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Hitching a ride for a simulated rocket launch.
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Guy Norris

Aviation Week flies aboard Northrop Grumman’s reengined L-1011 TriStar carrier aircraft for a simulated rocket launch.
 
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From radars, missiles, satellites, and forward-looking infrared systems, to electronic warfare and communication systems, CarlisleIT ensures the reliability of the parts that connect them. This gives our military the ability to operate with confidence — no matter the environment in which they’re in — so they can focus on the mission at hand.
 
Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris

First-quarter 2022 financial reports from Airbus and Boeing were snapshots of the different fates the two leading airframers face. Listen in as Aviation Week editors Jens Flottau, Guy Norris and Michael Bruno discuss the increasingly diverging paths within the duopoly.
 
Since the A-29 Super Tucano took its first flight at the end of the last century, it has impressed the military with its performance, flexibility and robustness as a light attack aircraft and advanced trainer. 
 
Lindsay Bjerregaard

There was a heavy sustainability focus at Aviation Week’s MRO Americas event in Dallas. Find out what market leaders have to say about ongoing aftermarket sustainability initiatives.
 
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This selection of defense photos captures paratroopers, military transports, aerobatic demonstration and an experimental aircraft. 
 
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From Norway investing in maritime surveillance constellation to U.S. Army deploys second surveillance Demonstrator Jet. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.
 
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Piotr Butowski

Russian fighter squadrons have been burdened by the pace of the war.
 
Ukrainian forces have effectively used shoulder-fired weapons to bring down Russian helicopters.

 
Adrian Schofield

Modified A350-1000s will allow Qantas to begin nonstop flights from Sydney to London and New York starting in late 2025.
 
Steve Trimble

The development phase for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft has been extended four years due to COVID-19 supply chain delays.
 
Guy Norris

Flight tests of Roc build on reliability of baseline Boeing 747 engines, gear and system components as test campaign intensifies.
 
Michael Bruno

Boeing remains a going concern, but it cannot shake the specter of an existential crisis. A resolution may be far from clear.
 
Steve Trimble

A supersonic military drone will take precedence until civil demand for a low-boom supersonic transport matures.
 
 
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Following this industry’s spirit of innovation, the 2022 Laureate Awards are evolving to provide recognize important achievements in every corner of Aviation and Aerospace. One winner that embodies the trailblazing spirit of innovation and transformation will be awarded in each of the four pillars at the awards ceremony on November 3, 2022. The 2022 Laureates will recognize leaders in 5 major categories:
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