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Aviation Week & Space Technology, February 19, 2018

U.S. Budget

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The Winners Of Trump’s Pentagon Budget—And A Few Losers

Feb 16, 2018
The Pentagon has laid out an ambitious spending plan for the U.S. military this year, but several programs still got slashed.
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Trump, Congress Deliver On U.S. Military Spending Hike

Feb 12, 2018
The two-year agreement includes overriding budget caps to bring defense and nondefense spending to new highs.
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Industry Welcomes Budget Like An Old Friend, But For How Long?

Feb 15, 2018
The new defense budget request is not a complete return to Cold War heydays for industry, but it is close enough for a marketplace that never truly left it.
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Trump Budget Revives ATC Restructuring Plan

Feb 16, 2018
In its fiscal 2019 federal budget submission, the Trump administration proposes laying the groundwork to separate the FAA from its responsibility for ATC.
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Trump 2019 Spending Plan Shifts NASA Toward Moon

Feb 14, 2018
The White House budget directs the space agency to wean from the International Space Station by 2025 and use commercial outposts instead.
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High-speed Weapons And Autonomy Boosted in 2019 DARPA Budget Request

Feb 16, 2018
New hypersonic, unmanned and small-satellite launch projects are included in the DARPA budget request.
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MDA Advances Missile-Hunting UAV Programs

Feb 16, 2018
High-altitude UAVs hold promise for both finding, fixing and shooting down rogue missiles.

Propulsion

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Next-Gen Core Demo Boost For Rolls-Royce

Feb 16, 2018
No showstoppers from core and power gear system test results so far, as Rolls-Royce paves way toward Advance and UltraFan future engine demonstrators.
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Rolls-Royce Doubles Down On IntelligentEngine Digital Strategy

Feb 15, 2018
Data-driven strategy set to go beyond engine support and production, to design and closer integration between future propulsion systems and airframes.
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Power Troubles Hinder Airbus Production Buildup Plan

Feb 16, 2018
Deliveries of A320neo-family aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines have been halted after a recent spate of in-service problems.
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Europe Eyes Fuel-Saving Boundary-Layer Propulsion

Feb 15, 2018
Closer study of Bauhaus Luftfahrt’s PFC confirms projected fuel savings from BLI, with wind-tunnel testing, higher-fidelity analysis and optimization next.

Air Traffic Management

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As Satellites Launch, Aireon’s System Nears Debut

Feb 12, 2018
Once the new constellation of 66 Iridium Next satellites is in place, Aireon plans to begin providing oceanic surveillance service.
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Thales Tests Aireon’s ADS-B Data

Feb 12, 2018
Engineers are focusing on the data’s update rate, availability, stability, coverage, latency and position accuracy.

Firefighting

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Disastrous Wildfires Driving Investment In Initial Attack Aircraft

Feb 14, 2018
With the damage and costs of wildfires soaring, Sikorsky has booked orders for up to 15 Firehawk firefighting helicopters in just a few months.

Technology

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Embracing Uncertainty Lets Drones Fly Unknown Routes Fast

Feb 13, 2018
A navigation system developed by MIT models a drone’s situational uncertainty to help it fly fast in dense, cluttered environments.
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The Week In Technology, Feb. 12-16, 2018

Feb 12, 2018
Airbus begins Skyways flights; Singapore creates urban drone zone; Marine squads get quadcopters; BAE tests weapons bays; V-Bat VTOL UAV shows endurance.

Commercial Aviation

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MRJ Is Meeting Specification And Could Be Made Better

Feb 13, 2018
Testing has shown that drag of the airframe and the thrust-specific fuel consumption of the PW1200G engine are matching targets. There is time for improvement.
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Japanese LCCs Plan Next Wave Of Growth

Feb 14, 2018
Japan-based low-cost carriers are planning to grow their fleets and expand to new international markets.

Defense

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What’s Wrong With The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18s?

Feb 14, 2018
The stakes are high for Boeing as the Navy looks to make a series of F/A-18 design changes in response to a surge in hypoxia-like episodes.
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Enders: Partner-Nation Deal Should ‘Reduce the Bleeding’ on A400M

Feb 13, 2018
A reduced production rate could help the A400M find export orders.

Up Front

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Opinion: The New Cold War

Feb 12, 2018
Winners in the boosted Pentagon budget are likely to include space, cyber and nuclear weapons.

Inside Business Aviation

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Airline Shortage Is Drawing Aviators From Business Aviation

Feb 16, 2018
A special target for the airlines’ appeals to experienced pilots are the ones who fly business aircraft.

The Launchpad

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Launch of Tesla Casts U.S. Policy Into New Legal Regime

Feb 15, 2018
At this point, the Outer Space Treaty legally applies only to countries, not commercial companies.