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Why Boeing’s decision to bid three recent defense programs at a loss with a fixed-price development structure is bad news for the industry.

You’ve got to know when to hold them, and know when to fold them, and at Bombardier the questions remain which and what?

Initial mission is atmospheric science, but other uses could be communications relay and persistent surveillance.

Level is aiming at fast growth, mainly through partnerships and franchise deals. It believes it can define a new model for long-haul low-cost operations.

Composite cryogenic propellent tank buildup marks the start of prepping Boeing’s Phantom Express spaceplane for DARPA’s XSP reusable launch vehicle program.

Claims of attacks against critical targets are often overblown or suspect, but should be taken seriously.

Where there is a need, there is a profit. Not surprisingly, cockpits are becoming cash cows for some flight-simulation and training providers.

New AH-1Z attack helicopters will address the fast-attack boat threat.

TF-2 concept firms up as Terrefugia selects BRS parachute safety system for Transition roadable light sport aircraft.

Crossover narrowbody jet manufacturers eye Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and parts of northeast Asia as a key sales battlegrounds.

Multi-engine hybrid electric; Transcend picks VerdeGo hybrid; Plummet-proof blimp; Capillary ice protection.

Faced with a long-term pilot employment gap, airlines are stepping up recruitment and unveiling new career-path programs.

Anglo-Swedish fighter technology discussions contrast with Franco-German squabbles over future fighter exports.

A swarm of drone projects appeared at China's biennial air show, including mystery flyable hardware. Has China really revealed its secret projects? Also, what’s the latest schedule for UAC’s CR929 widebody airliner? Listen in as our editors discuss on location in Zhuhai.

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

The CR929 grew during concept design and did so one last time as its configuration was fixed in June, figures supplied by UAC reveal.

Questions surround maintenance actions in the days prior to Lion Air’s Flight 610, which was lost over the Java Sea on Oct. 29.

A launcher concept displayed at Airshow China has 21 YF-100 engines for liftoff. Meanwhile, another rocket is being developed from Long March 6.

A commercial airlock module and an external payload platform will be added to the International Space Station.

Nightmarish flight delays underscore vulnerabilities of airlines to a range of operational and regulatory constraints.

Longview Aviation Capital entered the picture in 2016, when it was formed to manage a portfolio of long-term investments in the Canadian aerospace industry.

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What a new crop of all-wing UAS unveiled in Zhuhai reveals about China’s capabilities.

Readers discuss aviation pioneers Robert DeLaurentis and Michael Collins; U.S. Army's artillery modernization plans; FARA/FLRAA program recommendations.

Shenyang Aircraft’s stealth fighter proposal has won official support. The air force, not just the navy, wants it.