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Secret program inside GatorWorks seeks to deliver a high-speed, reusable propulsion system.
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Guy Norris, Steve Trimble

A secret program inside GatorWorks seeks to deliver a high-speed, reusable propulsion system.
 
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It has been a roller coaster ride in aerospace over the last year. From how to keep up with demand, to how to keep the lights on, to how to restructure and even rebound – the A&D sector has seen it all since this time last year when Covid-19 was just beginning to register worldwide. One year on, how is industry responding and what do A&D leaders think will happen in the coming months and years? Listen in as we explore these options with Accenture.
 
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Kelly Ortberg’s quiet departure from the executive ranks of Raytheon Technologies was a jolt to some veterans in the aerospace business community, where he has long been regarded as an exceptional talent in the prime of his career.
 
The twin-engine, wide-body 777 was launched by Boeing in October 1990 as the first in a new family of commercial transports designed for the difficult operating environment of the coming twenty-first century. It was kicked off as part of a $22 billion order from United Airlines and was intended to extend the economies of a wide-body twin into new, long-range markets, while utilizing features such as an optional folding wing-tip and quieter engines to help the transport adapt to ever-worsening airport and airway congestion.
 
 
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A wave of space startups suddenly going public in SPAC deals is revving up an already excited sector. But one of them is ahead of others and is about to take another giant leap.
 
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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
 
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France and Germany have overcome hurdles on the road to FCAS, but disagreement on intellectual rights could fracture fragile progress.
 
The arrival of vaccines has airlines hoping they will begin to emerge from their worst crisis. But what will the industry look like?
 
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