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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 8, 2018

VOL. 263 NO. 27 February 08, 2018
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Programs

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Airbus Secures Accord To Slow A400M Deliveries

Feb 07, 2018
Airbus says it has secured an accord with A400M partner nations to slow aircraft deliveries and readjust the road map for its military capabilities.
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Indonesian Participation In KF-X Remains Doubtful

Feb 07, 2018
Indonesian participation in the KAI KF-X fighter program remains doubtful, following a high-level visit to Jakarta in as many weeks without evident result.
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USAF Working To Fix AC-130J Gun System

Feb 06, 2018
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command is working hard to resolve challenges integrating the AC-130J Ghostrider's gun weapon system.
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Singapore Upgrades Its Apache Fleet

Feb 06, 2018
Singapore is upgrading its Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters with new mission systems, apparently as a midlife update for the type.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 09, 2018
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $28.7m U.S. Navy contract for Trident II (D5) missile deployed system support.

In Brief

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Thales Alenia Joins NanoRacks For Commercial Airlock

Feb 09, 2018
Thales Alenia Space has joined NanoRacks’ development team for a commercial airlock to be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in late 2019 aboard a NASA-contracted SpaceX Dragon resupply mission.

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Business

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New A&D Workers Better Prepared, Harder To Recruit, Northrop CEO Says

Feb 07, 2018
Academia has improved the quality of new hires entering the aerospace and defense industry out of school, a senior captain of industry said Feb. 7.
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AeroVironment Banking On New Pseudosatellite, Other UAV Offerings

Feb 07, 2018
Combat UAV provider AeroVironment is banking on turning three new offerings into core pillars of business, the company’s CEO told financial analysts Feb. 7.
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Safran Announces Success Of Tender Offer On Zodiac Shares

Feb 06, 2018
The French financial market authority On Feb. 6 published the final results of Safran’s successful initial tender offer on Zodiac Aerospace shares.
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Arconic Kicks Off Strategic Review, Will Move HQ

Feb 07, 2018
Embattled aerospace and defense supplier Arconic is initiating a “comprehensive strategy and portfolio review” to be completed by the end of the year.

Funding & Policy

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Could New Nuclear SLCM Bring Russia To Negotiating Table?

Feb 06, 2018
A plan to bring back the U.S. Navy’s SLCM could help the U.S. in arms reduction talks with Russia, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis says.
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Congressman Sharply Rebukes USAF Over Pilot Oxygen Problems

Feb 07, 2018
An influential lawmaker took the U.S. Air Force to task over its response to a spike in dangerous hypoxia-like cockpit events.