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Changing needs of military advantage will challenge traditional business practices.
 
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UK’s first urban air mobility hub takes shape, the first export customer for Block II Chinook, SpaceX plans pacific splashdown for first starship orbital test and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news.
 
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Over the last four months, the U.S. Air Force’s aging C-5M Super Galaxy daily flight rate hovered around 20%, according to exclusive data provided to Aviation Week.
 
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GE Aviation has completed initial test runs of the first full-scale XA100 three-stream adaptive combat engine, marking the start of a new chapter in U.S. military turbine engine development and paving the way for a new generation of variable cycle powerplants for sixth generation fighters.
 
 
 
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Details of the operating cycles for GE’s new-generation adaptive engines remain sparse.
 
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Promising results from next-generation adaptive combat engine tests augur well for follow-on variable cycle power developments.
 
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The airline is one of many in Southeast Asia that are undertaking restructuring efforts and streamlining their fleets.
 
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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
 
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