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The Serbian government has lifted the lid on its new armed unmanned air systems sourced from China, the first nation in the Balkans to acquire such a capability.
 
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Thierry Dubois

The French government and France’s Big Four aerospace manufacturers partner up to infuse ailing suppliers with capital.
 
Bill Carey

Inmarsat is developing a “smart pipe” satellite communications (satcom) infrastructure for the Boeing 777X that independently allocates bandwidth for multiple, disparate applications.
 
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Aurora to design active flow-control X plane for DARPA, U.S. Army confirms sole source contract plans for PRSM, Israel launches new spy satellite into orbit, NASA hopes to have Artemis accords ready by year's end and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news.
 
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The U.S., Europe and the UK are chasing future combat aircraft platforms, but the sixth generation may be so much more than a modernized airframe, placing a heavy emphasis on autonomy and artificial intelligence.

While many of these efforts remain highly classified, join Aviation Week editors and guests as they piece together the latest clues to their development.

Thursday, July 16
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After the successful launch of NASA’s Demo-2 mission, what is next for continuing the Commercial Crew flights to the ISS? And how will NASA build on that victory to keeping on track its ambitious plan to put boots on the Moon by 2024?

Join NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Aviation Week Space Editor Irene Klotz for this interactive discussion.


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Part-cruise missile and part-unmanned aircraft system, Skyborg is set to redefine air combat operations.
 
Adrian Schofield

Most airlines in the region want to defer deliveries due this year, and early widebody retirements are also planned.
 
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Agile manufacturing long has been joked a contradiction in terms, but no more. New data and analysis tools, combined with new manufacturing tools, are allowing the factory floor to become more adaptive and efficient. But, this goes beyond lean manufacturing and remains unchartered territory for many aerospace producers. This track will discuss how manufacturers can move their operations up a notch.
 
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