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Low-Speed Buffet: High-Altitude, Transonic Training Weakness Continues

Low-speed buffet sets a boundary between a safe flight region and a part of the flight envelope in which the airplane may encounter serious control problems.

SPACE

Iridium Closes In On Constellation Renewal

Iridium Next, Iridium’s replacement constellation with improved capability for global communications, is close to completion.

 

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Virgin Australia Targets More Airport Biofuel Trials

Virgin Australia has just completed a major biofuel trial at Australia’s Brisbane Airport, and the carrier is planning further tests in the near future.

DEFENSE

USAF Revives ‘Extreme Range’ Jassm Concept

The U.S. Air Force has revived a decade-old concept for a new version of the AGM-158 Jassm with potentially five times more range than the original version. 

 

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SECURITY

Cyberattack Risk Poses Biggest Threat To Airports

A senior official from Tampa International Airport told US lawmakers the risk of cyberattack “without question represents the preeminent and persistent threat” to global aviation.

 

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