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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, December 4, 2017

Connected Aerospace

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Aerospace Cybersecurity Challenges Need To Be Identified, Addressed

Nov 27, 2017
The aerospace industry lacks adequate policy to manage risks. Efforts show that strides are being made, however.
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SitaOnAir, Rockwell Collins Upgrade ACARS

Nov 29, 2017
Two key providers of ACARS are at the forefront of rendering it capable of taking advantage of greater internet capacity.
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Inflight Interactive Options Increase

Nov 28, 2017
Interactive options take another step on the ever evolving road to keeping airline passengers entertained during flights.

Technology

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Airbus E-Fan X To Pave Way For Electric Regional Aircraft

Dec 01, 2017
From turbo-generator to motor-driven fan, E-Fan X demonstrator will flight-test a complete high-power, high-voltage hybrid-electric propulsion system.
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Airbus Chief Technology Officer Eremenko Leaves Airbus For UTC

Dec 01, 2017
Paul Eremenko may have been frustrated with internal resistance to change at Airbus. He was hired in 2015 to run A3, the Silicon Valley-based innovation hub.
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FAA-Funded Drone Collision Study Could Widen

Dec 01, 2017
Computational modeling validated by components testing assesses the severity of damage caused by a drone colliding with an aircraft at approach speed.
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Missile-Toting Velvet Wasp Drone Purpose-Designed For Combat

Nov 28, 2017
Velvet Wasp is an armed drone designed by the UK’s SteelRock to enable soldiers to provide their own close air support.
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Insitu Commercial Touts BVLOS UAS Breakthroughs

Nov 24, 2017
Boeing subsidiary Insitu says that working proactively with regulators is key to enabling routine commercial beyond-visual-line-of-sight UAS operations.
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Hybrid Power Promises Extended UAS Endurance

Nov 30, 2017
By combining multiple power sources, small manned aircraft could fly almost indefinitely, unlocking new potential.
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The Week In Technology, Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2017

Nov 27, 2017
Aircraft lighting influences birdstrikes, Facebook and Airbus team to advance stratospheric UAVs, Boeing backs new MIT wind tunnel, NASA supercomputers unlock flow secrets, and TsAGI’s air-cushion amphibian for the Arctic.

Business Aviation

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Textron Aviation’s Play On Amazon’s Boom

Nov 30, 2017
Textron Aviation is betting a boom in online deliveries will help boost the business aviation market’s nascent recovery—and it is teaming with FedEx to hedge that bet.

Commercial Aviation

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Rolls-Royce’s Schulz To Succeed Airbus Sales Chief John Leahy

Nov 28, 2017
Key decisions on A380, NMA reaction loom as Airbus changes sales leadership.
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SF Express And Hubei Province To Build Package Hub

Nov 24, 2017
An optimally located Chinese freight airport should open in 2020 and move 2.45 million metric tons of cargo by 2025. SF Express will be the anchor tenant.
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Development Of ATR 72-600F Freighter Now Underway

Dec 01, 2017
ATR is bolstered by FedEx order, which confirms for the manufacturer that new freighters—versus converted passenger aircraft—can be economical.

Space

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NASA’s Sofia Airborne Observatory Goes From Rags To Riches

Dec 01, 2017
Twice faced with cancellation, the joint NASA-DLR project now has a budget surplus.
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Boeing Starliners Taking Shape At Old Shuttle Hangar

Nov 24, 2017
The CST-100 Starliner, one of two U.S. spacecraft in development for NASA International Space Station crew rotation, is on track for a 2018 debut.
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Avio Designing Larger And Smaller Vega Launchers

Nov 29, 2017
Vega has been a great success for Avio, encouraging further innovation for the rocket.

Supply Chain

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Uncertainty Over Brexit Creating Concern For Aerospace

Nov 30, 2017
Questions remain about frictionless, delay-free border controls between Britain and EU post-Brexit.

Defense

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Britain Spending £500 million To Develop F-35 Main Operating Base

Dec 01, 2017
Britain’s F-35 land base is scheduled to be ready for arrival of the first aircraft next summer.
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Refueling Over Afghanistan? There’s An App For That

Nov 30, 2017
The U.S. military’s air operations center in the Middle East is reaping the benefits of computer software developed by the Pentagon’s Silicon Valley office.
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F-35 Procurement Process Begins For Denmark

Nov 28, 2017
The first four of its 27-total F-35 purchase are slated to arrive in Denmark beginning next year.
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The Week In Defense, Nov. 30-Dec. 7, 2017

Nov 30, 2017
Qatar comes closer to buying 24 Typhoons, U.S.-Poland discuss missile and artillery deals, India tests BrahMos air-to-ground missile, and Colombia takes delivery of training system.

Inside Business Aviation

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Rural Citizens Rally To Keep Federal Oversight Of ATC

Nov 29, 2017
The Alliance for Aviation Across America is impelling farmers, cattlemen, rural voters and others to oppose federal divestiture of the ATC system.

Washington Outlook

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Will China Win The Artificial Intelligence Race?

Dec 01, 2017
In this week’s Washington Outlook, ex-deputy defense secretary cautions on shorting computing research; costs up for Wfirst Telescope; terrorism a threat.