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Aviation Week & Space Technology December 22, 2014

Space

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U.K. SAR Fleet To Gain High-Speed Broadband

Dec 17, 2014
Iridium, Thales offer broadband connectivity to Bristow Helicopters, mitigating problems caused by interference from rotors.
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Antares Upgrade Will Use RD-181s In Direct Buy From Energomash

Dec 16, 2014
Orbital Sciences Corp. will buy directly from Russia’s NPO Energomash a new rocket engine with a long heritage to replace the surplus Russian engines tentatively implicated in the Oct. 28 failure of an Antares launch vehicle with a load of cargo for the International Space Station.
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NASA Seeks Space Power-Beaming Ideas

Dec 17, 2014
The request for information lists several generic possibilities, including beaming power between orbiting spacecraft, from an orbiting spacecraft to a “planetary asset,” and between fixed and mobile assets on a planetary surface.

Defense

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Canada Backtracks On 2010 Fighter Claims

Dec 22, 2014
For the customer, the most important difference between new fighters is not whether they’re stealthy, but how long they’re expected to be around.
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Pentagon Plans Three Ambitious GMD ‘Firsts’

Dec 18, 2014
An ICBM kill, salvo trials and first flight of a new Redesigned Kill Vehicle are in the test plan for the Missile Defense Agency’s Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system during the next five years.
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Russian Defense Companies Show Strong Growth In 2013

Dec 18, 2014
Sipri report on global arms sales shows Russia and emerging-market suppliers continuing to gain ground on companies in the U.S. and Western Europe.
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USAF Tanker Platform Slated To Fly Before Year-End

Dec 17, 2014
Boeing plans for its 767-2C, the platform for the U.S. Air Force's new KC-46 tanker, to make its debut by year-end—six months late.
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Netherlands Builds A Reaper Force

Dec 18, 2014
Netherlands makes long-term plans for UAS deployment, both for military and civil uses.

Washington Outlook

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Airline Ticket Price War; Budget Committee Shuffle; Southwest Slots

Dec 18, 2014
Powerful New York senator takes aim at airline ticket prices that carriers contend remain a bargain, Republican committee leadership changes and Southwest wins slots from Kansas City to Washington.

Commercial_AWIN

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What's In Store For The A380?

Dec 19, 2014
Indecision by company executives about the A380’s future mirrors uncertainty about prospects for its market.
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Supplier Choices Reveal 777X Flight-Deck Characteristics

Dec 22, 2014
Boeing’s selection of two suppliers for key elements of the 777X avionics system and digital backbone means the status quo for some 787 providers and a changing of the guard for others.
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Airbus Delivers First EC175s To NHV

Dec 16, 2014
The EC175 is finally in service, but is it facing an uphill struggle for more sales?
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Startup Surf Air Wants To Expand To Texas, Florida

Dec 16, 2014
California’s Surf Air is seeking to extend its scheduled business-jet service model to other large states—but are those markets ready for what company founders have called the “Netflix of aviation?”

Air Transport

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ANA, Jetstar Japan Plan International Moves

Dec 16, 2014
Following its dramatic expansion at Tokyo Haneda this year, ANA is preparing for its next wave of international growth from the city’s Narita Airport.
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Rolls-Royce, Airbus Near A380neo Agreement

Dec 16, 2014
Airbus is accelerating its studies of an upgraded A380 and appears to be closing on an initial agreement with Rolls-Royce.

Technology

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777X Engine Advanced Materials Set For Key Test

Dec 15, 2014
With the clock ticking toward the first run of the GE9X core in 2015, and manufacturing of the first full engine core components getting underway, GE is counting on these materials to play a critical role in reducing weight and boosting efficiency.
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The Week in Tech, Dec.15-19, 2014

Dec 15, 2014
Green diesel as bio-jet fuel; more commercial UAS approved; superconducting supercomputing; airships for astrophysics; laser weapon defends warship
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Darpa Cellularized Satellite Could Slash Costs

Dec 15, 2014
Modular satellite assembled from multiple identical cells will rideshare into orbit in 2015.
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The Week in Tech, Dec.15-19, 2014

Dec 15, 2014
Green diesel as bio-jet fuel; more commercial UAS approved; superconducting supercomputing; airships for astrophysics; laser weapon defends warship