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Readers discuss electric propulsion and hydrogen power; the F-22 vs. F-35, the B-52H and the Peacekeeper; and the Polish M28.

Since new products drive so much of the tempo in business jets, expectations are rising for announcements at NBAA-BACEC, and analysts see the landscape shifting.

Flying onboard the SOFIA Boeing 747SP airborne observatory during its annual New Zealand deployment gives an insight into NASA’s infrared astronomy program.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The FAA and others cite “automation dependency” as a growing risk.

Britten-Norman’s Islander, widely used for short flights in remote areas, is set to get an electric-propulsion makeover.

Bell unveils its 360 Invictus, which is the latest contestant in the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition.

India accepts first Rafale fighter; Collins’ ACES 5 wins ejection seat contest; Netherlands plans for more F-35s, and the U.S. Navy’s last active duty F/A-18C flight.

William H. Gregory, a World War II naval aviator, joined Aviation Week in 1956 and served as editor-in-chief from 1979 to 1984.

A look at how the World Trade Organization decisions and subsequent government moves will affect the aviation industry.

Partners signing up to join NASA Gateway initiative.

A high-level task force on drone mitigation calls for shared responsibility by airports and governments.

Space BD and Mitsui are launching cubesats from the International Space Station’s Japanese Experiment Module Kibo.

The Army seems to have best of both worlds—Congress backs continued Chinook Block 2 helicopter production and Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft development.

Technology acquisition for a future Taiwanese fighter is at a very preliminary stage. Propulsion and electronic systems are seen as main areas of difficulty.

Companies that can withstand change and disruption may be best positioned to navigate the tumult of the 2020s.

The rise of populism and nationalist foreign policies and the Boeing 737 MAX recertification are threats to what has been a stable cooperative environment.

The aerospace heavyweight is designing avionics for UAM vehicles and entering relationships with vehicle developers.

Hybrid-electric demo plans remain on track but will be paralleled by fast-growing electric propulsion initiative.

AIDC was required to roll out the Advanced Jet Trainer this year; it has. It is supposed to fly the trainer next year; it says it will.

Electrifying the Islander; German electric regional; acquisition boosts Rolls electric; Wing expands deliveries; UPS drones approved; Hyundai enters UAM.

Avic is planning a highly data-driven final assembly process for turboprop airliner. A new factory will be built for it.

Are these seemingly mutually exclusive goals attainable in an increasingly environmentally concerned world? It was on the agenda at the International Society for Air Breathing Engines (ISABE) conference in Canberra, Australia, from where senior editor Guy Norris discusses everything from biofuels and more electric aviation to hypersonics and long range commercial operations with the Society’s Prof. Ric Parker and Prof. Andrew Neely.