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Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 23, 2017

VOL. 179 NO. 3 January 23, 2017

Military Trainers

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Fighter Fleets And Capability Put New Demands On Training

Jan 20, 2017
Eyes may be on the T-X competition, but the international market remains ripe for training aircraft.
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A Global Glance At Trainer Outlooks

Jan 20, 2017
A thumbnail outline of most nation’s plans to replace their trainer aircraft in light of many current trainers approaching retirement.
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Turkish Aerospace Industries’ Hurkus Trainer Progresses

Jan 16, 2017
Turkey is developing the Hurkus into an advanced trainer and a battlefield warrior.

First Take

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First Take (Jan. 23, 2017)

Jan 20, 2017
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Technology

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Subsonic X-plane Concepts Undergo NASA Midterm Reviews

Jan 19, 2017
NASA vows to become a “smart buyer” to offset budget threat to X-plane plans as it plans larger, piloted flight demonstrators.
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Aurora Refines Design Of Ultraefficient D8 Airliner

Jan 18, 2017
MIT’s unconventional D8 configuration gets more conventional as Aurora Flight Sciences works to turn the fuel-saving concept into a practical product.
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The Week In Technology, Jan. 16-20, 2017

Jan 16, 2017
Predix drone swarms; Islamic State group UAVs; laser attack-logging app; Alphabet X ends Titan stratospheric internet project.

Business

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Tier 1 Consolidation Continues As Safran Takes Over Zodiac

Jan 20, 2017
Creation of the world’s third-largest Tier 1 aerospace supplier behind UTC and GE has both positive and negative effects for Boeing, Airbus and other aircraft manufacturers that do business with Safran and Zodiac.
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Leonardo CEO Begins Hunt For Acquisitions

Jan 19, 2017
Leonardo’s UK enterprise claims the second largest aerospace and defense company behind BAE Systems.
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Rolls-Royce Pays Up Over Corruption Investigation

Jan 20, 2017
Rolls’s settlement emerges as fraud investigators begin to examine the aerospace industry as a whole.

Face to Face

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Embraer CEO Lays Out Commercial Aviation Battle Plan

Jan 16, 2017
Embraer CEO aims to grow MRO to a quarter of the company’s business as it targets Asia with the E2.

Commercial Aviation

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Iran Air Kicks Off Aircraft Replacement And Growth Cycle

Jan 17, 2017
After years restricted by Western sanctions, Iran Air is looking to finally expand its fleet, and Airbus is the first beneficiary.
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Gameco Prepares For New Expansion Phase

Jan 18, 2017
Construction of a third hangar will increase Gameco’s MRO capacity and allow more third-party work.

Manufacturing

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ATR Invests In Digital Mockups To Streamline Aircraft MRO

Jan 19, 2017
ATR is converting 1980s design drawings to more contemporary digital mockups.

Rotorcraft

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New Italian Attack Helicopter To Recycle Commercial Technology

Jan 19, 2017
Replacement for Mangusta to use dynamics and avionics from AW149.

Space

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With Falcon 9 Back, SpaceX Looks Ahead

Jan 20, 2017
With its far-aim still set squarely on Mars, Elon Musk’s space company is happy for now to be resuming satellite launches and return landings.
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Eugene Cernan, Last Astronaut To Walk On Moon, Dies At 82

Jan 18, 2017
Cernan flew in space on Gemini IX and to the Moon twice, on Apollo 10 and 17.

Defense

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U.S. Air Force Nuclear Launch Facilities Get First Overhaul

Jan 18, 2017
Taking advantage of New START Treaty reductions, the service is overhauling CBM silos for the first time since they were built more than 40 years ago.
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The Week In Defense, Jan. 19-25, 2017

Jan 19, 2017
In this week’s roundup: U.S. Marines with F-35Bs arrive in Japan, Israeli air force receives Arrow-3 missile defense, Airbus delivers H225M Caracal helicopters to Thailand, British navy awards radar contract and CAE scores training services contracts

State of Stealth

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State Of Counterstealth Technology On Display At Airshow China

Jan 17, 2017
China featured four large low-frequency radars—at least one of which specifies a detection range against the F-22—along with a new, passive radar. Almaz-Antey was also on site promoting Russia’s counterstealth systems.

Up Front

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Opinion: Under ‘High-Beta’ Trump Presidency, Anything Could Happen

Jan 20, 2017
Here are signposts to follow as the new administration’s choices on defense unfold.

Going Concerns

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U.S. Aerospace Exports, Foreign Military Sales Are Better Than Before

Jan 20, 2017
A lot in Washington is broken these days, but not everything needs to be fixed.

Airline Intel

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Commentary: Tougher Times Ahead For U.S. Airlines

Jan 18, 2017
U.S. major airlines benefited greatly from depressed fuel prices and offshoots of consolidation, but the boon times appear to be near an end.

Leading Edge

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Landscape Of Disruption Lies Ahead For Aerospace

Jan 20, 2017
Autonomous systems, terahertz communications, cognitive computing, digitized fabrication—these are the technologies identified as potentially disruptive for aerospace by a panel of experts at AIAA’s SciTech conference.

In Orbit

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Breakthrough Is Surveying Other Galaxies For Planets To Visit

Jan 18, 2017
Breakthrough’s Starshot plan is looking for exoplanets in the “Goldlocks Zone” of the Alpha Centauri binary system that might support life.

Washington Outlook

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Top Pentagon Weapons Buyer Defends Revolving Door

Jan 20, 2017
In this week’s Washington Outlook: why industry experience in government helps the Pentagon get a better deal; McCain’s plans to spend big on the military; a burgeoning space rivalry; and the ongoing attempt to block the sale of aircraft to Iran Air.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: Let The Arms Race Begin

Jan 17, 2017
A modernized U.S. nuclear arsenal could force adversaries to work toward a stable, peaceful international system.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (Jan. 23, 2017)

Jan 20, 2017
Readers weigh in on Factories of the Future article; debate the Persons of the Year selection; discuss Air Force One options and decry ultra-long-range aircraft.

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (Jan. 23, 2017)

Jan 20, 2017
American Airlines has promoted Hector Adler to senior vice president of product and service delivery, from vice president of flight service. Jill Surdek will succeed him as vice president of flight service. FlexSys Inc., a provider of wing-morphing technology, has hired David Hornick as president/chief operating officer. Hornick had been with Aurora Flight Sciences.

Aerospace Calendar

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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events (Jan. 23, 2017)

Jan 20, 2017
Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events and Aviation Week Network events