May 12, 2008

May 12, 2008

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

OPEN WARFARE

By GUY NORRIS

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Quixotic Venture?

By GRAHAM WARWICK

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Herculean Task

By GRAHAM WARWICK

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

OPEN WARFARE

Next-Gen CFB4 technology effort and open rotor set to counter P&W's geared turbofan

By GUY NORRIS

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Quixotic Venture?

MONTREAL Impatient with the progress of advanced rotorcraft development in the U.S., Karem Aircraft has unveiled its concept for a 120-seat tiltrotor airliner, the TR53 AeroTrain. The all-composite vertical takeoff-and-landing aircraft would be based on the 71%-scale demonstrator Karem proposed under the U.S. Army-led Joint Heavy-Lift program.

By GRAHAM WARWICK

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Herculean Task

Vertical or short takeoff and landing? U.S. Air Force and Army join forces to decide on C-130 replacement

By GRAHAM WARWICK

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Road Map Revision

London revisits UAV planning assumptions to examine needs and roles

By DOUGLAS BARRIE

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Rolling Rhythm

Early operational assessment reveals F-16 M5 benefits and problems

By JORIS JANSSEN LOK

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Cruise and Glide

As Lockheed Martin's Jassm gets a nod, Raytheon continues work on JSOW

By AMY BUTLER

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Super-Concerns

Use of U.S. supercomputer with China's weather satellites to benefit PLA

By CRAIG COVAULT

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Second Thoughts

China appears to be regretting last year's Asat weapon test

By FRANK MORRING,AMY BUTLER

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AIR TRANSPORT

Recovery Ruffled

New A380 and plant sale concerns disrupt Airbus Power8 plans

By ROBERT WALL,JENS FLOTTAU

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AIR TRANSPORT

Against the Odds

Outlook for business, regional aircraft sales remains buoyant, Bombardier maintains

By ROBERT WALL

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