality, says Airbus CTO.

In Orbit

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Planets, Water Offer Enticing Scientific Promise

Aug 05, 2015
In searching for life beyond Earth, scientists are continuing a human trait scientists believe was genetically set in ancient Africa.

Washington Outlook

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Taking Aim At Bag Fees, Commercial Crew Reductions

Aug 07, 2015
Sen. Nelson wants to shed light on opaque airline fees. NASA buys more launches with Russia. And the Pentagon welcomes a new set of leaders.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: Time To Mandate Cockpit Image Recorders

Aug 07, 2015
The NTSB’s aviation chief says recent accidents show cockpit videos are invaluable in determining crash causes.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (Aug. 10, 2015)

Aug 07, 2015
Speculation over Boeing's T-X trainer program; ruminations on the F-35 program; questioning why identification of washed-up flaperon is taking so long.

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (Aug. 10, 2015)

Aug 07, 2015
​Wesley D. Kremer (see photo) has been named president of Integrated Defense Systems at Raytheon Co., headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. He succeeds Daniel J. Crowley, who is resigning and will leave on Dec. 31, after completing a special assignment. Kremer was most recently vice president-Air and Missile Defense Systems for Raytheon Missile Systems. Prior to joining Raytheon in 2003, he had been a U.S. Air Force weapon systems officer for 11 years, flying F-111s and F-15Es.