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Aviation Week & Space Technology, October 17, 2016

VOL. 178 NO. 42 October 17, 2016

Aeronautical Engineering

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Potential Mach 2.2 Airliner Market Pegged At $260 Billion

Oct 12, 2016
After a long hiatus from the market, supersonic airliners may be poised to make a big comeback, and Boom Technology is looking to be first in the market.

Tankers

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Boeing’s KC-46 Brings Air Refueling Into 21st Century

Oct 13, 2016
Now that the new tanker’s bumpy design phase is over, the U.S. Air Force is looking forward to bringing the fly-by-wire Pegasus online.
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A330 MRTT Operators Consider Broadening Tanker Mission

Oct 13, 2016
Airbus tanker could also take on network node and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tasks.
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Airbus Sets Up Automated Refueling Trials

Oct 10, 2016
Automated refueling could remove the need for a boom operator in the future.
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Russia Anticipates New Tanker Prototype Before 2017

Oct 13, 2016
The new air force platform is based on the IL-76.
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As Brazil Matures KC-390, Other Nations Select Developed Tankers

Oct 13, 2016
Russia is upgrading tanker fleets with modernized Il-76 and Il-96 platforms.

Connected Aerospace: Cybersecurity

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How To Protect Civil Aviation From Cyberattacks

Oct 14, 2016
Airframers and airlines must shore up cyberweakness in supply chains and avoid safety risks.
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Guarding Pentagon Weapons Against Cyberattack

Oct 11, 2016
Raytheon adds network protections to avionics for Bell Boeing’s V-22 under an existing $250 million sustainment contract.

Commercial Aviation

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Air France-KLM’s New CEO Hones Restructuring Plan

Oct 11, 2016
Three months after becoming CEO of troubled Air-France-KLM, Jean-Marc Janaillac prepares to release the cornerstone of his strategy to turn the airline around.
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ICAO Adopts Emissions Deal, But Details Remain Unclear

Oct 10, 2016
Participating countries in the initial voluntary phase include 18 of the 20 states with the highest volume of international civil aviation activity, covering more than 86% of international passenger and cargo traffic.
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Avolon’s CIT Takeover Speeds Up Leasing Industry Consolidation

Oct 11, 2016
New deals are creating bigger combinations in the leasing world, which provides about half of the aircraft industry’s orders.

Space

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Boeing Delays CST-100, Still Targets 2018 ISS Mission

Oct 10, 2016
NASA’s original 2015 goal of certifying commercial space vehicles to service the ISS has not been met but, despite setbacks, Boeing still hopes to make it happen by late 2018.

Technology

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UK's Metalysis Envisions Low-Cost Titanium Future

Oct 14, 2016
Metalysis’s vision is one of on-demand production of metal powder in factories of the future.
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Box Wing VTOL Concept Heads For NASA Ames Wind Tunnel

Oct 11, 2016
NASA evaluation highlights Elytron VTOL design challenges as the scaled UAV prepares for tests.
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The Week In Technology, Oct. 10-14, 2016

Oct 10, 2016
HY4 flies on hydrogen fuel cell; fuel burn could be reduced faster; laminar-flow wings ready for Europe’s BLADE; flights probe Europe’s weather-forecasting failures.

Defense

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Japan’s Ideal Fighter Would Have To Be Indigenous

Oct 14, 2016
Deemphasis of maneuverability in the 2013 25DMU concept design is one of several signs that the defense ministry’s engineers think Japan’s next fighter should engage its targets at great distance.
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Long-Range Missile May Keep Japanese F-15s Competitive

Oct 14, 2016
Japan and Britain are assessing the likely performance of an AESA-equipped Meteor in separate but coordinated studies. Expense and development time are also being weighed.
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Norway Officially Wants In On F-35 International Block Buy

Oct 11, 2016
Norway’s 2017 budget blueprint includes plans for participating in the second and third years of the proposed joint buy.
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Armed Drone Joint Declaration Could Boost U.S. UAV Sales

Oct 10, 2016
The U.S. and 44 nations across the globe have signed on to a set of international standards for the export and use of armed UAVs.
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Boeing’s Block II Chinook Development Decision Set For March

Oct 10, 2016
Boeing CH-47F Chinook production will dip to 40 aircraft per year as the company enters a Block II development program that doesn’t hit the production line until 2021.
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The Week In Defense, Oct. 13-20, 2016

Oct 13, 2016
In this week’s roundup: DigitalGlobe acquisition adds to its analysis prowess; Bangladesh buys a C295W; Raytheon wraps up risk-reduction testing on GPS III OCX; and the U.S. Army opts for a new version of the Switchblade UAV.

Business

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French Aerospace Industry Struggling With Recruitment

Oct 17, 2016
The French aerospace industry will face dire worker shortfalls if it can’t fix its inability to recruit and train young people.

Rotorcraft

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Airbus Furious About Polish Helicopter Tender Decision

Oct 14, 2016
Poland opts for Black Hawks after withdrawing from Airbus helicopter deal.
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Airbus Seeks To Rebuild Confidence H225 After Norway Loss

Oct 14, 2016
EASA says H225 can be operated with an “acceptable level of safety” with checks and balances.

Up Front

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Opinion: Seven Forces That Could Reshape Defense

Oct 12, 2016
The defense sector’s structure is bound to be affected by seven factors within the next 10 years.

In Orbit

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Private Space Colonizers Take Dramatically Different Stances

Oct 12, 2016
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, two billionaires with ambitious visions for space colonization, have markedly different approaches to settling the ‘final frontier.’

Washington Outlook

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Next Administration Urged To Maintain U.S.-India Defense Trade Ties

Oct 14, 2016
In this week’s Washington Outlook: a White House official looks at continued cooperation with India, including fighter sales; Obama touts Mars exploration; and Southwest Airlines starts flights to Cuba.

Viewpoint

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China’s Air Force Freeing Fighters From Scripted Tactics

Oct 14, 2016
Cultivating true pilot autonomy in unscripted scenarios takes decades to hone and demands honest assessment of mistakes.