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USAF comes within weeks of first operational laser weapons

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Steve Trimble | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

As the U.S. Air Force comes within weeks of the first operational laser weapons, the Defense Department is hatching new concepts to address the power and thermal management limits of the state-of-the-art in the directed energy field. 
 
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A Boeing engineer raised concerns as early as December 2015 about the reliance of a critical 737 MAX flight-control system on a single point-of-failure, show internal documents shared during a House committee hearing.
 
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The Middle East continues to be a theater of innovation, improvisation and adaptation for both offensive and defensive small drone warfare.
 
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Patrick Ky talks with Aviation Week about EASA's return-to-service process for the MAX. Added training requirements could be an unwelcome burden for Boeing and customers.
 
Jen DiMascio

German heavy helo logistics proposal; space-based sensor demonstration contracts; Japan’s hedge against fighter failure and a new contract for F-35s.
 
William Garvey

The company founded by Kenn Ricci is “a multibillion-dollar force,” from fractional operations to remanufacturing to engine parts.
 
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Aviation Week Pentagon Editor Lee Hudson was aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) for tours on Oct. 30.
 
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