Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

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Turkey warned the U.S. before its air strikes against positions in Northern Syria occupied by U.S.-backed forces Jan. 20, Defense Secretary James Mattis says.
Defense

The head of the U.S. NNSA has stepped down the same day the semi-autonomous branch of the DOE braced for a partial government shutdown.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Orders and deliveries at Airbus Helicopters took a slight dip in 2017, with the company recording 409 deliveries in 2017 compared with 418 in 2016.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Orders and deliveries at Airbus Helicopters took a slight dip in 2017, with the company recording 409 deliveries in 2017 compared with 418 in 2016.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential but likely sale of Lockheed Martin F-35 to Belgium through the Foreign Military Sales process.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
A UK ejection seat maker has pleaded guilty to breaches of health and safety rules over the inadvertent ejection of a member of the Red Arrows aerobatic team.
Defense

By Guy Norris
The successful test of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket clears the way for the start of commercial operations later this year.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
The long-awaited engine test of SpaceX's new triple-core Falcon Heavy rocket will not proceed due to the suspension of non-essential U.S. government services.
Space

As the blame game begins, government agencies including the U.S. Defense Department, FAA and NASA will begin furloughing staff and shutting down facilities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

TERMA NORTH AMERICA INC. has $44.3m U.S. Air Force contract for 3D audio system for F-16 C and D model aircraft.

George Industries has taken over Numerical Precision, a specialist manufacturer of parts for satellites, aircraft and other aerospace and defense programs.

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Defense Secretary James Mattis says if the federal government shuts down maintenance on critical equipment, training for the reserve force, and intelligence operations around the world will cease, and over half of the Department of Defense’s civilian workforce will be furloughed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

As the U.S. federal government prepares for another shutdown, the Pentagon says it must now be ready for a military showdown.
Defense

By Marhalim Abas
Indonesia has taken delivery of the last two of 24 refurbished F-16C/Ds ordered in 2012.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Progress on the Anglo-French development of a joint UCAV demonstrator to meet national future combat air capabilities appears to be stalled.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Britain’s Serious Fraud Office is probing countermeasures and defense electronics firm Chemring over allegations of corruption and the use of intermediaries.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
Rookie astronaut Jeanette Epps has been replaced as a flight engineer for the ISS Expedition 56/57 mission by her backup, Serena Auñón-Chancellor.
Defense

AEROJET ROCKETDYNE has $20m U.S. Air Force contract for advanced solid boost technology

The U.S. Congress is considering legislation that would block the U.S. government from buying or leasing equipment or services from Chinese companies Huawei, ZTE or the affiliates of those companies.

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The U.S. Air Force has stood up a team to investigate the unexplained physiological episodes happening across the service’s fighter aircraft.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
The NASA-led, 15-nation International Space Station’s operations will continue as usual even if there is a U.S. government shutdown Jan. 20.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Britain will send Chinook helicopters to Africa to provide logistic support to French troops tackling Islamic extremism in the Sahel region.
Defense