Aviation Week's defense team discusses the latest developments with Europe's combat air projects as governments there ramp up military spending.
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Check 6 Revisits: Hypersonic Hopes—The Legacy Of The X-30 Orient Express
Hypersonics expert and former chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force Dr. Mark Lewis joins Aviation Week's Christine Boynton, Guy Norris and Graham Warwick to examine the X-30 NASP program, and how—decades later—its legacy still lives on. Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can explore our archive here and read key Aviation Week articles on NASP here: Reagan Endorses Station, Advanced Transport (Feb. 10, 1986) X-30 Technology Advancing Despite Management Rift (March 7, 1988) The X-30: Leading The Way Into The Hypersonic Era (Nov.13, 1989) Senate Balks At Raising X-30 Funds, Placing NASP’s Future In Doubt (June 29, 1992) Editorial: Recommit To Hypersonics (Nov. 30, 2009) Audio Clip Feb. 4, 1986: President Reagan's State of the Union Address (C-SPAN)
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How NASA's New 2050 Goals Could Reshape Airliners
Sixteen years after the launch of its ground-breaking N+3 project, NASA is using the same model to once again accelerate the pace of advancements as aviation strives for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. NASA's Rich Wahls joins the podcast to discuss AACES.
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Aerospace Eyes Trump 2.0
How will a second Trump administration affect the defense industry and global alliances? Listen in as the McCain Institute’s executive director Evelyn Farkas joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo and Michael Bruno to discuss.
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Why Isn’t Airbus Doing Better?
Even in a duopoly, one company's misfortunate isn't necessarily the other's fortune. Financial analyst Sash Tusa joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau and Robert Wall to explain why.
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