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Bigger emphasis on range and payload
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Bradley Perrett

The Japanese defense ministry has published a new design for the country’s next fighter, suggesting an even greater emphasis on range and payload than before.
 
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GA-ASI is conducting demonstration flights using an MQ-9 Guardian RPA to showcase the maritime surveillance capabilities as well as the GA-ASI-developed Detect and Avoid (DAA) system. The flights are being hosted by the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and staged out of Larissa Air Base in Greece.

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A selection of photos from Aviation Week's 2019 photo contest focusing on Commercial Narrowbodies. 
 
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Irene Klotz

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, a commercial low Earth orbit human transportation system developed in partnership with NASA, returned from an abbreviated debut orbital flight test on Dec. 22 after an early software misstep nixed a planned docking at the International Space Station. 
 
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As the year draws to an end, we look back at the most-read business aviation stories published by BCA. From safety and regulations to new technologies, 2019 saw a wide range of top content.
 
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Sean Broderick

MAX approval process shows signs of new approaches.
 
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Steve Trimble

Although not huge spenders, South American countries aim to develop local defense capabilities.
 
Steve Trimble

The Pentagon’s vast hypersonic investment strategy will finally enter the flight-test stage in 2020.
 
 
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