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Thierry Dubois | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

It is high time the French and German governments launched the demonstrator phase of their joint Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, Airbus Defense and Space CEO Dirk Hoke and Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier said in a joint statement.
 
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Guy Norris | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Boeing and Virgin Galactic will work together to develop commercial space access and high-speed exo-atmospheric transport systems under a strategic alliance announced on Oct. 8.
 
It takes a long time to build an aircraft carrier but it’s worth the wait. Especially when the carrier is as advanced and capable as the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78).
 
New demo flights, potential purchases of BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System,  MDA urged to adapt existing missiles for hypersonic threat, NASA spacewalkers and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news.
 
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Fred George | Business & Commercial Aviation

The second-generation HondaJet Elite speaks reams about the long-term commitment of Michimasa Fujino, founding president and CEO of Honda Aircraft to perfecting his pioneering light jet.
 
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Bradley Perrett

Technology acquisition for a future Taiwanese fighter is at a very preliminary stage. Propulsion and electronic systems are seen as main areas of difficulty.
 
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Byron Callan | Capital Alpha Partners

Companies that can withstand change and disruption may be best positioned to navigate the tumult of the 2020s.
 
Kevin Michaels | AeroDynamic Advisory

The rise of populism and nationalist foreign policies and the Boeing 737 MAX recertification are threats to what has been a stable cooperative environment.
 
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