Eurocopter Group Highlights Military Helicopter Market
Representatives from both Eurocopter Group and American Eurocopter highlighted the current military market and potential opportunities in that market during …
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Global Trends 2030: Game-Changers
A Predictable Glide Slope – Up Until Now
The previous two posts have focused on megatrends and tectonic shifts described …
A-29 Super Tucano Wins Light Air Support Contract
The U.S. Air Force announced February 27 that the turboprop Embraer EMB-314B Super Tucano won the $427 million Light Air …
The SST of the Future: Interview With NASA’s Peter Coen
Only two commercial supersonic transports (SSTs) have ever flown regular passenger schedules – the short-lived Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 and the …
What Does the Army Want From a Small Automotive Company? Crowdsourcing
The Washington, D.C., Auto Show isn’t where you’d expect to find the director of the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF). …
Domestic Unmanned Aircraft Systems Are Coming
Over 30 years ago while working at Rockwell International’s Space Division in Downey, Calif., I wrote a briefing book for …
China’s Eagle Strike-Eight Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles: The YJ-83, C803, and the Family Tree
With the growth of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and growing Chinese assertiveness over territorial claims as well as …
China’s Eagle Strike-Eight Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles: YJ-81, YJ-82, and C802
With the growth of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), the first carrier landings aboard the Liaoning (China’s first aircraft …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Vision Realized
While the story of Aegis writ large has been touched upon earlier – and told more extensively in many fora, …
T-38 Replacement Moves Ahead, But Without Funding
For three days, Jan. 29-31, 2013, industry reps and U.S. Air Force officials convened in intense and cordial meetings at …