July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018

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FLYING THE PILATUS PC-24

Class of Its Own

By Fred George13 min

MISSILE DEFENSE

BUILDING RESILIENCE

By Jen DiMascio9 min

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Noise and Emissions Central Issues for Resurgent Supersonics

By Guy Norris,Graham Warwick7 min

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FLYING THE PILATUS PC-24

Class of Its Own

> LARGE AFT CARGO DOOR PROVIDES CABIN VERSATILITY > UNIMPROVED RUNWAY CAPABILITY EXPANDS ACCESS > ELECTRIC SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATION EASE OPERATION

By Fred George13 min

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MISSILE DEFENSE

BUILDING RESILIENCE

> NORTHROP AND LOCKHEED WILL MAKE INITIAL U.S. AIR FORCE OPIR SATELLITES > MULTIPLE COMPANIES HAVE APPLICABLE PAYLOAD TECHNOLOGIES > MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY HELPING TO DEVELOP SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES

By Jen DiMascio9 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Noise and Emissions Central Issues for Resurgent Supersonics

> AERION WORKING WITH CFM56 DERIVATIVE FOR MACH 1.4 AS2 > BOOM HAS IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE ENGINES FOR MACH 2.2 SST

By Guy Norris,Graham Warwick7 min

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DEFENSE

Build It and Will They Come?

> UK PUMPING £2 BILLION INTO TECH DEMOS FOR FUTURE COMBAT AIRCRAFT >2035 SERVICE ENTRY EYED, FIVE YEARS BEFORE FRANCO-GERMAN FIGHTER

By Tony Osborne7 min

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FIRST TAKE

Congress now supports the U.S. Air Force’s bid to terminate a program to replace the Joint Stars, opening the door to expedited development of a survivable battle-management architecture, but it will require the service to keep its fleet of 17 E-8Cs for 10 years (page 41).
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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

In With the New

> A220 AND E2: HUB-KILLERS IN THE RIGHT NETWORK? > JETBLUE ORDER SUPPORTS 100-150-SEAT MARKET

By Sean Broderick6 min

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SPACE

NASA and ESA Plan Mission To Bring Mars Samples to Earth

> PROJECT BEGINS WITH MARS 2020 ROVER COLLECTING SAMPLES > SAMPLE PACKAGE PLUCKED FROM MARS ORBIT, FLOWN TO EARTH

By Irene Klotz6 min

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SPACE

SMALL SATELLITES, BIG DATA

> AT LEAST 22 COMPANIES ARE OPERATING OR PLAN REMOTE-SENSING SATELLITE NETWORKS > VENTURE CAPITAL IS INVESTING $2-3 BILLION ANNUALLY IN SPACE STARTUPS

By Irene Klotz5 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Room for Upstarts in U.S. Market

> MEDIUM HUBS GREW 5.2% IN 2017 > DAVID NEELEMAN EYEING POINT-TO-POINT POTENTIAL

By Sean Broderick,Jens Flottau5 min

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MISSILE DEFENSE

Tokyo Wants Advanced Performance Level From Aegis Ashore

> A RADAR CHOICE IS IMMINENT > JAPAN COULD ORDER ITS TWO INSTALLATIONS THIS YEAR

By Bradley Perrett5 min

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