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Hawk30 flies; BAE buys HAPS developer; Austrian tests inspection drones; Helipad monitoring; Carmaker backs Volocopter.

MHI prime contractor is looking to expand its commercial launch footprint.

ADS-B is giving more freedom to transatlantic flights to fly optimum trajectories for fuel and time savings.

Pentagon veteran Steve Grundman joins Aviation Week editors to discuss the state of U.S. cooperation with military allies

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

In PwC’s latest survey of global CEOs, 46% said that significant upskilling was the most important factor in closing the aerospace talent gap.

Traffic is slowing, the regulatory environment is changing and new airline business models are under pressure—2019 could be a decisive year for the industry.

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

A new strategic blueprint implies broad changes in Marine Corps aviation fleet, starting with F-35 orders.

Boeing plays down loads test incident on 777X as engine update remains top priority

As the foundation of U.S. military dominance becomes a vulnerability, DARPA makes push for decentralizing

MBDA proposing weapons bay launched short-range air-to-air missiles for Tempest.

ISRO is trying to salvage its first soft lunar landing attempt.

Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events and Aviation Week Network events.

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Despite a White House-led effort and Europe’s longtime example, A&D apprenticeship and other workforce development efforts remain nascent.

British-Italian agreements call for alignment on Eurofighter upgrades, and the creation of industrial and collaborative frameworks to work on Tempest.

The industrial capabilities on which the U.S. defense strategy relies would wither from increasing isolation.

USAF to pack the B-1 with more weapons; Trump fires national security advisor Bolton; Sweden’s defense budget gets a boost; Virtual war game planned for Finland’s fighter contest.

Following airframe and engine demonstrators for its next combat aircraft, Japan flies an integrated suite of radar, passive RF and infrared sensors.

Despite high-profile promotions, the number of women in the industry remains the same as it was two decades ago.

Mitsubishi introduced the SpaceJet M100 at the Paris Air Show in June, part of a major shake-up of its regional-jet strategy.

A typical day for Wirsing, a technical program manager, involves the far edges of what is possible in aerospace and defense.

Boeing not expected to finalize proposed MAX changes until early to mid-October.

Africa’s Yamaha drones; disposable combat aircraft; Volocopter in Finland trial; eVTOL concepts pass 200 mark; Tempest-D looks at Hurricane Dorian.