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A roundup of most viewed content in April.
| Aerospace Digest: Most Viewed Content Top civil, military and space this month | | |
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| South Korea's KF-21 Boramae Up Close | Graham Warwick
Korea Aerospace Industries rolled out the KF-21 Boramae, previously called the KF-X, on April 9 in Sacheon, South Korea. First flight is planned for the second quarter of 2022. The Block 1 air-superiority version is scheduled to enter service in 2026, to be followed in 2029 by the Block 2 multirole variant. |
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| Podcast: Explaining The F-35’S Cost And Programmatic Issues | Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Lee Hudson
After a blistering congressional hearing, Aviation Week editors break down some of the F-35 program’s recent struggles and cost issues to develop the program and maintain and operate the fighter. |
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| USAF Bomber Chief Unloads On ‘Stupid’ Army Hypersonic Plans | Steve Trimble
A top U.S. Air Force commander on April 1 said the Army’s plan to deploy ground-launched, hypersonic missiles in the Pacific theater is “stupid,” throwing gasoline on a largely behind-the-scenes turf fight raging inside the Pentagon over budgetary resources for long-range strike programs. |
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| Podcast: Flight On Mars—An Interview With Smithsonian’s Ellen Stofan | Jen DiMascio, Irene Klotz
After a successful first flight of the Ingenuity on Mars, Ellen Stofan, the under secretary for science and research at the Smithsonian Institution, talks with Aviation Week editors about the historic nature of the mission, coming 117 years after the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Once astronauts start journeying to Mars, Stofan says, the 4 lb. rotorcraft should be brought back to Earth to take its place at the Air and Space Museum. |
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| | | FEATURED EVENT | | | | Aviation Week Laureates | Celebrate the people, programs and technologies that are changing the face of aerospace and aviation.
On October 18, Laureates will be awarded to winners in each category that embody the trailblazing spirit of innovation and transformation in Defense, Space, Commercial Aviation and Business Aviation. | | | | |
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