May 7, 2018

May 7, 2018

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

CLIMBING AWAY

By Jens Flottau,Guy Norris,Maxim Pyadushkin13 min

SPACE

ONWARD AND UPWARD

By Guy Norris10 min

AVIONICS

Simpler Future Flight Decks

By Bill Carey9 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

CLIMBING AWAY

AIRLINES HAVE MORE CHOICE THAN EVER WHEN SELECTING NARROWBODY FLEETS COMAC AND UAC ARE POISED TO DELIVER AIRCRAFT BUT FOCUS ON HOME MARKETS STRATEGIC POSITIONING OF EMBRAER AND BOMBARDIER CHANGES

By Jens Flottau,Guy Norris,Maxim Pyadushkin13 min

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SPACE

ONWARD AND UPWARD

POWERED FLIGHT OF UNITY WAS FIRST FOR ALL-TSC-ASSEMBLED VEHICLE AND HYBRID ROCKET MOTORS FOR LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION OF HYBRID ROCKET MOTORS TSC INCORPORATING DESIGN CHANGES FOR SS2-3 AND SS2-4

By Guy Norris10 min

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AVIONICS

Simpler Future Flight Decks

COMPUTING, CONNECTIVITY ADVANCES DRIVE FUTURE CAPABILITIES PILOTS WILL MANAGE FLIGHTPATHS, NOT MANIPULATE CONTROLS RESEARCH CONTINUES INTO SINGLE-PILOT COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS

By Bill Carey9 min

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DEFENSE

Australia Begins Upgrading Farseeing Radars

HIGHER PRECISION IS SURELY PART OF PROJECT THE SYSTEM IS ALREADY BETTER THAN USUALLY UNDERSTOOD

By Bradley Perrett6 min

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DEFENSE

GATHERING PACE

FUTURE COMBAT AIR SYSTEM ENVISIONED TO REPLACE EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON AND DASSAULT RAFALE DEVELOPMENT CALLS FOR TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATORS TO FLY IN 2025 AND PROTOTYPES IN EARLY 2030s

By Tony Osborne6 min

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SPACE

Falcon 9, Take 5

ROCKET MEANT TO FLY 10-12 TIMES WITH MINIMAL REFURBISHMENT FIRST FALCON 9 BLOCK 5 TO LAUNCH BANGABANDHU SATELLITE-1 INTO ORBIT IN EARLY MAY

By Irene Klotz6 min

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INTERVIEW

THE JSF EFFECT

Italy’s challenging economic climate is perhaps not the most conducive for evolving an air force, yet the nation is now taking deliveries of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSF), maritime patrol aircraft, jet trainers and new intelligence-gathering assets.
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ELECTRONIC WARFARE

Electronic Warfare's 'Little Brothers'

ISRAEL IS WORKING TO GUARD UAS DATA LINKS COMPANIES ARE MAKING SMALL JAMMERS AND TINY THREAT DETECTORS

By Arie Egozi5 min

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

SHAPING UP

COMMERCIAL TIE-UPS ADDRESS DEMANDS OF LARGE CORPORATE CUSTOMERS DEFENSE MANUFACTURERS TAP INTO FAST-MOVING COMMERCIAL TECH

By Graham Warwick5 min

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

Unmanned Aircraft, Bomb-Disposal Robots Cooperate in U.S. Navy Project

EOD ROBOTS CAN BE TRANSPORTED AND OPERATED OVER 50 Ml. VEHICLES COULD AID IN CHEMICAL, NUCLEAR, NATURAL DISASTERS

By Graham Warwick5 min

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