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Searching For A System Abstraction

Without abstraction, advances in semiconductor design would have stalled decades ago and circuits would remain about the same size as analog blocks. No new abstractions have emerged since the 1990s that have found widespread adoption. The slack was taken up … Continue reading →

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Fighter jets and the kill web

This analysis gets complicated fast. There are five basic missions for fighter aircraft: air superiority (controlling the airspace over the combat zone), all-weather attack (bombing enemy infrastructure and military targets), all-weather intercept (aerial dog fighting with enemy fighters), close air … Continue reading →

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Boeing’s engine proposal deadline looms for new mid-market jet -report

SEATTLE, June 27 (Reuters) – Three of the largest engine makers face a Wednesday deadline to provide Boeing Co with formal proposals for how they would power the planemaker’s possible new mid-market jet, an aviation magazine reported. A Boeing spokesman … Continue reading →

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Inside NBN’s fibre to the curb rollout

Although it is still early days for the roll out of fibre to the curb, NBN says that its efforts to ensure a smooth migration process from the legacy copper network to FTTC have paid off when it comes to … Continue reading →

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We Fly: The Lancair Turbo Mako

Since Cirrus first certified the SR20 nearly two decades ago, the company has grown to become by far the most productive single-engine piston manufacturer in the world, with its sleek composite airplanes known for good speed, comfort, advanced avionics and … Continue reading →

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Boeing HorizonX leads $16M investment in Matternet drone delivery venture

A Matternet drone flies over Zurich. (Matternet Photo) Boeing HorizonX Ventures has taken the lead role in a $16 million Series A funding round for Matternet, a California company specializing in drone delivery operations in urban environments. Other investors include … Continue reading →

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Turnover of aircraft from Indonesia to PAF signifies modernization of AFP — Lorenzana

By Francis Wakefield Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Tuesday said the turnover of two NC212i Light Lift Fixed-Wing Aircraft from Indonesia to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) signifies the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to a level where … Continue reading →

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