Rocket City News Review: Latest Updates and Events in Huntsville

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2. 11/26 Thanksgiving Day – Federal Holiday 11/30 I/ITSEC 2015  - Orlando, FL  12/01 0800: AMRDEC Futures Brief to Industry – BJ Audit  12/01 1700: NAITA Holiday Reception / Trade Compliance Roundtable 12/01 1730: APMP Meeting – Aerojet-Rocketdyne – ”Bid Protests” 12/01 MSFC Holiday Tree Lighting – Bldg. 4200 12/03 0730: PMI-NAC Breakfast – RFCU (Wynn Dr.) – Joe Paschall 12/03 1130: HASBAT Lunch - Jackson Ctr. – Todd Berryman, Darren Mott, FBI 12/03 MSFC Holiday Reception – Bldg. 4316 12/04 3rd Annual RSA Holiday Gala 12/07 0800: CoC Redstone Update / Lunch (1200) – VBC-N 12/07 RSA Update – VBC – LTG Wyche 12/08 1700: AUSA Holiday Reception – VBC-E 12/10 1600: CoC Holiday Open House Networking Opportunities

3. Game-changing GE Aviation technology comes to life in Alabama - to invest $200 million, employ 300 with 2 new Alabama factories - Unique Materials Factories Intuitive Research is best Medium-Sized Great Places to work business for 2nd year in a row ... never had any openings — or layoffs General Dennis Via inducts 6 new members into the AMC Hall of Fame Mr. James FlinnIII, Mr. Henry Jones, Mr. Arthur Keltz, Dr. Walter McAfee, Mr. Lewis Ashley, Mr. Frederick Clas Donald Trump on NASA: Space is terrific but... to a 10 yr old: ...."You know, in the old days it was great," "Right now, we have bigger problems — you understand that? We've got to fix our potholes. [later] says maybe Birmingham protester 'should have been roughed up‘ Huntsville makes list of 'Best Places to Survive Zombie Apocalypse' Local

4. Army, Air Force Acquisition Chiefs to Step Down The departures of William LaPlante and Heidi Shyu will likely leave the Air Force and Army without permanent procurement leaders until 2017 MSFC Director Patrick Scheuermann retires to Geocent …replaced by Todd May Retired Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley Named First-Ever Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Unmanned Systems SMDC says farewell to chief of staff Col. Dewey A. Granger Kevin Mickey Leaves Scaled Composites for Position at Northrop Grumman L-3 Hires Former Lockheed Executive as President, COO John Fellows named CEO of Huntsville-based APT Research Former AMCOM commanding general Lynn Collyar joins Deloitte Consulting Bell Helicopter Appoints Lisa Atheron Executive VP of Military Business Roger D. Shannon is ADTRAN's new Sr. VP of finance and CFO UAH's Virginia (Suzy) Young named chair of the ASSEC ... the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission … oversees the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Executive Changes

5. Nasa HQ signs off on final design of Nasa Marshall's Space Launch System “We’ve nailed down the design …successfully completed the first round of testing of the rocket’s engines and boosters, and all the major components for the first flight are now in production,” said Bill Hill SpaceX Might Be Next to Launch U.S. Military Satellites, and Given Order To Shuttle NASA Astronauts To Space Station United Launch Alliance makes launches cheaper, more flexible as it faces SpaceX competition NASA’s cost for ULA's services: $138 million …more than twice the $61 million price of SpaceX ULA Declines To Bid on GPS 3 Launch Contract Long Sought by SpaceX Orbital ATK Returns To The Skies With Upcoming International Space Station Cargo Mission its first cargo mission to ISS since launch 10/15 Sen. Richard Shelby aims to delay phase-out of Russian rocket engine to add language to a massive federal spending bill – extend ULA purchases until a domestic alternative is available. Space Biz

6. Russia Accidentally Reveals Giant Nuclear Torpedo on State TV During a piece reporting a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his military high command, the camera cut away to a general staring at plans of the torpedo system, in which the name, basic layout and capabilities are clearly visible. Raytheon delivers sonar for DARPA's unmanned ASW vehicle programme Under a subcontract to Leidos, which is leading a team building the prototype unmanned trimaran for DARPA, Raytheon's Modular Scalable Sonar System (MS 3 ) will be integrated as the ACTUV's primary search-and-detection sonar US likely to make another South China Sea patrol before year-end: Navy official would likely take place in December. NAVY

