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A monthly spotlight on market trends and insights.
| Spotlight on Hypersonics & Supersonics |
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| Hypersonics Through The Years | | In competition with Russia and China, the U.S. is pushing its own hypersonic strike weapons research forward at more rapid pace. Take a look at some of the significant milestones throughout the years. |
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| Hypersonic Weapons: New Global Arms Race? | | There is growing international interest in the development of offensive hypersonic weapon systems, particularly following the deployment by Russia and China of nascent hypersonic strike capabilities. U.S., Australia, France, India, Japan and the UK all are seeking to develop a hypersonic strike capability too. |
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| The Return Of Civil High-Speed Flight | | Despite supersonic passenger flights ceasing with the retirement of Concorde in 2003, industry consensus has until recently been that business aviation and its demand for higher speed will lead a civil supersonic transport revival. However, with the unexpected failure of the long-running Aerion supersonic business jet project in 2021 and airline interest growing in high-speed transports, this view has begun to change. Here’s a look at some of the on-going programs. |
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| | | AVIATION WEEK FORECASTS Powered by Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) | | | | AWIN Membership Required | | |
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| Asian AEW Fleets Continue To Grow | | According to Aviation Week Network’s figures, the global fleet of fixed-wing AEW aircraft is expected to expand from 327 aircraft this year to 385 by the end of the decade. |
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| Turboprop Trainers Taking The Lead | | Cost savings are a key motivation, with training fleets increasingly concentrated on a smaller number of aircraft types, but the shortening of pipelines also has become a key consideration for air forces looking for more responsive output from their training programs. |
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