December 21, 2009

December 21, 2009

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FIRST FLIGHT

Regaining Momentum

By MICHAEL MECHAM,GUY NORRIS8 min

FIRST FLIGHT

FLYING START

By GUY NORRIS,MICHAEL MECHAM6 min

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS

'Black' Bomber Underway?

By BILL SWEETMAN5 min

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FIRST FLIGHT

Regaining Momentum

Back on track, Boeing's 787 test program will run around the clock in the new year

By MICHAEL MECHAM,GUY NORRIS8 min

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FIRST FLIGHT

FLYING START

Despite weather limits, initial flight boosts 787 program into new phase

By GUY NORRIS,MICHAEL MECHAM6 min

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CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS

'Black' Bomber Underway?

Work on classified projects could dictate physical dimensions of new strike aircraft

By BILL SWEETMAN5 min

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COMMENTARY

MARKET FOCUS

The Aerospace Industries Assn.’s (AIA) latest annual forecast illustrates how huge order backlogs have shielded large segments of aerospace and defense (A&D) from the global economic downturn. But if you are looking for uplifting news, move on to p. 14 to read about the first flight of the Boeing 787.

By Joseph C. Anselmo5 min

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HONORABLE MENTIONS

John Dibbs Redmond, Wash. Two Lockheed Martin F-16C Vipers of the USAF 63rd Fighter Sqdn. amid the dramatic terrain that forms the training environment for today’s USAF fighter pilots.
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AIR TRANSPORT

Recovery Risks

Airline outlook weakens as familiar problems offset demand improvements

By ADRIAN SCHOFIELD4 min

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CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS

Recce-Strike Takes Shape

Analyses point first to a stealthy ISR-intensive, large manned aircraft

By DAVID A. FULGHUM4 min

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SPACE

Allied Awareness

Spotting space-based threats emerges as likely field for milspace cooperation

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,ROBERT WALL4 min

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DEFENSE

Restricted Vision

Budget narrows London's focus to near-term needs for Afghanistan

By DOUGLAS BARRIE4 min

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FIRST FLIGHT

Airborne At Last

Deliveries may be 3-4 years late, but this initial flight represents more than mere symbolic progress

By DOUGLAS BARRIE4 min

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