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Sean Broderick, Guy Norris and Michael Bruno | Aviation Week & Space Technology

MBDA’s Anglo-French missile programs are benefitting from joint industry, academic technology research.
 
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The final report on last year’s Lion Air Flight 610 (JT610) 737 MAX 8 accident concluded that inherent flaws in the aircraft’s flight control system set the stage for the crash and provides new details on both flight-crew and maintenance errors that played roles in the accident.
 
There is an increased need for civilian MRO facilities to work on military aircraft. Subcontract resources can provide both financial and operational efficiencies to benefit taxpayers, in addition to lessening the burden on existing military infrastructure.
 
Pentagon and Lockheed close new F-35 deal, GE's flight-control system on commercial drone, NH90 software updates, Airbus studying AI to cut MUM-T crew workload, new designs reveal Uber Eats drone, NASA's Mars InSight dig and more. A roundup of space, aerospace and defense news.
 
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Patrick R. Veillette | Business & Commercial Aviation

Turbulence reports must be carefully evaluated. Why? In general, business aircraft are lighter and have lower wing loading than a commercial jet, and many have relatively little wing sweep, all of which increase the gust load factor and thus the amount of turbulence felt.
 
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Steve Trimble and Lee Hudson

How the U.S. Air Force plans to build new combat aircraft like Apple makes the iPhone.
 
Bill Carey

Developing and advanced nations will start using surveillance data provided by Aireon.
 
Piotr Butowski

The Kronstadt Group plans to produce about 30 Orion aircraft per year.
 
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