April 17, 2017

April 17, 2017

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HYPERSONICS

Lifting the Veil

By Guy Norris14 min

ARCHANGEL PILOT REPORT

COIN Machine

By Joe F. Edwards10 min

InsideMRO

A New Lease on Life

By Alex Derber10 min

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HYPERSONICS

Lifting the Veil

Major investments, test facilities and swift achievements underpin China’s rapid rise in hypersonics

By Guy Norris14 min

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ARCHANGEL PILOT REPORT

COIN Machine

Modified agricultural aircraft proves to be a capable counterinsurgency platform

By Joe F. Edwards10 min

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InsideMRO

A New Lease on Life

The state of the leasing market— from midlife-aircraft demand to maintenance reserves and problematic paperwork

By Alex Derber10 min

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InsideMRO

Risk and Rewards

Prognostic systems offer gains, but securing them against cyberattack is a constant challenge

By Angus Batey8 min

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SPACE

Getting Up There

U.S. Air Force fuels emerging generation of launch vehicles

By Frank Morring,Lara Seligman8 min

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InsideMRO

Airframe Teardowns

A steady supply but shifting dynamics

By Paul Seidenman,David J. Spanovich8 min

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InsideMRO

Work in Progress

As flight tests continue, Virgin Galactic brings technical support into focus

By Paul Seidenman7 min

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FACE TO FACE

Disruptive Times

AW&ST: With the election of Donald Trump, the collapse of U.S. participation in the Transpacific Partnership (TPP) and threats to existing free trade deals like NAFTA, Washington appears to be in retreat from global trade. Three-quarters of Boeing’s commercial airplanes are sold outside the U.S. Should people in this room be worried?
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PROPULSION

Power Plan

Advance and UltraFan testing steps up, enabling potential geared-engine bid for NMA

By Guy Norris7 min

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U.S. ARMY TRAINING AIRCRAFT

The Lakota Era

Half of all new U.S. Army aviators are now training on the UH-72

By Tony Osborne7 min

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