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Largest military air evacuation in history, but it may still be not enough.
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Jen DiMascio, Irene Klotz. Guy Norris

NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion are big-government programs trying to keep pace in a marketplace increasingly dominated by commercial industry, meanwhile, the U.S. military is looking to build bridges to international partners, that same commercial industry and to the intelligence community.
 
Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne

The Taliban’s seizure of Afghanistan on Aug. 15 triggered the largest military air evacuation in history, but it may still be not enough.
 
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Lockheed tests second stage motor for hypersonic missile, European countries end Afghan evacuation mission, U.S. Navy approves production for AARGM-ER missile and more. A roundup of aerosapce, space and defense news.
 
Chen Chuanren

Japanese military aircraft intercepted the Tengoen Technology TB-001 Scorpion medium-altitude, long-endurance platform on Aug. 24 as it flew over the East China Sea, and almost halfway to Japan’s Ryukyu Islands.
 
 
 
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Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau

NASA stops work on lunar lander a second time after losing bidder files federal lawsuit.
 
Graham Warwick

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
 
Dan Rutherford

Aviation regulators should start planning around the danger that aircraft impose on flyers and nonflyers alike through climate change.
 
 
 
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