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From additive manufacturing to unmanned rotorcraft and X-planes, Technology Managing Editor Graham Warwick puts a spotlight on the latest advances in aerospace/aircraft technologies and innovation in the Leading Edge column - and then weighs in with his own views.

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Aug 17, 2018

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Aviation Week & Space Technology

Standards-Based Rules Enable Innovation While Maintaining Safety

Rewrite of Part 23 certification regulations for GA aircraft has unlocked the potential to keep up with advances in technology while still ensuring safety....More
Jul 26, 2018

Commentary

Aviation Week & Space Technology

BlackFly Merges Unmanned And Manned Aircraft Technologies 2

Propulsion, automation and protection enabled by unmanned-aircraft technology brings a new approach to manned flying....More
Jun 28, 2018

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Aviation Week & Space Technology

Uber’s Elevate Stirs Hornet’s Nest Of eVTOL Designs 1

Emerging commercial and military requirements bring innovation and disruption to the vertical-flight industry as well as safety and affordability expectations....More
Jun 14, 2018

Commentary

Aviation Week & Space Technology

Congressional Support For NASA X-planes Grows As X-57 Progresses

Hard-won lessons already transferred to industry by its X-57 electric-propulsion program are helping NASA make the case for the return to X-plane flight research....More
Jun 1, 2018

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Aviation Week & Space Technology

Army Wants Manned-Aircraft Airworthiness Levels From Future UAS 3

The U.S. Army acquired most of its large fleet of UAS through non-traditional procurement channels. Now it is facing the consequences....More
Apr 26, 2018

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Aviation Week & Space Technology

LightningStrike Cancellation Underlines Electric Propulsion Challenges 1

DARPA cancellation of an ambitious VTOL X-plane program underlines the challenges facing industry in developing hybrid-electric and distributed-electric propulsion systems...More
Apr 6, 2018

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Aviation Week & Space Technology

Success With Low-Boom X-plane Critical To NASA’s Aeronautics Vision 6

NASA’s aeronautics leadership has committed the agency to return to flight research. And that means building and flying X-planes....More
Mar 22, 2018

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Aviation Week & Space Technology

Marines Leading Exploration Of Unmanned Resupply Options

U.S. Marines, with the Army, are testing responsive resupply of troops in the field using unmanned aircraft of different sizes and capabilities....More
Mar 8, 2018

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Aviation Week & Space Technology

DARPA At 60 Still Working To Prevent More ‘Sputnik Moments’ 17

Rivals’ progress makes it clear that, 60 years on, DARPA should not ease off on its task of preventing technological surprise, and creating its own....More
Feb 23, 2018

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Aviation Week & Space Technology

Weapons To Defenses, U.S. Military Spending On Hypersonics Grows

Funding requests on multiple budget lines for fiscal 2019 show how the U.S. Defense Department is moving to boost investment in hypersonic weapons and defenses....More

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Leading Edge

Standards-Based Rules Enable Innovation While Maintaining Safety

BlackFly Merges Unmanned And Manned Aircraft Technologies 2

Uber’s Elevate Stirs Hornet’s Nest Of eVTOL Designs 1

Congressional Support For NASA X-planes Grows As X-57 Progresses

Army Wants Manned-Aircraft Airworthiness Levels From Future UAS 3

LightningStrike Cancellation Underlines Electric Propulsion Challenges 1

Success With Low-Boom X-plane Critical To NASA’s Aeronautics Vision 6

Marines Leading Exploration Of Unmanned Resupply Options

DARPA At 60 Still Working To Prevent More ‘Sputnik Moments’ 17

Weapons To Defenses, U.S. Military Spending On Hypersonics Grows

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Can The U.S. Air Force Add 74 Squadrons? 2

FAA’s Data Comm Program Delivers

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