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| Defense Digest - February 12, 2025 |
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| | | | | by Steve Trimble | | A new blueprint for Marine Corps aviation doubles down on a long-term trend that favors carrier-based F-35s over an amphibious-capable variant.
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| | | Podcast: Potomac Crash—An Accident Decades In The Making?by Jens Flottau, Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick, Brian EverstineThe Jan. 29 collision of an American Airlines CRJ-700 with a U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk was the worst aviation accident in the U.S. since 2009. Aviation Week editors discuss potential contributing factors and the consequences for future flight operations around Reagan National Airport. |
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| | | Army/LTV Lance Launchedby Aviation Week Network StaffOn the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Feb. 17, 1975, issue, a U.S. Army/LTV Aerospace Corp. Lance battlefield support missile leaves its self-propelled tracked launcher in a test of a non-nuclear high-explosive warhead. The warhead, developed as an alternate for the nuclear-armed Lance then deployed in Europe, carried bomblet submunitions. |
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| | Winners Announced For Aviation Week Network’s 67th Annual Laureate Awardsby Aviation Week Network Staff Aviation Week Network have announced the recipients of the 67th Annual Laureate Awards (#AWLAUR), honoring extraordinary achievements in the global aerospace arena. Winners will be celebrated at the Laureate Awards, taking place on March 6, 2025 at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. At that time a Grand Laureate in each of the five categories will be named from among the honorees. |
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| | The uAvionix ZPX line of AIMS-certified micro IFF devices delivers secure Mode 5 combat identification and global ADS-B Out for uncrewed aircraft. With low SWaP and easy integration, the ZPX line enables reliable battlefield and civil airspace operations.
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| AWIN MEMBERS: Join us as our analysts discuss prevailing trends and drivers in the Gulf market, projections for regional defense spending, and the outlook for the military aircraft market. |
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| 67th Laureates Lifetime Achievement And Pathfinder Awards Aviation Week Network has announced the recipients for the Philip J. Klass Lifetime Achievement Award and the Pathfinder Award of the 67th Annual Laureate Awards (#AWLAUR), which recognizes exceptional achievements in the global aerospace industry. The winners will be celebrated at the Laureate Awards ceremony on March 6, 2025, at the National Building Museum in Washington. Tickets are now available for purchase. |
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