January 24, 2022

January 24, 2022

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

FLYING SOLO?

By Thierry Dubois11 min

SUPERSONICS

SUPERSONIC SOLVER

By Guy Norris10 min

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Shaken and Stirred

By Sean Broderick,Bill Carey8 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

FLYING SOLO?

> EUROPE’S AUTHORITY EYES 2025 FOR ONE LESS PILOT IN THE COCKPIT > EXPERTS BUILD OPPOSING CASE FOR HUMAN TEAMWORK

By Thierry Dubois11 min

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SUPERSONICS

SUPERSONIC SOLVER

> CFD VALIDATED IN NASA GLENN TESTS > LOW-BOOM SHOCK PATTERN CONFIRMED > JAXA TO PERFORM FOLLOW-ON MODEL TESTS

By Guy Norris10 min

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Shaken and Stirred

> AT&T AND VERIZON WIRELESS LAUNCH NEW 5G SERVICE > TECHNOLOGY MAY INTERFERE WITH RADIO ALTIMETERS > LACK OF EVIDENCE CONFOUNDS WIRELESS INDUSTRY

By Sean Broderick,Bill Carey8 min

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TECH TAKE

Airships To Transport Green Hydrogen A U.S. startup that intends to use airships to transport green hydrogen and air cargo has been selected for a business accelerator program run by Dassault Systemes. H2 Clipper plans to begin releasing drawings in April for a subscale prototype it expects to fly in 2024.

By Graham Warwick7 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Certainty and Simplicity

> ALLEGIANT ORDERS 50 BOEING 737 MAXs > MOVE COMMITS ALL-AIRBUS OPERATOR TO NEW AIRCRAFT FAMILY

By Sean Broderick,Ben Goldstein6 min

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ANOTHER RIFT

> U.S. AIR FORCE DELAYS APPROVAL OF KC-46 REMOTE VISION SYSTEM 2.0 > PANORAMIC CAMERA SYSTEM DEFICIENCIES ARE AT CENTER OF DISPUTE WITH BOEING > SERVICE WANTS IMPROVED CAMERAS AND DISPLAYS ADDED TO CONTRACT

By Brian Everstine6 min

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SPACE

Private Russian Space Company Begins Launches

> NEBO 25 ROCKET LIFTED OFF IN DECEMBER > COMPANY PLANS TO DEVELOP EARTHOBSERVATION SATELLITE CONSTELLATION

By Maxim Pyadushkin6 min

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DEFENSE

ON GUARD

> JAPAN IS POISED TO DEFEND SOUTHERN ISLANDS > MV-22S AND C-2s ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE GROUND FORCES WITH RAPID RESPONSE > TOKYO IS FUNDING UPGRADES TO ITS PATRIOT MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM

By Chen Chuanren5 min

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FIRST TAKE

DEFENSE Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. on Jan. 12 flew the first newly assembled Tupolev Tu-160M2 bomber from the Kazan Aviation Plant. Spain has become the third of the four Eurofighter partner nations to induct MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile into frontline use.
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DEFENSE

Russia Creates Its First Hypersonic Strike Regiment

> SQUADRON AT AKHTUBINSK COMPLETES TRIAL SERVICE > CONVERSION OF MiG-31 INTERCEPTORS INTO KINZHAL STRIKE VERSIONS IS IN PROGRESS

By Piotr Butowski5 min

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