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Aviation Week & Space Technology, August 21, 2017

VOL. 179 NO. 33 August 21, 2017

Cockpits of the Future

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Connectivity And Open World Access Drive Thales’s Avionics Future

Aug 16, 2017
Avionics used to be closed systems, but the coming of broadband connectivity on board has prompted a rebirth of new architectures to reap the benefits of an open system.
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Technology Boost Coming For Air Traffic Controllers

Aug 25, 2017
Advanced human-machine interfaces and new technologies are set to make ATC workstations as jaw-dropping as the newest flight decks, if not more so.

Electronic Warfare

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Urgency In U.S. Electronic Warfare Faces Funding Challenges

Aug 18, 2017
The U.S. is striving to make its electronic warfare systems agile and flexible to offset advances made by potential adversaries.
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Expendable Decoys Finally Becoming Viable

Aug 15, 2017
Leonardo and other companies are working to integrate their electronic warfare technologies onto a variety of aircraft.

Technology

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Captive-Carry Tests Coming For Hypersonic Flying Testbed

Aug 15, 2017
Generation Orbit Launch Services is preparing for a critical series of hot-fire and captive-carry flight tests of its hypersonic flying testbed.
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Market For Pocket-Sized Surveillance UAS Growing

Aug 17, 2017
First used in 2013 by British forces in Afghanistan, ultraportable nano-UAVs are growing in capability and applications.
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The Week In Technology, Aug. 14-18, 2017

Aug 14, 2017
U.S. Air Force Research Lab prepares for lasers; DARPA wants safe autonomy; Air Force tests diesel aero-engine; Ad Astra advances Vasimr.

Defense

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Defense Dogma Could Challenge Franco-German Fighter Jet Plans

Aug 17, 2017
Traditionally France uses expeditionary forces, while Germany stresses a defensive role and interoperability with NATO.
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No Easy Military Options In North Korea

Aug 11, 2017
President Trump’s military options against North Korea range from offensive cyber to thermonuclear strikes.
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How North Korea Developed Missiles So Quickly

Aug 11, 2017
Despite sanctions and international pressure, North Korea now possesses an eclectic mix of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles.
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Mobility Aircrews Train For Worldwide Combat Threats

Aug 16, 2017
The aircrews that help move and sustain troops in battle hope to learn crucial lessons from the U.S. Air Force’s first-ever large-scale mobility exercise.
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Thailand Modernizing More F-5s And Plans Further T-50 Order

Aug 16, 2017
Recent Thai acquisitions are evidently part of a 10-year military modernization plan lifting defense spending to 2% of GDP.
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The Week In Defense, Aug. 17-24, 2017

Aug 17, 2017
A new name for Sukhoi’s T-50 fighter; Thailand seeks weapons for new frigate; Bahrain will join the ranks of C-130J-flying nations and Lockheed wins a major special operations logistics contract.

Commercial Aviation

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Air Berlin Bankruptcy Roils Germany’s Air Transport Market

Aug 18, 2017
The collapse of what once was Germany’s second-largest airline triggers fundamental change throughout the air transport market in Europe’s largest economy.
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Malaysia Airlines Seeks Widebodies To Match Reshaped Network

Aug 15, 2017
Malaysia Airlines is moving closer to reaching deals for additional leased A330s and a new order for widebody aircraft.

Rotorcraft

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Helicopter Operators Consider Options For H225

Aug 18, 2017
H225s have been cleared to return to service by British and Norwegian regulators, but Airbus finds demand from operators is frustratingly muted.

Space

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Minotaur Rocket Prepped For Cape Canaveral Debut

Aug 16, 2017
Orbital ATK’s medium-lift booster to put space surveillance satellite into orbit for U.S. Air Force.

Up Front

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Opinion: Why Aerospace’s Love Affair With Low-Cost Suppliers Is Fading

Aug 14, 2017
Analysts say that aerospace manufacturing investments in low-cost countries peaked in the 2008-13 and declined significantly in the past three years.

Going Concerns

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Opinion: Pilotless Commercial Aircraft Likely In 2020s, 2030s

Aug 18, 2017
When it comes to the advent of pilotless commercial aircraft, just follow the money, a new report says.

Washington Outlook

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General Atomics Says UAS Export Rules Help China In Market

Aug 18, 2017
In this week’s Washington Outlook, General Atomics is trying to “educate” lawmakers to keep U.S. UAS technology at the forefront; the CBO scores the cost of ATC reform, and GAO sizes up the potential sale of old ICBM motors.