Aircraft Manufacturing
Design Issues Starting To Plague 787
New Assembly Site Just One Step for Airbus in China

Combat Aircraft
Murtha Predicts Budget Compromises
Northcom Chief Looking for Versatile Fighter Aircraft
Key Study Pending on Future French Air Combat Capability
Sukhoi Bolsters Fighter Preeminence

Missile Defense
SM-3 Faces Near-Term Production Slump
New MDA Director Reconsiders Targets Procurement

Military Space
KEI, Ares Uncertainty Paint Grim Picture for U.S. SRM Base
Commercial Wideband Hiccup Forces Further MUOS Delay

Space
Difficulties of No. 3 Launcher Supplier Could Trigger Boeing Exit
Galileo System, Satellite and Launch Awards Expected by Year-End

Air Transport
Republic Charts New Course With Frontier and Midwest Deals
Lufthansa Moves Forward on Brussels Airlines, BMI Acquisitions
Gulf Carriers Adjust to New Market Realities

Bell 429 Pilot Report
Bell 429's Large Cabin Suited for EMS, Utility Roles

Defending South Korea
Face-to-Face With South Korean Air Force Brig. Gen. Lee Kwang-Soo
One-on-One Interview with South Korean Air Force Lt. Col. Park Ha-Sik
Modernization of South Korea's Air Force

Space Technology
Lcross Will Crash To Search for Water on the Moon

Paris 2009
Fighter Manufacturers Brace for Delays in Japanese F-X Program
Changes Would Let ESA Fit ExoMars Into Budget Envelope

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