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Aviation Week & Space Technology, October 1, 2018

Space

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Stratolaunch Unveils First Details Of PGA Rocket Engine Plan

Sep 27, 2018
Spaceplane drives design of world’s largest additively made liquid rocket engine for Stratolaunch family of vehicles.
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Stratolaunch Ponders Hypersonic Testbed Plan

Sep 27, 2018
PGA-powered high-speed vehicle could double-up as stepping stone to Black Ice spaceplane as well as hypersonic flying testbed.
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Blue Origin Edges Out Aerojet for ULA Engine Contract

Sep 27, 2018
The four-year competition to supply U.S. engine for new Vulcan rocket ends with Jeff Bezos-backed BE-4 toppling traditional supplier.

First Take

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First Take (Oct. 1, 2018)

Sep 28, 2018
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Defense

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With USAF T-X Award, Boeing Seizes a Trio of Contracts

Sep 27, 2018
U.S. Air Force’s contract for trainers comes on the heels of Huey replacement and carrier-based UAV wins.
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MH-139: The Helicopter That U.S. Air Force Could Not Refuse

Sep 28, 2018
Boeing’s Leonardo-designed aircraft eclipses Sikorsky to win $2 billion Huey replacement contract.
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Armed Scout Versus Assault—U.S. Army Weighs Rotorcraft Needs

Sep 26, 2018
It could come down to a matter of timing, as the U.S. Army balances its requirements for new armed reconnaissance and long-range assault rotorcraft.
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Can The U.S. Air Force Add 74 Squadrons?

Sep 24, 2018
While analysts like the idea of adding to the force to fight high-end threats, budget realities are likely to get in the way.
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Japan's UH-X Is On Schedule, With Delivery Due In 2022

Sep 26, 2018
The Japanese defense ministry hopes to get funding to Subaru to begin production of UH-Xs in the fiscal year beginning in April 2019.
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The Week In Defense, Sept. 27-Oct. 4, 2018

Sep 27, 2018
Politics ensnares India’s Rafale purchase; Israel’s "special tactics" in Syria; Pilatus PC-21 reports to French Air Force; U.S. Marines to buy shipboard UAVs.

Aeronautical Engineering

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MagniX Advances Electric Propulsion System Tests

Sep 28, 2018
In tests in Australia, using a Cessna Caravan iron bird, startup MagniX runs its electric motor with a propeller for the first time.
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VTOL Startup Takes Scheduled-Airline Approach To Short-Haul Market

Sep 28, 2018
Transcend Air defines an approach to intercity air travel that combines schedule services with tiltwing VTOL aircraft.

Air Traffic Management

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FAA’s Data Comm Program Delivers

Sep 24, 2018
U.S. airlines and air traffic controllers are realizing benefits from using text-based messages to supplement radio communications.
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Mitre Proposes Surveillance For Large Urban Drone Fleets

Sep 25, 2018
Looking ahead to a future where drone fleets and air taxis share urban airspace, Mitre Corp. proposes a dedicated drone-to-drone surveillance system.
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U.S. Agencies Advance Radar Modernization Plan

Sep 26, 2018
The FAA-led Spectrum Efficient National Surveillance Radar program would modernize surveillance and weather radar systems.

Southeast Asian Airlines

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Asian Airlines Turn To New Leaders For Restructuring

Sep 27, 2018
Thai Airways and Garuda Indonesia have appointed new CEOs to steer the airlines through the next phase of their recovery plans.

Commercial Aviation

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FAA Bill Clears Way For U.S. To Regulate Seat Sizes

Sep 28, 2018
Some industry watchers are concerned that a provision of a bill clearing the way for the FAA to regulate minimum seat sizes could allow Congress to overstep its bounds.

Connected Aerospace

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Aircraft Interiors Are Major Growth Area For China’s Avic

Sep 21, 2018
The decision to group five recent acquisitions into one unit should help Avic reach its goal of becoming a major player in the cabin business.
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Tieup Billed As Tectonic Shift In Connectivity Market

Sep 25, 2018
The surprise move brings together two former archrivals with differing satellite strategies—Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics.

Technology

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The Week In Technology, Sept. 24-28, 2018

Sep 24, 2018
GE’s fluidic propulsion tie-up; Astro eVTOL flies in Canada; SureFly buyer sought; XTI advances TriFan; TsAGI’s superconducting eVTOL.

Up Front

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Opinion: Why Japan’s Aerospace Strategy Needs A Rethink

Sep 27, 2018
Japan is one of the world’s most important supplier nations, but events this year show that its position faces major challenges.

Going Concerns

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New Pentagon Payment Proposal Has Industry Up In Arms

Sep 28, 2018
A new Pentagon rule change would slow cash flow to contractors until they prove they deserve it with good performance. Industry is shooting back.

Airline Intel

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Why A Rumored Emirates-Etihad Merger May Never Really Happen

Sep 27, 2018
On paper and under the right conditions a merger would make perfect sense, but those conditions are unlikely anytime soon.

Editorial

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Editorial: Why Hypersonics Is Still A Big Worry

Sep 28, 2018
New Pentagon undersecretary of defense for research and engineering says the U.S.’s real work of developing hypervelocity weapons systems is just beginning.
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Editorial: USAF J-Stars Replacement Needs Quick Definition

Sep 28, 2018
Technology needs to be proven carefully, but the service should not risk losing funds budgeted for a multidomain command-and-control system of networks.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: Drones Enable Small Businesses And Help Drive U.S. Economy

Sep 25, 2018
Small drone businesses face hurdles with the regulatory process that the FAA needs to remedy.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (Oct. 1, 2018)

Sep 26, 2018
Readers discuss single/pilotless cockpits; an automatic stall recovery system glitch on F-16s; the value of apprenticeships; and Uber's VTOL vehicle plans.

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (Oct. 1, 2018)

Sep 28, 2018
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Aerospace Calendar

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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events (Oct. 1, 2018)

Sep 28, 2018
Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events and Aviation Week Network events.