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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 17, 2024

VOL. 287 NO. 11 January 17, 2024
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The Debrief

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The Debrief: Houthi Attack Spotlights Rising Popularity Of Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles

Jan 16, 2024
The Swan Atlantic was the first in a monthlong string of Houthi attacks using a recently acquired arsenal of anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM).

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning aircraft
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Ukraine Claims Russian A-50 Downing

Jan 15, 2024
Ukrainian commanders claim to have downed a Russian Air Force Beriev A-50 "Mainstay" airborne early warning platform.
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N. Korea Claims Launch Of New Solid-Fueled Hypersonic Missile

Jan 16, 2024
North Korea has claimed a successful test firing of a new, solid-fueled, intermediate-range ballistic missile carrying a maneuverable warhead on Jan. 14.
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U.S. Continues Striking Houthi Targets In Yemen

Jan 16, 2024
Houthi forces continue to launch ballistic missiles targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea despite ongoing airstrikes by U.S. forces to degrade the Iranian-backed militia.
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Astrobotic Plans For Jan. 20 Reentry Of Troubled Spacecraft

Jan 16, 2024
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic is preparing to send its Peregrine lunar lander toward a destructive reentry into Earth’s atmosphere on Jan. 18.

Programs

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SDA Awards 54 Tranche 2 Missile ‘Tracking Layer’ Sats

Jan 16, 2024
The  U.S. Space Development Agency has awarded three companies $2.5 billion worth of contracts to supply 54 Tranche 2 missile Tracking Layer satellites.
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USAF, Northrop Grumman Test Sentinel’s Second-Stage SRM

Jan 16, 2024
The USAF and Northrop Grumman recently conducted a live, static-fire test of the second-stage SRM for the LGM-35A Sentinel ground-based strategic deterrent.
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Australia Confirms PrSM Buy; Local Production Of GMLRS Set For 2025

Jan 16, 2024
The Australian government has confirmed it will acquire an unspecified number of Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missiles.
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German Navy Planning MQ-9 SeaGuardian Flight Trials

Jan 16, 2024
Germany’s navy is to perform a series of flight trials this year with the General Atomics MQ-9 SeaGuardian uncrewed aircraft system.
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Bulgarian F-16s In Production

Jan 16, 2024
Lockheed Martin has revealed that production of Bulgaria’s new F-16 Block 70 aircraft is well underway.
NASA X-59 roll-out
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NASA Unveils X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft, Plans Summer Flight

Jan 13, 2024
NASA's new X-59 demonstrator, unveiled Jan. 12, promises to dampen sonic booms into a mere thud.
Supernal
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Supernal Unveils Redesigned S-A2 EVTOL Concept

Jan 10, 2024
Hyundai-backed Supernal unveiled the latest update to its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft concept at CES 2024.

Business

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Barnes Divests Auto Assets To Focus On Aerospace

Jan 11, 2024
Barnes Group said Jan. 11 that it will sell its Associated Spring and Hänggi businesses to One Equity Partners in a deal that will net $150 million.
production
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Airbus’ Small Suppliers Face Working Capital Cliff, GIFAS Says

Jan 12, 2024
A number of GIFAS members, not only small suppliers, face a combination of financial problems.

Air Forces In Focus

Contracts