February 20, 2012

February 20, 2012

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GREEN OPERATIONS

Spreading the Bet

By GRAHAM WARWICK

U.S. BUDGET

The War Within

By JEN DIMASCIO

SPACE

Losing Thrust

By FRANK MORRING,AMY SVITAK

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GREEN OPERATIONS

Spreading the Bet

Aviation realm hopes a wider choice of production processes will lead to cheaper biofuels GRAHAM

By GRAHAM WARWICK

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U.S. BUDGET

The War Within

Budget reduction drives lawmakers and contractors to defensive corners

By JEN DIMASCIO

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SPACE

Losing Thrust

NASA’s European partners drifting away after Mars program back-out

By FRANK MORRING,AMY SVITAK

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DEFENSE

Lightning Slashed

With unit costs rising, the JSF plan is threatened

By AMY BUTLER,ANDY NATIVI

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AIR TRANSPORT

Regional Readjustment

Competitive landscape shifts between Mitsubishi MRJ and Embraer E-Jets

By BRADLEY PERRETT,ROBERT WALL

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MISSILES

PRECISION KILLS

APKWS II to take on a new mission in Afghanistan

By DAVID FULGHUM

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EMERGING MARKETS

Coming of Age

Indonesia offers the potential of big sales for Western civil and defense suppliers

By ROBERT WALL,LEITHEN FRANCIS

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HELI-EXPO 2012

Bigger Bell

Booming offshore market sparks development of Bell’s largest new civil helicopter

By GUY NORRIS

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GREEN OPERATIONS

Bean Counting

Finding ways to cut fuel consumption in daily flight operations is tedious but rewarding

By JENS FLOTTAU

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THE WORLD

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