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Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 31, 2017

VOL. 179 NO. 30 July 31, 2017

Defense

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As Adversaries Evolve, U.S. Air Force Chief Seeks Networked Airpower

Jul 24, 2017
Gen. David Goldfein is leading the charge to create a joint, integrated network he believes will give the U.S. and its allies the edge in battle.
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Shahed 129 Heads Iran’s Armed UAV Force

Jul 27, 2017
Iran’s most advanced weaponized UAV is in the midst of full production and has been deployed for domestic and international missions.
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U.S. Air Force Plans Road Map To Operational Hypersonics

Jul 27, 2017
After decades of promise is hypersonic technology finally verging on operational capability? The U.S. Air Force thinks so, and is laying out high-speed requirements underpinned by a growing budget for sustained R&D.
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With A-10 End In Sight, U.S. And Allies Eye Light-Attack Fleet

Jul 26, 2017
Interest is mounting in a potential new fleet of low-cost, light-attack aircraft the U.S. and international allies could use to fight terrorists in the Middle East.
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The Week In Defense, July 27-Aug. 3, 2017

Jul 27, 2017
Assembly of Czech training aircraft begins; Thai military preparing for more defense imports; Lockheed wins LRASM contract, and Hughes scores wideband satcom study deal.

Space

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SpaceX Tweaking Dragon 2 Design And Mars Plans

Jul 26, 2017
SpaceX is shelving plans for upcoming Dragon 2 crew and cargo retrorocket returns to Earth due to the difficulty of meeting certification requirements
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ESA Gears Up For ExoMars 2020 Mission—With Lessons Learned

Jul 27, 2017
The 2016 crash of the Schiaparelli landing module leads to changes the European Space Agency hopes will mean success this time around.

Unmanned Aircraft

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British Drone Collision Trials Spur Critical Damage Fears

Jul 28, 2017
Testing reveals consumer drones could cause more damage than bird strikes in aerial collisions.
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Commercial Large UAS To Be Flight-Tested in North America

Jul 28, 2017
Efforts are underway to develop commercial markets for large unmanned aircraft of sizes well beyond the small drones now permitted.
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Lighter Wide-Area Sensors Aimed At Smaller UAS

Jul 27, 2017
Logos Technologies has shrunk wide-area moving-target surveillance into a package that can be carried by a tactical unmanned aircraft, and it does not plan to stop there.

Technology

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Boom Technology Says Data Exist To Set Supersonic Noise Standards

Jul 25, 2017
Startup says enough data exist to set a sonic boom standard that would allow its 45-seat airliner to fly supersonic flight over land when it enters service in 2023.
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Safran Begins Marketing Of Electric Taxiing System

Jul 26, 2017
A 20-year-old vision for improving taxiing efficiency may finally be coming to fruition, but in different form.
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GE Backs Faster, Cheaper Approach To Metal 3D Printing

Jul 28, 2017
Desktop Metals raises $115 million to back its bid to revolutionize additive manufacturing with a metal 3D-printing process it says is 100 times faster and 20 times cheaper than laser-based processes.
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The Week In Technology July 24-28, 2017

Jul 24, 2017
Airbus flies Sagitta; KARI lands tiltrotor; Cranfield leads digital aviation; TsAGI talks quiet supersonics; X-57 makes progress.

Commercial Aviation

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Based In Kunming, HNA’s Lucky Air Also Prioritizes Chengdu

Jul 24, 2017
HNA’s Lucky Air appears to be building up in Chengdu as it moves into intercontinental operations. It will also be the HNA unit overseeing creation of a proposed budget carrier there.
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Is Frontier Airlines’ Expansion Plan A Strategy Shift?

Jul 27, 2017
Frontier Airlines will add 21 destinations and 85 new routes while strengthening its Denver service, making its brand in reach for 90% of Americans.
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Lufthansa, Fraport Search For Common Answers to LCC Growth

Jul 26, 2017
Joined at the hip for years, Lufthansa and Frankfurt Airport must now compromise as low-cost carriers make inroads into the airline’s biggest hub.

General Aviation

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AirVenture: Evolution of the 'E' in 'Experimental Aircraft Association'

Jul 28, 2017
The world’s largest general aviation extravagance—and the de facto U.S. air show—again proved successful, with a dynamic mix of old and new technologies and players taking the stage

Security

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New Zealand Targets Advanced Airport Screening

Jul 25, 2017
New Zealand’s Aviation Security Service plans to deploy a system that will improve the passenger screening process, as well as helping demonstrate the technology’s global potential.

Going Concerns

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Opinion: A&D Workforce Sees Further Contraction, Skills Crunch

Jul 28, 2017
The U.S. aerospace industry continues to shed workers, but it is skill sets that should have leaders most worried.

Washington Outlook

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Lawmakers Tread Carefully On Space-based Interceptors

Jul 28, 2017
In this week's Washington Outlook: Senator advocates first building sensor layer, Senate appropriators back NextGen ATM and NASA’s Mars-bound rocket and a look at what’s ahead for spending bills.