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  Heroes By Any Definition

  Posted by Tony Velocci 2:00 PM on May 20, 2012

  An American soldier who saved his platoon and was killed destroying an enemy bunker during a battle in Cambodia last week was awarded the Medal of Honor (MOH)  posthumously. H... Read More >>

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  Risky Business

  Posted by Tony Velocci 7:00 PM on May 13, 2012

  Is commercial aviation on the cusp of a “super cycle?” Maybe. The possibility cannot be dismissed. Think about it—orders for new, more efficient aircraft are... Read More >>

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  Wearing The Medal

  Posted by Tony Velocci 10:15 PM on Apr 06, 2012

  If you’ve never read "Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty"—a New York Times best seller—I recommend it highly. This uncommon coffee-... Read More >>

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  High Anxiety

  Posted by Tony Velocci 12:30 AM on Mar 19, 2012

  As “unexecutably stupid” as the specter of sequestration is, as Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter recently described the prescribed across-the-board cuts in futu... Read More >>

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  Feeling A Sense of Deja Vu?

  Posted by Tony Velocci 4:15 PM on Feb 21, 2012

  Some industry veterans who attended Aviation Week’s recent Defense Technologies and Requirements (DTAR) conference in Washington must have experienced more tha... Read More >>

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  Indonesia Market Highlights Singapore Show

  Posted by Jim Asker 2:10 AM on Feb 18, 2012

  As defense spending draws down in the U.S. and western Europe, aerospace and defense companies are hoping for expansion in non-traditional markets. On the commercial side, the Asia... Read More >>

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  Cuts Versus The Warfighter

  Posted by Tony Velocci 11:00 PM on Jan 28, 2012

  Starting earlier this month and continuing for much of February, perhaps the most consequential—and polarizing— development out of Washington will be the proposed Pen... Read More >>

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  Cuts Versus The Warfighter

  Posted by Tony Velocci 11:00 PM on Jan 28, 2012

  Starting earlier this month and continuing for much of February, perhaps the most consequential—and polarizing— development out of Washington will be the proposed Pen... Read More >>

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  Audience Feedback

  Posted by Tony Velocci 12:00 AM on Dec 31, 2011

  Aviation Week & Space Technology’s year-end “Cheers and Jeers” editorial struck a chord with some of our readers, who were invited to share their ow... Read More >>

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  Cheers and Jeers

  Posted by Tony Velocci 11:44 PM on Dec 22, 2011

  Reflecting on the last 12 months, the aerospace/defense community writ large had much to celebrate in 2011—and we did just that on the editorial page of the Dec. 19... Read More >>

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