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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 17, 2018

VOL. 263 NO. 11 January 17, 2018

Funding & Policy

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Airbus CEO Warns About Brexit, Trump, Protectionism

Jan 16, 2018
Airbus CEO Tom Enders has warned of the dangers of increasing protectionism that could emerge from Brexit and the presidency of Donald Trump.
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Trump Hopes To Rearm U.S. Navy With Nuclear Cruise Missiles

Jan 16, 2018
The U.S. Navy would be with re-equipped with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles under the Trump administration’s new nuclear strategy.
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Thornberry: Trump’s Defense Strategy Will Drive Spending Decisions

Jan 16, 2018
An influential GOP congressman expects the Trump administration’s National Defense Strategy will provide a blueprint to guide congressional spending decisions.
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Washington Budget Paralysis Kills Dobbins Air Show

Jan 11, 2018
Budget paralysis in Washington has claimed perhaps its first victim of 2018, the Wings Over Atlanta Air and Space Exposition.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 18, 2018
CAE purchased 45% of shares in PELESYS (aviation training systems/courseware).

In Brief

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Tank or Human? Loitering Hero Knows the Difference

Jan 18, 2018
Israel’s UVision has demonstrated an extended-range loitering munition, using a moving vehicle and a human in various scenarios to show the system’s ability to track, lock on and precisely strike a target as well as its ability to abort the mission.

Business

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Will GE Aviation Leave The Corporate Nest?

Jan 16, 2018
GE Chairman and CEO John Flannery says he is reconsidering how to structure the industrial giant.
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Airbus To Resolve Taiwan Missile Sale Dispute

Jan 16, 2018
Airbus has been ordered to pay €104 million ($127 million) over a long-running commercial dispute over the sale of missiles to equip Taiwan’s fleet of Dassault Mirage 2000s.

Programs

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UK Ending Westland Lynx Operations

Jan 16, 2018
Britain is preparing to retire its last operational Westland Lynx helicopters, ending a 40-year career with the Army Air Corps and Royal Navy.
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France Plans Progressive C-130J Entry Into Service

Jan 16, 2018
The French Air Force is planning on a gradual entry into service of the four Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules military transports it has begun receiving.
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Thrush Considering ‘Optionally Piloted’ Model 510 Firefighter

Jan 12, 2018
Thrush Aircraft is considering development of an “optionally piloted” version of its Model 510 agricultural aircraft for aerial surveillance and fighting fires. &
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France Awards Naval UAV Study To Naval Group, Airbus

Jan 12, 2018
Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters will build an unmanned tactical helicopter demonstrator to be tested aboard a French Navy warship in mid-2021.

Operations

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SpaceX ISS Cargo Mission Splashes Down

Jan 16, 2018
SpaceX’s 13th NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station splashed down under parachute in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja, California on Jan. 13.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Jan. 8-Jan. 12, 2018

Jan 18, 2018
Lord Co., Erie, Pennsylvania, is being awarded a $27,067,123 five-year firm-fixed-price, long-term contract for repair of three items used on the V-22 aircraft.