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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 12, 2017

VOL. 259 NO. 8 January 12, 2017
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Programs

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Pilots Say F-35 Carrier Launch Problem Is Safety Concern

Jan 11, 2017
Fleet pilots say the violent vertical oscillations seen during carrier launches of the U.S. Navy’s F-35 variant are a safety concern.
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India To Launch 103 Satellites On Single Rocket

Jan 06, 2017
India will launch 103 satellites in a single mission in February.
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Airbus, Leonardo Win UK Support Contracts

Jan 10, 2017
Airbus Defense and Space and Leonardo have secured £680 million ($826.4 million) worth of support contracts from the UK defense ministry.
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The Moon: A Solar System Early Riser?

Jan 11, 2017
New studies suggest the date for the formation of the Earth’s moon can be narrowed down to the first 60 million years following the birth of the Solar System.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 13, 2017
THALES ALENIA SPACE’s Bangabandhu Satellite-1 for Bangladesh passed satellite and satellite control segment Critical Design Reviews in Cannes at the end of 2016.

In Brief

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U.S. Air Force Prepares Third SBIRS Satellite For Launch

Jan 13, 2017
The U.S. Air Force is preparing to launch the third Space Based Infrared System (Sbirs) satellite to geosynchronous Earth orbit on Jan. 19.

Operations

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North Sea Incident Prompts S-92 Checks

Jan 11, 2017
Sikorsky has called for Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) and tail rotor inspections of the S-92 utility helicopter following an incident on a North Sea offshore platform in December.

Funding & Policy

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CNES Foresees ‘Reasonable’ U.S. Approach On Climate

Jan 11, 2017
The transition team that President-elect Donald Trump has named for NASA has “a very reasonable approach on climate change” and will proceed with the current program, says Jean-Yves Le Gall, president of French space agency CNES.
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India, France Team Up On Space Launchers, Moon Mission

Jan 10, 2017
India has signed a satellite launch technology agreement with France to improve cooperation on future space launchers and an upcoming lunar rover mission.

Business

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Risks Seen For Contractors Recompeting In 2017

Jan 10, 2017
Beware Booz Allen Hamilton, General Electric (GE) and other federal providers with Pentagon contracts expiring in 2017: you, too, could come under the bull’s-eye of a Trump administration looking to make good on campaign promises to cut costs.

Leader Spotlight

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Leader Spotlight: Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, president and CEO, Embraer

Jan 13, 2017
On a visit to Washington, Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, president and CEO of Brazilian aircraft builder Embraer, sat down for a round table with Aviation Week editors.