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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 31, 2018

VOL. 263 NO. 21 January 31, 2018
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Business

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Leonardo’s Profumo Hints At More Divestments

Jan 30, 2018
Leonardo is mulling further divestments in a bid to focus more on its core fixed-wing, rotary-wing and defense electronics businesses.
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Report: Industry Facing A&P Mechanic Shortage

Jan 30, 2018
Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanics are retiring faster than they can be replaced, according to a report by the Aviation Technician Education Council.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 01, 2018
ORBITAL ATK has $10.5m U.S. Army contract for 13,990 120mm tank training ammunition M865 recapitalized cartridges.

In Brief

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SpaceX Scrubs GovSat-1 Launch

Feb 01, 2018
SpaceX postponed the planned launch of the GovSat-1 spacecraft by 24 hr. to allow for the replacement of a sensor on the Falcon 9 rocket’s upper stage.

Operations

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N. Korea Missile Launches Getting Harder To Detect, General Says

Jan 30, 2018
North Korea’s infrastructure and mechanisms for launching missiles are getting more and more sophisticated, a U.S. Air Force general says.
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UK Re-Opening Shetland Radar Station

Jan 29, 2018
Britain’s Royal Air Force is re-opening a radar station in the Shetland Islands to boost regional radar coverage in response to increased sorties flown by Russian long-range aviation.
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Failure To Follow Procedure Led To MQ-1 Crash, USAF Says

Jan 30, 2018
An MQ-1B Predator crew’s failure to follow a checklist procedure for a lost link caused the crash of the UAV in 2016, the U.S. Air Force said.

Technology

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Boeing Invests In Battery Maker For Electric Propulsion

Jan 30, 2018
With an eye on electric propulsion, Boeing is Boeing is investing in advanced battery startup Cuberg.

Programs

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U.S. Navy Hiring Raytheon For ‘MALD-N’ Decoy/Jammer

Jan 30, 2018
The U.S. Navy will hire Raytheon Missile Systems to develop and deliver an improved version of the Air Force’s ADM-160 Miniature Air-Launched Decoy/Jammer (MALD-J).

Funding & Policy

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Europe’s Airports Seek Quick Drone Rule Book OK

Jan 30, 2018
Airports have upped pressure on European authorities to adopt safety and traffic management rules to ensure the safe use of drones in and around airports.
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Britain Considering Holding On To German Facilities

Jan 24, 2018
Britain is mulling holding on to some of its Army infrastructure in Germany to provide a potential deterrent to a more aggressive Russia.