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The German air force is seriously interested in the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II as the central node of its future networked strike complex, which includes unmanned surrogates.

Phantom Express to demo reusable launch; NASA seeks funding for low-boom X-plane; Rocket Lab makes it to space, but not orbit; NASA develops design tools for eVTOLs

Aviation Week's guest evaluation pilot Tim Wuerfel is an A320 captain at Lufthansa and previously a Boeing 737 captain. Listen in as he discusses his first impressions after flying Airbus’s popular A321neo.

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

In this week's Washington Outlook: Lawmakers may have to clean up 2018 budget request—if they can pass a bill; U.S. airline advocates try to stem expansion of Gulf carriers; and Trump’s NATO demands.

SuperJet International has named Stefano Marazzani CEO. He succeeds Nazario Cauceglia, who has been named president and board chairman. The company sells and supports the Sukhoi Superjet 100.

Aviation Week’s evaluation pilot flies Airbus’s popular A321neo and finds a re-engined aircraft with more power, less fuel burn and emissions, and several system changes and refinements.

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While the immediate financial outlook for the airline industry appears positive, experts warn of problems on the horizon.

As a connecting partner, Juneyao adds 38 routes from Shanghai, including 33 in mainland China, that no Star carrier is flying.

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U.S. authorities are asked to decide whether offering launch pricing to influential airlines years after an aircraft is launched is subsidy-enabled price dumping or just an extension of established industry practice.

The latest defense budget prioritizes readiness and repair over modernization but invests in key areas.

While most of Trump’s first NASA budget mimics the Obama administration’s, there are some important differences in emphasis, such as climate science.

Detail design of a Sino-Russian widebody airliner should be completed by the end of 2018, by which time the partners will have chosen major suppliers.

IATA’s base is weakening. It should embrace low-cost carriers because, legacy or low-cost, carriers face common problems.

The Defense Department needs to budget for its intellectual-property rights requirements and train procurement personnel not to overreach.

Boeing’s “iterative innovation” strategy pays off as it secures a new future for the Eagle, Super Hornet and Growler programs against the odds.

Boeing wins missile defense kill-vehicle contracts, UK’s RAF Fairford to host RC-135 Rivet Joint, North Korea’s latest missile test and the Swedish military buys satellite connectivity service.

Airbus has provided aircraft design know-how to the U.S. team bidding to retain the America’s Cup, the ultimate prize in yacht racing and the world’s oldest international sport.

The Trump administration’s budget plan for FAA “privatization” appears to give back more in tax breaks than it would bring in.

The F-35A flying display aims to attract attention as the global marketplace grows more and more intense.

The big, annual air show in Europe has long been known for new orders of large commercial aircraft. But increasingly, emphasis is on the past and present.

Despite being cut from the budget request by the Trump administration, robotics developed by NASA will still be of great use to the space industry.

By making launch more affordable, SpaceX hopes to open the door to wider experimentation in space.