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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 25, 2016

VOL. 178 NO. 30 July 25, 2016

Small Satellites

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Dearth Of Dedicated Smallsat Launchers Challenges Fledgling Industry

Jul 20, 2016
The U.S. is trying to keep smallsat, cubesat and nanosat operators viable as they wait for domestic launch-service providers to field dedicated rides to space.
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DARPA Funding Laser Technology With Commercial Potential

Jul 20, 2016
Optical comms development for DARPA can boost commercial crosslinks as well.

Space

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NASA Moving Toward A Post-ISS Commercial Space Station

Jul 21, 2016
Concepts for the post-ISS era begin to emerge, including commercial space factories spun off the existing station, and test hardware set for launch in 2017 to manufacture potentially valuable optical fiber that can only be made in space.

Defense

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Turkey Coup Raises Questions About NATO’s B61 Nuke Posture

Jul 20, 2016
Nuclear weapon watchers agree that the U.S. and NATO must review their forward deployment of B61 nuclear weapons to Turkey in the wake of a failed military coup.
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Turkish Defense Modernization Uncertain After Coup Attempt

Jul 22, 2016
The July 15 coup revealed divisions and vulnerabilities in the Turkish state and its relationship with the armed forces.
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Tumult In Turkey Puts F-35 At Risk

Jul 21, 2016
Although Lockheed Martin remains committed to selling 100 fighters to Turkey, analysts warn that turmoil in the Turkish military may limit Ankara's ability to buy defense equipment.
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F-16 Overseas Order Potential Prompts Lockheed To Keep Line Warm

Jul 21, 2016
Facing an F-16 production gap next year but anticipating new international orders, company officials decide not to shut down the F-16 line in Fort Worth.
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An RAF Officer's Quest To Save The Sentinel

Jul 18, 2016
The U.K. has proposed cutting one of the air force's five intelligence, surveillance target acquisition and reconnaissance aircraft. But a senior office says all of them are in demand.
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The Week In Defense, July 21-28, 2016

Jul 21, 2016
Boeing’s second AF1 contract; Thailand’s new VIP transport aircraft; F-35Bs participate in war games; Orbital to make more missile defense targets.

Face to Face

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Lockheed CEO On F-35, Sikorsky, Innovation And Trump

Jul 19, 2016
Lockheed Martin head Marillyn Hewson talks one-on-one about the company’s plans for the future, notably with sixth-gen fighters, hypersonics and the SR-72.

Airships

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Hybrid-Electric Power Key To Flying Whales’ Airship

Jul 19, 2016
Support from the French government and China’s Avic is reinforcing Flying Whales’ confidence that its project will not be another failure in the airship segment.
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Ultracapacitors Eyed For Hybrid, More-Electric Applications

Jul 19, 2016
Airbus A380 doors, cargo airships, communications satellites­ –all are early applications of ultracapacitor energy storage. Next step, more-electric aircraft and directed-energy weapons?
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Airship Carriers Could Extend Smaller UAS Capabilities

Jul 22, 2016
Harking back to the U.S. Navy scout-carrying airships of the 1930s, SAIC and ArcZeon propose an airship carrier concept to extend the reach of small- and medium-size unmanned aircraft.

Commercial Aviation

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AirAsia Order Marks Emphatic Return To Growth Mode

Jul 18, 2016
Adding larger Airbus A321neos represents a slight shift for AirAsia, but underlines confidence in its business model.
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ATR Pushes For Reengining ATR 72

Jul 20, 2016
With shareholders disagreeing over the future of ATR, management opts for incremental aircraft improvements.
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Airlines Plan Long-Haul Narrowbody Routes

Jul 22, 2016
The use of narrowbody aircraft for long-haul routes has the potential to undermine legacy carriers’ feeder traffic.

Policy

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FAA Extension Leaves Much To Do

Jul 21, 2016
With its latest short-term extension of FAA reauthorization, lawmakers on Capitol Hill gave themselves more time to mull major changes to U.S. aviation policy, such as whether to outsource air traffic management. But too much time also could make things harder.
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UAS Detection, Mitigation Part Of Short-Term FAA Bill

Jul 22, 2016
Congress has allocated to the FAA more time and money to carve out specific regulations for unmanned air system operations.

Technology

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The Week In Technology, July 18-22, 2016

Jul 18, 2016
Flying-wing rover for Titan; Airbus inspects by drone; tethered drones get bigger; Thales unveils Fulmar X; small helos to deliver packages?

Inside Business Aviation

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Regional Fractional Operators PlaneSense, Executive AirShare Expand

Jul 20, 2016
Some “fractional” jet ownership enterprises soared briefly before contracting, crashing or quietly folding, but two entities have beaten the odds.

In Orbit

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ISS Research Shaping Mars Crew Selection, Health Care

Jul 20, 2016
Real-time analysis of human genetic response to the space environment may be coming, with enormous—and perhaps scary—implications.

Washington Outlook

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Trump’s National Security Shakeup

Jul 22, 2016
GOP candidate’s comments about NATO draw bipartisan rebukes | New window for reopening Ex-Im for business | Astronaut sidesteps Trump.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: Why Airlines Are A High-Quality Investment

Jul 22, 2016
Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden argues that airlines have learned how to manage the economic ups and downs for the benefit of customers, employees and investors.