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Aviation Week & Space Technology, September 10, 2018

VOL. 180 NO. 36 September 10, 2018

Defense

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How F-35 Experience Could Reduce Hurdles To Developing Fighters

Sep 07, 2018
With completion of development flight-testing, the Lockheed Martin-led team provides a deep dive into the engineering effort behind developing the F-35.
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Anatomy Of F-35 Development Challenges And Solutions

Sep 07, 2018
The F-35B exists because of its commonality with the F-35A and F-35C, but all three variants are better aircraft because of the STOVL version challenges.
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Modular Northrop Grumman Vanguard Surveillance Radar Details Unveiled

Sep 05, 2018
Northrop designed the Vanguard architecture to support a shift to a modular approach that reuses the same software and hardware on a range of products spanning airborne, ground and surface platforms.
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Crunch Time Nears For Belgian Fighter Tender

Sep 06, 2018
Nuclear mission is likely to be a critical element in Brussels’ future fighter thinking.
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Russia Places First Su-57 Order

Sep 04, 2018
Since the first flight of the fifth-generation stealth fighter, the defense ministry has scaled back plans for its purchase.
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Germany Seeks $70 Billion For Defense

Sep 07, 2018
Defense plans outlines modernization through to the 2030s.
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The Week In Defense, Sept. 6-13, 2018

Sep 06, 2018
Lockheed and Tata potentially to make F-16 wings in India; Russia to reengine Su-30SMs; India, Israel to make high-altitude UAV; Sierra Nevada bags A-29 pact.

Space

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United Launch Alliance Ramping Up For Vulcan Rocket Production

Sep 06, 2018
Borrowing best practices, technologies from heritage Atlas and Delta programs, ULA pivots to compete in new space environment.
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ULA: Recovering Engines A Better Option Than Flyback Booster

Sep 07, 2018
Rather than landing back on Earth, ULA Vulcan rockets will parachute just its engines for refurbishment and reflight.
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Ariane 6 On Track For 2020 Debut Following Key Design Review

Sep 07, 2018
Having already felt the bite of U.S. competition, Arianespace counting on new rocket to keep it in the commercial space launch game
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NASA Assembles Rotorcraft Flight Unit For Mars 2020 Rover Mission

Sep 03, 2018
Vacuum-chamber test results drive design improvements to NASA Mars Helicopter.
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Israel Studies Electric Propulsion For Next-Gen Spy Satellites

Sep 04, 2018
Sensor upgrades and propulsion advances set to boost IAI space-based intelligence-gathering.

Business

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The Future Digital United Technologies Is Beginning To Take Shape

Sep 05, 2018
How a Tier 1 provider plans to go from being an old-school manufacturer to a digital powerhouse.

Propulsion

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Motor Mounting Marks Milestone For NASA’s Electric X-plane

Sep 05, 2018
Fit checks for first electric motor conducted on X-57 Maxwell as composite cruise optimized wing comes stogether for follow-on test phase.

Commercial Aviation

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Jet Airways Woes Highlight India’s Airline Challenges

Sep 03, 2018
While Jet Airways is forced to undertake a cost-cutting program, other Indian carriers also are under increased financial pressure.
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French Airports Bet On Automated Border Control

Sep 05, 2018
In a bid to improve visitor experience, France is pushing the use of airport automated passport control gates, despite organizational challenges.
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Profitability Is Aim Of Crossover Jets’ Better Maintainability

Sep 07, 2018
Crossover narrowbodies—whose capacity falls between regionals and single-aisles—are almost all clean-sheet designs and have maintainability “designed in.”

Safety

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FAA Marks 60 Years Of Safer Operations

Sep 04, 2018
The efforts of employees since 1958 have helped the FAA deliver the world’s best aviation safety record, the agency says.
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Robert P. Harper, Jr., Co-developer of Cooper-Harper Rating Scale, Dies

Sep 05, 2018
Aeronautical researcher and engineering test pilot Robert Harper, co-developer of the Cooper-Harper pilot rating scale, died on Aug. 23.

Up Front

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Opinion: Washington’s Defense Disconnect

Sep 06, 2018
Pentagon leaders want 3-5% budget growth after inflation. The next White House budget probably won’t give them that.

Inside Business Aviation

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Spirit Of Henry J. Kaiser Shines At KaiserAir

Sep 07, 2018
KaiserAir, an Oakland, California-based charter outfit, airline, FBO and management firm—and once part of an industrial colossus—is expanding further, very much on its own.

The Launchpad

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Venerable Delta II Poised For Final Flight

Sep 07, 2018
Once the workhorse of the U.S. launch fleet, United Launch Alliance’s Delta II heads into the history books.