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A next step on in-orbit satellite servicing.
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Graham Warwick, Jen DiMascio

Northrop Grumman takes a next step on in-orbit satellite servicing through a public-private partnership with DARPA.
 
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USSF welcome its first offensive weapon, AT-6 deal completes USAF's experimental light attack fleet, details on new Lockheed CEO, Bell, Sikorsky win FLRAA project agreements, postponed events, NASA expanding the scope of a new planetary science decadal and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news.
 
Certifying aircraft structures is a long, complex and costly process. Integrating a simulation environment covering the full simulation chain can mitigate automation and standardization challenges for airworthiness certification. Read this paper to learn more.
 
Peter Harbison

By the end of May-2020, most airlines in the world will be bankrupt. Coordinated government and industry action is needed—now—if catastrophe is to be avoided. 
 
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FROM THE ARCHIVE
While aircraft design over the decades has narrowed in on a set of configurations that worked better than others, how aircraft are manufactured continues to evolve in a bid to lower cost as well as improve performance. Here are some of the landmark aircraft over those decades.
 
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Guy Norris, Graham Warwick

NASA looks to industry power train demonstrators to advance electrified aircraft propulsion.
 
Bill Carey

American Airlines, ACSS and the FAA are collecting data on the operational value of flights using ADS-B In.
 
Steve Trimble

Advanced ICBMs drive faster schedule, but can MDA deliver?
 
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