Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast

As the F-117 Nighthawk goes on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center for the first time, Aviation Week editors are joined by Air & Space Museum Director Chris Browne to reflect on the stealth aircraft and its place in history.
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Aviation Week editors are joined by Maj. Gen. (ret) Lee Levy to try and answer the trillion dollar-plus question of what the outcome of the midterm elections really means for the U.S. defense budget.
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Check 6 revisits how a misconception of the MiG-25 transformed U.S. air power, until a Soviet pilot's defection revealed the truth.
Aviation Week & Space Technology subscribers can explore our archive here and read key Aviation Week articles related to this episode here:
New Interceptors Can Exceed Mach 2.5 (July 17, 1967)
MiG Case May Spur Japan Arms Buy (Sept. 13, 1976)
MiG-25 Pilot Lands Fighter At Hakodate (Sept. 20, 1976)

Listen in as PwC's aerospace team zeroes in on the supply chain and where it is most fragile in this special sponsored episode. 
Read PwC's State of the Ramp report here

Analyst Scott Mikus joins Aviation Week editors to discuss third-quarter earnings and why an oversupply of narrowbodies may be looming. 
Read Scott's column here
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