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Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 3, 2017

Unmanned Aircraft

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From Predator To Stingray, General Atomics Leads UAV Boom

Jun 29, 2017
General Atomics executives are hoping their version of a carrier-based UAV can revolutionize naval air warfare.
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Big Year Coming For General Atomics’ Certified Predator Plan

Jun 30, 2017
The UAS company is working on national airspace-ready variants based on the Predator.
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General Atomics Readies Swarm For Gremlins, Gray Wolf

Jun 30, 2017
From advanced cockpits to motherships for swarming drones, General Atomics leaders discuss future technology trends.

Space

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China Claims Strong Progress With Lifting-Body Space Launchers

Jun 28, 2017
Calt is pursuing three paths to reusable space launch: lifting bodies and, for wingless rockets, parachute recovery and powered landings.
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Long March 8 And 5B To Widen China’s New Launcher Family

Jun 28, 2017
Calt will make Long March 8 with propulsion modules from other space launchers. Long March 5B will omit a module.
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Casc Aims Solid-Propellant Motors At Commercial Space Launch

Jun 28, 2017
Casc’s Xian propulsion institute will lighten its P35 solid-propellant motor, then develop a larger derivative, presumably for a new space launcher
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OneWeb Satellites’ Factory Gears Up For Mass Production

Jun 28, 2017
Airbus and startup OneWeb are preparing to manufacture satellites at an unprecedented pace—one per day.

Military Space

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Military Space Budget 5% Uptick Beholden To Budget Deal

Jun 26, 2017
Trump administration boosts military space budget by 5% compared to last year’s projections, provides seed funding for six new programs.

Defense

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Embraer Sees KC-390 Airlifter’s Export Potential

Jun 29, 2017
Brazilian export financing could help improve KC-390’s sales opportunities.
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Raytheon Exec On How Hypersonics May Change Warfare As We Know It

Jun 27, 2017
China and Russia seem to be far ahead on work hypersonic flight and weaponry, perhaps even forcing rethinking of strategic systems.
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Airlifter Project Heralds Start Of Saudi Aerospace Ambitions

Jun 29, 2017
Development of the An-132D emerged from a study conducted in Saudi Arabia to examine the country’s national airlift needs.
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The Week In Defense, June 29-July 6, 2017

Jun 29, 2017
Oman begins receiving Eurofighter Typhoons, U.S. approves sale of another C-17 to India, IAI wins major IT consolidation contract and Lockheed pumps out GPS III satellites.

Commercial Aviation

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Qatar Proposal For American Airlines Stake Forces A Look At Priorities

Jun 28, 2017
Qatar Airways’ plan to invest in American Airlines may make commercial sense, but will be hard to implement.
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India’s Regional Carriers Placing Orders To Fuel Expansion

Jun 26, 2017
There is huge potential in the Indian regional market, and that can only help regional jet OEMs.
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Skywise To Harness Big Data For Airbus And Operators

Jun 28, 2017
New data-gathering-and-sharing operation will bring benefits to all who participate, Airbus asserts, from carriers to suppliers to financial services.
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Lithium-ion Batteries Prove Value On A350

Jun 27, 2017
After a problematic first go-around using Li-ion in airliners, Airbus now quietly has 50 A350s flying with the batteries.
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ATR Advanced Vision Development In Full Swing

Jun 28, 2017
The regional turboprop OEM is meeting with success on a number of fronts, including its advanced vision systems products.
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European Low-cost Airlines Weigh Benefits Of Cabin Connectivity

Jun 28, 2017
Low-cost, long-haul carriers examine how cabin connectivity can best keep passengers entertained—and add to the bottom line.

Technology

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Unconventional Designs Vie For Personal eVTOL Success

Jun 27, 2017
The latest entrants in the burgeoning electric VTOL market come with unconventional designs which raise questions about their viability that can only be answered once they fly.
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BNSF Railway Pioneers True Beyond Visual Line Of Sight UAS Operations

Jun 29, 2017
Railroad operator works with Rockwell Collins to plug unmanned aircraft into its wireless network to provide robust command-and-control beyond line of sight.
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The Week In Technology (June 26-July 2, 2017)

Jun 26, 2017
Dubai air taxis; Eviation’s electric regional; AFRL robotic copilot; Airbus/Safran electric taxiing; Racer’s advanced wing; Boost for Stratobus

Up Front

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Opinion: Five Key Industry Points From 2017 Paris Air Show

Jun 27, 2017
Discussions at Le Bourget revealed a handful of topics that seemed to be on everyone’s minds.

In Orbit

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A Space Reporter’s Swan Song After 44 Years On The Beat

Jun 28, 2017
Looking back on a career illuminated by a love of words, science and the sheer excitement of the promise and peril of space exploration.

Washington Outlook

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Without A Budget, Markups Run Amok

Jun 30, 2017
In this week's Washington Outlook: Defense committees add more money for military spending than the Senate is likely to pass; the return of the Europa lander; another ATC fight in the works.