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TECHNOLOGY

Against Brexit Backdrop, Can U.K. Remain The Leading Wing Manufacturer?

Airbus and its Tier 1 partners, led by GKN Aerospace, have invested heavily to make the U.K. a center for wing design and manufacturer. What will it take to keep that lead?

DEFENSE

Boeing KC-46 Tests Moving ‘Slower Than Planned’

Despite its announcement that it will miss a major contractual deadline, Boeing is slowly moving ahead with developmental testing on its KC-46 tanker and is on track to begin production in August, according to the U.S. Air Force. 

 

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Juno Arrives!

Join us at AIAA SPACE 2016 when Juno Mission Project Manager Rick Nybakken and Juno Principal Investigator Scott Bolton are expected to deliver the William H. Pickering Lecture. 

 

Space

NASA May Pay Elon Musk To Land Scientific Instruments On Mars

NASA is ready to help Elon Musk land a Dragon capsule on Mars, and is taking a wait-and-see approach to sending its own expensive instruments along. 

Defense

How Breaking Up Military Satcom Could Aid U.S. And Allies

If the U.S. opts to disaggregate its future Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellites, the decision could allow allies to create a unified satcom system by 2025.

 

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SPACE

Cosmonauts Test Upgraded ISS Manual Docking System

Cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station successfully re-docked an unmanned Progress cargo capsule early July 1, successfully demonstrating an ungraded Russian manual docking system.

MRO

Airlines Look To Invest In Cyber Security

Travel technology provider SITA released its 2016 Airline IT Trends Survey that stated 9% of airlines now plan to invest in cyber security programs within the next three years.

 

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AVIATION WEEK TRIVIA

Test Your Knowledge of Aviation History

To celebrate Aviation Week's centennial, we've prepared a series of quizzes that will test your knowledge of aviation history. Look out for more quizzes tomorrow.

 
 
 

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