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UNMANNED SYSTEMS
53 Europe’s risk-based approach would
minimize regulation of low-risk
unmanned-aircraft operations
CLOSE AIR SUPPORT
54 USAF looks to a new generation
of technologies and tactics for
close-air-support mission
ARMY AVIATION
58 Fleet retirements, procurement
cuts key to keeping U.S. Army
aviation modernization on track
58 U.S. Army pushing ahead with a
restructuring designed to protect
investment in future rotorcraft
DEFENSE
61 Testers say software patch gets
Joint Strike Fighter closer to
promise of multiship data fusion
63 U.K. balances keeping costs
low and retaining its helicopter
manufacturing capability
LAUREATES 2015
64 Aviation Week’s 58th annual
Laureate Awards ceremony salutes
aerospace sector’s high achievers
EDITORIALS
74 Giving up Sikorsky is shortsighted
and could prove to be more of a
disservice than a boon to investors
74 Federal labs should lead the
government-industry conver-
sation on cutting defense costs
6 AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY/MARCH 30-APRIL 12, 2015 AviationWeek.com/awst
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