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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, March 4, 2019

VOL. 181 NO. 9 March 04, 2019

Defense

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Boeing Unveils 'Loyal Wingman' UAV Developed In Australia

Feb 26, 2019
Boeing Airpower Teaming System is a fighter-like unmanned aircraft specifically designed to be exportable globally.
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Italian Air Force Plans To Phase Out AMX In Favor Of F-35

Feb 25, 2019
Targeting and reconnaissance pods extended the AMX's life as a cost-effective ground-attack and recce platform, but the aircraft will be retired in 2021.
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Lockheed Martin Proposes Improved F-16 For India, Calls It The F-21

Feb 26, 2019
Technologies from F-22 and F-35 are added to F-16 to entice India. But the MiG-35, Su-35 or Rafale could minimize fleet fragmentation.
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Berlin Facing European Pressure Over Saudi Arms Restrictions

Feb 26, 2019
Berlin is concerned about Riyadh’s war in Yemen and the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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India Proposes Expanded Tejas Derivative

Feb 27, 2019
Much as Saab created an enlarged Gripen, India’s defense technology agency wants to lengthen the HAL Tejas and give it the F414 engine.
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The Week In Defense, March 1-8, 2019

Mar 01, 2019
BAE’s improved EW system; Japan plans 2020 UAV demo; Israeli Air Force beefs up Heron TP, and the U.S. Army’s radar "sense off."

Human Spaceflight

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Commercial Crew Astronauts Take A Centrifuge Spin

Mar 01, 2019
As NASA gears up for first U.S. human spaceflights since 2011, a training tool from the ‘60s is back in vogue.
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A Timeline of NASA's Commercial Crew Program

Mar 01, 2019
As the space shuttle neared retirement, NASA turned to partnerships with commercial companies to provide crew ferry flights to and from the International Space Station. Here’s a look at program milestones.
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SpaceX, NASA Poised For Commercial Crew Flight Test To ISS

Mar 01, 2019
At last, a U.S spaceship for orbital human flight is ready for a test run to ISS.
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SpaceShipTwo Hits Higher Apogee And Speed With Three-person Crew

Mar 01, 2019
Virgin Galactic targets assured repeatability as test focus expands beyond envelope expansion to include cabin environment and ride quality.

Connected Aerospace

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The Moving Target Of Magnetic North

Feb 25, 2019
Rapid movement of the Earth’s northern magnetic pole focuses attention on aviation’s reliance on magnetic navigation.

Propulsion

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Rolls-Royce Runs First Composite Fan And Case Combo On Trent 1000

Feb 25, 2019
Rolls’ composite fan and case evaluation marks the next step toward full-scale UltraFan flight-test demonstration.

Commercial Aviation

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Aircraft OEMs And Tier 1 To Supply Chain: Show Us The Money

Feb 26, 2019
Top aircraft manufacturers and providers tell current and would-be providers they must pay to play in the historic ramp-up of airliner production.
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Smith Acts Fast To Put Air France-KLM On Road To Recovery

Feb 27, 2019
Benjamin Smith took control of Air France-KLM in September with three clear mandates.
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New Airport Will Put Pressure On Air China

Feb 28, 2019
The CAAC is putting development of Beijing Daxing International ahead of protecting Air China in its home town.
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Long-Term Global Aviation Climate Plan Could Take Years To Negotiate

Mar 01, 2019
EU urges ICAO to agree at its assembly in September on a “long-term goal” to address the aviation industry’s rising CO2 emissions.

Unmanned Aviation

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High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite Market Burgeoning As New Player Emerges

Feb 26, 2019
Record-breaking aeronaut Brian Jones is heading a British commercial HAPS startup with backing from Ordnance Survey.
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AeroVironment Trumpets HAPS Orders But Little More

Feb 26, 2019
AeroVironment’s secretive, high-altitude pseudo-satellite aircraft is supposed to be a pillar of its growth. Slowly but surely, investors are learning how.
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Sabrewing’s Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Advances

Feb 27, 2019
Startup Sabrewing secures seed funding and launch order as it begins building full-scale unmanned cargo aircraft.

Urban Air Mobility

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CityAirbus Will Build An Understanding Of Technologies Needed For UAM

Feb 28, 2019
Engineers have adopted a simple approach to the CityAirbus electric propulsion architecture.

Technology

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The Week In Technology, February 25-March 1

Feb 25, 2019
CityAirbus arriving; Siemens-powered regional; tackling icing dangers; a better Hero; electrifying rotorcraft.

Up Front

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Opinion: How Should The U.S. Approach Situation In Venezuela?

Feb 27, 2019
The current situation is combustible enough for defense analysts and planners to ponder how Venezuela might affect the 2019-21 outlook for the sector.

Inside Business Aviation

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FlightSafety International Launching Hands-On Drone Operations Course

Feb 28, 2019
FlightSafety International expands its pilot, technician and flight-attendant training to offer fundamental instruction for aspiring civilian drone operators.