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Northrop Grumman Corp. promoted Stan Crow to chief executive for Japan. Robert J. LaBelle has been hired as CEO of XTI Aircraft Co.

Readers add information to hypersonics overview; discuss U.S. military sustainability issues; comment on Cessna's new venture; and debate likelihood of NAVS.

Tracy’s career crossed space, defense and commercial applications, and he was an early proponent of composites.

The 2017 Philip J. Kass Laureate for Heroism goes to the rescue crew of Kenn Borek Air for their South Pole flight to rescue sick workers.

Shin led efforts to revive NASA’s culture of flight research, embracing risk and learning from doing to address the biggest challenges facing civil aviation.

The Condition Analytics platform combines condition monitoring with predictive maintenance to make component maintenance, repair and overhaul more efficient.

Replacing dozens of aging 30-seat Saab turboprops flying for U.S. regional airlines could be the sweet spot for French turboprop manufacturer ATR.

Bombardier’s Rob Dewar is the winner of the 2017 Civil Aviation Laureate, for his work on the C Series.

Lockheed Martin's Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile was deemed the Laureate for more than quadrupling the striking distance of U.S. combat aircraft against ships.

The companies jointly reintroduced the intuitiveness of flight controls by integrating electronically coupled sidesticks on the G500 and G600 business jets.

Army Cadet Lt. Michael Cremins, Coast Guard 2/c Cadet David Creswell, Navy Midshipman 1st Class Ryan Speir and Air Force Cadet Colonel Young Yuyang Wu honored.

Airbus Clean Sky 2 twin demonstrator designed to cruise on one engine.

Marenco Swisshelicopter investing heavily to be ready for production of single-engine, 2.6-metric-ton SKYe SH09 light helicopter in 2018.

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

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Eutelsat, Viasat explain how manufacturers should provide cheaper and more flexible capacity on commercial satellites.

Leonardo and European researchers have big plans for civil tiltrotors. And new helicopters are coming in the next few years. Listen in as our editors discuss the state of the market and what’s coming next.

War crimes in Syria; Australia to buy new Jetwave communications system for transport aircraft; France chooses Leonardo radar for aircraft bound for North Africa; and Raytheon wins massive early-warning radar contract.

Apps can be an important revenue producer for carriers, so many in Europe are choosing to bring their development and management in-house.

Can the U.S. Air Force’s air refueling fleet keep up with the warfighter?

Despite having two aircraft carriers until 1997, the French navy will now have none during an extended renovation and testing period of its only one.

Virgin is forming a dedicated new company, Virgin Orbit, to spearhead the development, testing and operation of its LauncherOne low-cost smallsat launch vehicle.

Modification of an ex-Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 airliner to carry and launch Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne is well underway in Waco, Texas.

Startup LeoLabs to use a global network of ground radars to track orbital debris and provide collision prevention services to operators of LEO satellite constellations.

Human-rated and sensor-carrying stratospheric balloon flight development picks up pace.