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FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) announced today that, as a result of deterioration in the backlog, particularly during the month of February, and continued weak demand, Gulfstream Aerospace has found it necessary to cut large-cabin aircraft production and green-aircraft deliveries from a projected rate of 94 to 73 in 2009. Gulfstream also will reduce production of its mid-size aircraft from a projected rate of 30 to 24 aircraft this year....

Former Transportation Secretary, Coast Guard Rescue Teams, U.S. Cadets among Honorees NEW YORK, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- AVIATION WEEK has named the winners of the 52nd Annual Laureate Awards, which recognize exceptional strategy, heroism and leadership in aviation, aerospace and defense. The following Laureate honorees have improved their organizations, championed new technologies, and changed aviation history. Aeronautics/Propulsion: The Pratt & Whitney PW1000G Team successfully...

Early fighter pilots were sometimes called knights of the air, a reflection of medieval times when knights used blunted lances in jousting tournaments to dismount competitors from their horses. Now, jet-borne jousting is combating supersonic shockwaves, hopefully enough to lessen the resulting sonic boom heard on the ground. Gulfstream Aerospace and NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center have teamed in a project called Quiet Spike to investigate the suppression of sonic booms. The project...