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Defense budgets are beginning to level off, and yet potential threats posed by China’s rising power in the Pacific and Russian muscle-flexing in Eastern Europe are not abating. In that context, the U.S. and European nations are faced with how they can modernize quickly and effectively without breaking the bank.

Aviation Week editors will talk with Michael Griffin, the former undersecretary of defense for Research and Engineering and former NASA administrator, about his attempt to speed innovation at the Pentagon and where that effort may now be headed.

June 11, 2021 | 10:00 EDT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST

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In a wide-ranging interview, Boeing chief David Calhoun says the company won’t be rushed into launching a new airplane.
 
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Airbus launched its first of four Pleiades Neo 3 Earth-observation satellites to sun-synchronous orbit in April on a Vega rocket. The spacecraft is the company’s most advanced optical constellation that can operate in multiple spectral bands.
 
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Balance sheet and debt concerns add to launch timing uncertainty as Boeing continues to study potential revisions to next aircraft program
 
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The recent crisis has created an undeniable need for flexibility in MRO contracts for OEMs, Third-Party MROs and Operators. Lengthy MRO commitments are being met with hesitation to prevent ties to future obligations that may not be able to be met, and the need to conserve cash remains king, so what can we expect to see from long-term MRO contracting?

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