November 27, 2023

November 27, 2023

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GPS AT 50

THE INVISIBLE UTILITY

By Graham Warwick14 min

AVIATION WEEK 2023 PROGRAM EXCELLENCE AWARDS SUPPLEMENT

Program Excellence Winners Pick Up the Pace To Deliver Breakthroughs

By Mike McClary11 min

DUBAI AIRSHOW REPORT

POWER PLAY

By Jens Flottau,Guy Norris7 min

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GPS AT 50

THE INVISIBLE UTILITY

> GPS IS STILL EVOLVING, BUT THE PNT MARKET IS CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES > THE SEVENTHGENERATION SATELLITE IS IN DEVELOPMENT > SIX GLOBAL AND REGIONAL SYSTEMS ARE IN OPERATION

By Graham Warwick14 min

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AVIATION WEEK 2023 PROGRAM EXCELLENCE AWARDS SUPPLEMENT

Program Excellence Winners Pick Up the Pace To Deliver Breakthroughs

> PARTNERSHIPS FUEL SUCCESS FOR OEMS AND SUPPLIERS > METRICS, DIGITAL TOOLS HELP EASE COMPLEXITY

By Mike McClary11 min

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DUBAI AIRSHOW REPORT

POWER PLAY

> EMIRATES REFUSES TO ORDER A350-1000S OVER ENGINE CONCERNS > ROLLS CONCEDES XWB-97 DURABILITY IS NOT SUFFICIENT IN HARSH CONDITIONS > TECH ROAD MAP PROMISES POTENTIAL A350 ENGINE IMPROVEMENTS

By Jens Flottau,Guy Norris7 min

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GPS AT 50

The Critical Failure That Led to GPS

IN A WORD, I HAD FAILED. My presentation to demonstrate a new satellite-based navigation system had been disapproved at the highest level of the Pentagon. The long table in front of my raised platform was populated with more generals, admirals and senior civilians than I had ever addressed.

By Brad Parkinson7 min

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INTERVIEW

'We've Got To Do It Right'

AW&ST: What do you say to those who are calling for Boeing to launch its next new aircraft sooner rather than later? We have a terrific product lineup that’s doing well—and you always need to invest. We have a double-vision focus. There’s nothing in my portfolio that I worry today about—whether it’s narrowbody, widebody or freighters.

By Guy Norris7 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Recovery of China's Travel Demand Proves Elusive for Asian Airlines

> CARRIERS SEE SLUGGISH GROWTH IN MARKET AFTER INITIAL GAINS > TRAVEL FROM CHINA IS UNLIKELY TO REACH 2019 LEVELS UNTIL MID-2024, AIRLINE EXECUTIVES PROJECT

By Adrian Schofield6 min

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TECH TAKE

Cold-Atom Quantum Sensor Flies on Multicopter UAS A UK startup developing quantum sensing systems has flown the technology on a multicopter uncrewed aircraft system (UAS). Aquark Technologies, a company spun out of the University of Southampton, is claiming a world first by flying the cold-atom system on the UAS in partnership with and jointly funded by missile manufacturer MBDA and Innovate UK and flown by Wright Airborne Computing.

By Graham Warwick6 min

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GPS AT 50

The $1.7 Trillion Effect: How GPS Makes Dollars and Sense

> PRIVATE-SECTOR INDUSTRIES HAVE EXPERIENCED CONSIDERABLE GROWTH FROM THE ADVANTAGES GPS PROVIDES > ABOUT 90% OF ECONOMIC BENEFITS HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 2010

By Michael Bruno5 min

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DEFENSE

USAF's Newest Stealth Bomber Begins Flight-Test Campaign

> AIR FORCE SECRETARY SAYS HE IS “CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC” > SIX OF THE AIRCRAFT ARE IN PRODUCTION AT NORTHROP GRUMMAN

By Brian Everstine5 min

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SPACE

RETIRING RISKS

> STARSHIP REACHES SPACE ON ABBREVIATED FLIGHT TEST 2 > HOT-STAGING SYSTEM SUCCESSFUL > LOSS OF VEHICLES TRIGGERS INVESTIGATION

By Irene Klotz5 min

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