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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology 2006-11-13

VOL. 165 NO. 19 November 13, 2006

Letter From The Editor

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Introducing "Close Up"

Nov 13, 2006
Large systems integrators tend to get most of the ink in Aviation Week & Space Technology, and for good reason. They are to aerospace and defense what oceans are to weather: the force that drives developments that eventually affect just about everybody. But the "gorillas" wouldn't be able to accomplish their mission if lower-tier suppliers didn't perform theirs.