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Brian Everstine

The U.S. Air Force’s future refueling aircraft, beyond the KC-46 and upcoming bridge tanker, should get smaller, focus solely on refueling and rely more on automation to be more effective in a high-end, Pacific war scenario, a new think tank report argues.
 
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Guy Norris

 The ACJ TwoTwenty is 'the first-ever Airbus bizjet—as opposed to a bizliner,' an ACJ executive says.
 
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Most of the United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Defense spending so far at this year’s Dubai Airshow has gone to EDGE.
 
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The Airbus chalet was reminiscent of airshows in the industry boom years when customers and supplier could celebrate yet another order and exchange jokes and compliments.
 
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Tony Osborne

United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) combat aircraft, helicopters and support aircraft have swelled the static display of this year’s Dubai Airshow with several new types to the inventory making their debut. Here are a few of the UAEAF and Joint Aviation Command platforms making an appearance at this year’s show. 
 
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Guy Norris

Speaking at Dubai Airshow, CFM International President Gael Meheust says the benefits of the RISE programs could improve current-generation engines.
 
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Thierry Dubois Steve Trimble Tony Osborne Jens Flottau

This week in Dubai, the aerospace industry met at an international air show for the first time since Singapore 2020. Aviation Week Network editors discuss their impressions, the news and trends emerging from what turned out to be a surprisingly buoyant event.
 
Guy Norris

The company’s road map includes supporting training for the first commercial electric aircraft with seats up to 10 seats through 2025, as well as providing test facilities for these and other electrical aircraft.
 
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To see back to the universe’s first galaxies, engineers had to develop 10 new technologies for the James Webb Space Telescope.
 
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