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Rolls Readies For Dual Debuts At Paris But Misses Out On A330neo

Rolls-Royce’s strategy of close dependency between its engine development programs inevitably meant that trouble with one potentially exposed the other.

Editorial

Speak Up, Pay Up On NATO

His Twitter storms are legend, but sometimes it is what Trump does not say that is alarming. As leader of the free world, he must realize words do matter.

 

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Combat aircraft

U.S. Navy Green-Lights New And Improved Super Hornet

The U.S. Navy has opted to fund Boeing’s upgraded F/A-18 Super Hornet “Block III” and plans to begin fielding the capability in fiscal 2019.

technology

Boeing Reveals Plan For Autonomous Flight Research

With pilot shortages anticipated as air traffic explodes, including uses such as urban air mobility, autonomous flight may become a necessity.

 

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aerospace

Defense And Space Programs To Watch

U.S. military equipment continues to top the “must-buy" list for many countries, but Europe is pushing to meet more of its own defense needs. Including new entrants into the space market, we profile the key programs worth tracking closely.

Podcast

Trump and Shuster vs. Washington Gridlock on ATC Privatization

From Washington, Aviation Week editors discuss proposals for privatizing the U.S. air traffic control system and handicap the odds of President Donald Trump’s new proposal winning passage on Capitol Hill.

 

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From the Archives

Pilot Report: Lockheed Martin SR-71

In early 1981 Aviation Week's Los Angeles bureau chief Robert Ropelewski became the 371st person and first journalist to fly in the legendary SR-71. Read his in-depth pilot report in the May 18, 1981 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

 

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