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Aviation Week & Space Technology, February 15, 2016

VOL. 178 NO. 7 February 15, 2016

U.S. Budget

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Fiscal 2017 Budget Includes Important Money Shifts

Feb 12, 2016
JSF cuts and a surprise lower price for the new bomber are a bonanza for new projects.
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NASA Ready To Defend Higher Aeronautics Spending

Feb 12, 2016
NASA’s leadership prepares to do battle in Congress to justify plans to ramp up funding for aeronautics research to pay for up to five large-scale X-planes to demonstrate future commercial-aircraft configurations and technologies.
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Satellite-Servicing Test Could Replace Asteroid Mission

Feb 12, 2016
NASA seeks funds for mission that could test techonology now slated for threatened asteroid-redirect effort.
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Pentagon Budget Seeks New Technologies At Expense Of Major Weapons

Feb 11, 2016
Recent budget relief aside, the Pentagon is still making tough tradeoffs in its latest budget plans, including favoring R&D over procurement.

First Take

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First Take (Feb. 15-28, 2016)

Feb 12, 2016
COMMERCIAL AVIATION Airbus flew the A321neo for the first time Feb. 9, from Hamburg, after a last-minute switch to an aircraft with CFM International Leap-1A engines rather than the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered jet planned. The Pratt-engined A321neo is still to be delivered first, by the end of 2016, and the CFM-powered version by early 2017.

Singapore Airshow

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Singapore Airlines Evolves Subsidiary Strategy

Feb 09, 2016
As major carriers in the Asia-Pacific region embrace the low-cost carrier paradigm, this approach is still most advanced in Singapore.
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Vietnam, Philippines Respond To Maritime Tension

Feb 11, 2016
By Southeast Asian standards, Vietnam is impressively modernizing its military. Singapore seems to be more than adequately armed for facing either of the two countries that surround it, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Bizjets Finding Front-Line Role

Feb 11, 2016
Business jets are becoming the platform of choice for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

Single-Aisle Showdown

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A321neo Success Key Factor In Airbus Market Share Advantage

Feb 09, 2016
The success of the A321neo has given Airbus a substantial lead in the competition with the Boeing 737 MAX. How will Boeing react?
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Big-Three C919 Orders Await Program Progress

Feb 11, 2016
Eight years after the Chinese government launched development of the Comac C919, the three big state airlines that must become the prime customers of the 158-seat airliner still hold only tiny orders for the type. Why?
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Wing Production Slows Russian MC-21 Jetliner Development

Feb 11, 2016
Russia’s goal of reentering the narrowbody market hit a speed bump when the prototype of its MC-21 aircraft encountered problems related to manufacture of its composite wings.

Special Report: Counter-UAS

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Counter-UAS Special Report: The Small UAV Problem

Feb 12, 2016
Authorities turn to detection and identification technologies to address the irresponsible and illegal use of small UAS. But can they take action against them?
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Counter-UAS Special Report: The Countermeasures Options

Feb 12, 2016
Acoustic sensors, radars, jammers, cyber weapons, net-wielding UAVs, quadcopter-snatching eagles, guided projectiles and laser weapons­—the perceived threat from small UAS is drawing a wide range of responses
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Counter-UAS Special Report: Recent Incidents

Feb 12, 2016
UAS incidents have increased over time. Here's a time line of notable episodes involving the increasingly ubiquitous "drones."
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Counter-UAS Special Report: Who Is Offering What?

Feb 12, 2016
From drone-on-drone interceptors to laser-armed Humvees, a broad range of systems to counter small UAS are becoming available.

Safety

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U.K. Air Show Organizers Wary Of Post-Shoreham Regulations

Feb 12, 2016
Shoreham crash review set to bring increased costs and tougher regulation for future airshows.

