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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 15, 2018

VOL. 263 NO. 10 January 15, 2018
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Programs

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MDA To Extend Boeing’s GMD Contract By Five Years

Jan 12, 2018
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency had been planning to take over Boeing’s position as the lead integrator of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, but has concluded it's not ready yet.
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Leonardo Leading European Unmanned Maritime Demo

Jan 12, 2018
Leonardo will lead 42 industry and government organizations from 15 European countries on the European Defense Fund’s Ocean2020 unmanned maritime system demo.
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SpaceShipTwo Completes 7th Glide Flight

Jan 11, 2018
Virgin Galactic completed a seventh and possibly final glide test flight of the SpaceShipTwo Unity over California’s Mojave Desert on Jan. 11.
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Next Sbirs Missile Warning Satellite Set To Launch

Jan 12, 2018
The U.S. Air Force's fourth Space Based Infrared System missile warning satellite is on track to launch next week aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
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India Launches Cartosat-2 Satellite

Jan 12, 2018
The 44.4-meter tall Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C40) lifted off at 9.29 a.m. India time Jan. 12 after a 28-hr. countdown from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 16, 2018
SIKORSKY has $193.9m U.S. Army foreign military sales contract for eight Saudi Arabian National Guard and nine Royal Saudi Land Forces Airborne Special Security Forces UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters.

Funding & Policy

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Robert Lightfoot To Receive National Space Trophy

Jan 16, 2018
Robert Lightfoot, NASA’s longest-serving acting administrator and a force in advancing spacecraft propulsion, will receive the 2018 National Space Trophy in April. Lightfoot, who has served as the agency’s top executive since January 2017, joined NASA in 1989 at Marshall Space Flight Center, where he started his career as a test engineer and program manager.
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AFwerX Innovation Hub Launches In Las Vegas

Jan 12, 2018
AFwerX-Vegas will have laboratory and prototyping facilities where outsiders can test their concepts.The Air Force says it is particularly interested in new drone technology.
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Drone Makers Strive For Originality At CES Show

Jan 11, 2018
What does it take in 2018 to make a quadcopter stand out as an aircraft worth writing about?
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NASA Urged To Assess Astronaut Risks On Planetary Surfaces

Jan 10, 2018
NASA needs to reassess certain health risks to astronauts on long-duration space missions, according to a National Academies of Sciences (NAS) panel.
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Indian Space Agency Gets New Chief

Jan 12, 2018
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is getting a new chief, K. Sivan, popularly known as the “Rocket Man."

Operations

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Russia Raises Warning On Spread Of Armed UAVs

Jan 11, 2018
Russia has called for international cooperation to prevent armed drones from getting into the hands of terrorists, after its bases in Syria were targeted.

Holiday Notice

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Holiday Notice

Jan 16, 2018
In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the U.S., Aerospace DAILY will not be published on Tuesday, Jan. 16.

Business

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GKN Rejects Takeover, But Splits Off Aerospace

Jan 12, 2018
UK investment and turnaround company Melrose Industries proposed a stock-based acquisition that GKN found wanting.

Industry Data

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U.S. Defense Department Spending: Maritime Aircraft: FY16-FY18 ($K)

Jan 16, 2018
View the U.S. Defense Department Spending: Maritime Aircraft: FY16-FY18 ($K) in PDF format.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Jan 16, 2018
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Jan. 16-18, 2018—Electronic Warfare 2018: Evolving EW and Cyber Capabilities to Counter New Threats, Marriott Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. For more information go to electronic-warfare.eu/index.php