7. Aviation • Air Force picks Northrop Grumman to build next big bomber - Northrop Gets $80 Billion Defense Lifeline…Smallest suitor wins biggest warplane contract this decade • Tanker Fiasco Again? Boeing-Lockheed Protest Northrop’s LRSB Winprotest process can take 100 days • LRS-B, the Protest Edition Boeing's website decried the decision process as “fundamentally flawed.” The company is certainly trying to evoke sympathy with its corporate ambitions for better public policy.  • Lockheed Martin's CEO On Her Blockbuster Acquisition of Sikorsky Helicopters closed its $9 billion acquisition of Sikorsky Helicopter from United Technologies a bold bet by LMCO CEO that military spending will pick up • China Buys 24 Russian Su-35s to Confront Lockheed F-35s • US Army Wants to Figure Out What Comes After Helicoptersnew rotorcraft — some of which, in fact, may not even be considered helicopters at all upcoming program is called Future Vertical Lift.

8. International • CIA Director: Paris Attacks Should Bring US, Russia Closer  some high-profile unity is emerging among formerly tense geopolitical rivals • Hollande: Paris Attacks Were an 'Act of War' by IS France will employ all legal means, and with the help of allies, strike the forces of Daesh • Russia Pounds ISIS With Biggest Bomber Raid in Decades one of the biggest and most complex heavy bomber missions in modern history—sending no fewer than 25 Backfire, Bear, and Blackjack bombers on a coordinated, long-range air raid against alleged ISIS forces in Syria. • DoD workers banned from traveling to Paris United States European Command has decided to block U.S. military personnel and civilians from traveling to Paris

9. Pictures of the Month Long Range Strike Bomber / Heidi Shyu / Multi-Object KV

10. Missile Defense • Raytheon moves forward with Multi-Object Kill Vehicle program is developing 4 kill vehicle programs: Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, the Redesigned Kill Vehicle, and the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle, or MOKV. • Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV) Begins to Take Shape have completed the first Program Planning Review, on track for December Concept Review. • Pentagon suspends troubled missile defense system at center of 'runaway blimp' The three-year “operational exercise” had been a financial lifeline for JLENS. • Navy Developing Software To Give Standard Missile-6 Additional Mission Capabilities several new missions that could be added to SM-6 – beyond its advertised capability of air defense against manned and unmanned aircraft and cruise missiles – through software-only upgrades. • Army shoots down missile using IBCS AIMD completes 2nd test of NG's Integrated Battle Command System - intercepting a Cruise Missile using a PAC-3 interceptor and track data from Sentinel and Patriot Radars. • Should the US Fear China's New Space Weapons? - Does Russia Have War Bots in Space? Moscow’s latest satellites might be bashing into other orbiting things — on purpose.

11. Cyber / Tech • CIA head John Brennan 'outraged' by email hack "I certainly was concerned about what people might try to do with that information," Brennan added. "I was also dismayed at how some of the media handled it, and the inferences that were in there.“ • Are Microsoft and Google Better at Cybersecurity than the CIA? Questions arise following the hack of John Brennan's personal email. Who knew people still used AOL? • Brennan: xbox, instagram, flash mobs, Arab Spring, bricks and mortar countries vs. virtual • Georgia Tech Report Asserts that Internet and Mobile Compound Problems in Privacy, Security, Trust proliferation of the Internet of Things would pave the way for the world to face increasing trust, privacy, and security issues.

12. Strange Torque These stocks would’ve made Marty McFly richif he made the right investments at the start of the 30-year period. [102115] Laid-off man over 60 beat odds, found new job Officials: Navy pilot who buzzed Berkeley broke no rules ...  flyover complied with all Federal Aviation Administration rules and Navy safety regulations. New 'Star Trek' series to blast off on CBS streaming service This is the first original series developed for CBS' streaming service.

13. All I know is what I read in the papers… – Will Rogers