Technology

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NASA ‘Surprised’ By Hybrid Power Study Results

Feb 08, 2016
Researchers find significant fuel savings in “minimal” turbo-electric concept, thanks to benefits of a boundary-layer ingesting,electrically driven propulsor and resulting weight savings from downsizing conventional turbofan engines.
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Europe To Decide On Radical Airliner Demo In 2019

Feb 08, 2016
Researchers led by Airbus regard distributed hybrid-electric propulsion as one promising option for a post-2035 commercial aircraft. Europe may fly a scaled demonstrator of this, or an alternative configuration, in 2022.
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The Week in Technology, Feb. 8-12, 2016

Feb 08, 2016
U.K. buys stratospheric UAVs; MIT’s Hyperloop pod design wins; Airlander taking shape for flight; microwave-powered spaceplane abandoned; insurers assess damage using UAVs

Commercial Aviation

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FAA 'ATC Corporation' Spinoff Gains Ground

Feb 12, 2016
Though controversial, a House plan to spin off the FAA’s Air Traffic Control and Modernization into a non-profit corporation is moving ahead at full speed.
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China Eastern Plans 2016-20 Fleet Growth Boost

Feb 09, 2016
A 2020 fleet target suggests China Eastern will need approximately 100 more aircraft to support expansion, plus an unknown quantity for replacements, and more again if it reduces the number of aircraft it has on lease. It is close to ordering Airbus A350s.

Space

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France Pursues Low-Cost, Reusable LOX/Methane Engine

Feb 10, 2016
European planners are looking beyond the next-generation Ariane 6 to a completely new LOX/Methane engine that would dramatically lower production costs, with or without reusability.

Defense

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Indian Interest Driving Combat Hawk Developments

Feb 12, 2016
New wings and wide-area displays could boost Hawk’s combat capability.
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The Week in Defense Feb. 11-18

Feb 11, 2016
Canadian Contributions | Bringing the BACN | Russian Helos to India | GPS IIF Constellation Complete

Going Concerns

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Defense R&D Initiative To Be Backed By Dollars

Feb 11, 2016
Many analysts see budget revelations as proof recent R&D efforts will be protected in future Pentagon spending plans.

Airline Intel

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Commentary: Delta’s Leadership Transition Maintains the Status Quo

Feb 11, 2016
Aerospace sector greets lifting of sanction on Iran with interest and with orders; Delta’s change at the top will strengthen Anderson’s position.

Commander's Intent

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Opinion: The Rise Of The Special Mission Aircraft

Feb 11, 2016
Why some very important military airplanes don’t look like military airplanes.

In Orbit

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Many Launch Players Chase Limited Demand

Feb 10, 2016
Commercial capacity in lower Earth Orbit is booming, but it’s unclear what payloads will use all that’s being built up by companies such as SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA), Blue Origin, Arianespace, Energia, China Great Wall and India’s Antrix.

Washington Outlook

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North Korea Fallout | NASA’s Looming Battle | Safety Warning

Feb 12, 2016
Ways to prevent missile launches; lawmaker girds for fight against NASA chief; safety outfits issue battery recommendations; the rocky road to rocket replacement.

Editorial

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Editorial: Finally A Budget Boost For NASA Aeronautics, X-Planes

Feb 12, 2016
It is appropriate for government to fund high-risk, high-reward research and development.
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Editorial: Get Details Right Before Spinning Off ATC From FAA

Feb 12, 2016
The benefits of independent, user-financed air traffic systems are clear.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (Feb. 15, 2016)

Feb 12, 2016
More about “Safety’s Top Ten” feature; the merits of manual flight skills; writing style and substance lauded; calls to expand MRO survey and to extend RD-180 use; weighing in on defense budget podcast.

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (Feb. 15-28, 2016)

Feb 12, 2016
CAE has appointed Andrew Rankin vice president-strategy and business development Asia-Pacific, for the Sydney-based company’s defense and security unit. A new advisory board to the sector will be chaired by Air Marshal Geoff Brown (ret.), former chief of the Royal Australian Air Force.

Aerospace Calendar

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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events (Feb. 15, 2016)

Feb 12, 2016
Feb. 22-24—NBAA Leadership Conference. The Grand Hyatt. San Antonio. See nbaa.org/events/leadership/2016 Feb. 23-24—Aviation Festival Asia. Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Center. Singapore. See terrapinn.com/exhibition/aviation-festival-asia/ Feb. 23-25—Defense Logistics. Hilton London Metropole. London. See defencelogisticsevent.com/