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BOEING.COM/T- X 609AWBIFC.indd 1 9/16/2016 3:19:41 PM September 26-October 9, 2016 Contents Volume 178 Number 20 Winner 2016 AVIATIONWEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY Boeing Digital Extras Tap this icon in articles in the digital edition of AW&ST for exclusive features. 7 Feedback 8 Who’s Where 10-11 First Take 12 Going Concerns 13 Up Front 14 Inside Business Aviation 15 Airline Intel 16 Leading Edge 18 In Orbit 19 Washington Outlook 55 Classifed Boeing-Saab’s T-X ofering is a production-ready trainer 56 Contact Us that hews closely to the U.S. Air Force’s threshold 57 Aerospace Calendar 32 requirements for the new program. DEFENSE TECHNOLOGy COMMERCIAL AVIATION 28 China clamps down on airline 20 Japan plans high-tech Combat 25 University coalition models and Support Unmanned Aircraft to licensing, dissatisfed with tests drone collisions with aircraft increasing industry fragmentation fy with its F-35s within 20 years and people to assess risks 28 Boeing says both the 737-10X— 22 Bell Helicopters pegs its future with simpler design—and “new to a range of advanced tiltrotors 50 midsize airplane” are feasible with simpler, cheaper design SPACE 24 U.S. Air Force seeks a stealthy, 30 Launch service provider CEOs armed next-gen tanker, maybe discuss opportunities, challenges with blended or fying-wing design after SpaceX August pad accident 32 Boeing-Saab team unveils LOW-COST CARRIERS purpose-built T-X contender and 37 AirAsia’s problem in China may turn out to be that its partner reveals two production-ready would not be an airline aircraft 38 Asian low-cost widebody operators 34 Baltic states work together to expand networks in region, add bolster defense capabilities in services to European desinations face of Russian agression AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING 40 NASA considers fve confgurations ON THE COVER for planned ultra-efcient subsonic Dzyne Technologies’ Ascent blended wing-body small airliner is one of transport demonstrators fve concepts being considered for future X-planes as NASA looks beyond established large-aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Lockheed Martin 42 Dzyne Technologies unveils proposal for ideas on future ultra-efcient subsonic transports (page 42). Concept for a blended wing body business image: Dzyne Technologies/Brendan Kennel. Also in this issue: Chasing jet and “super-regional” airliner breakthroughs in hypersonic propulsion (page 46), Baltic states’ military buildup (page 34), new advances in cockpit connectivity (page 50) and 44 Boeing control tests target short- Japan’s plans to feld unmanned aircraft for air combat and ballistic takeof blended wing body that missile defense (page 20). Aviation Week publishes a digital edition every could lead to military application week. 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