March 21, 2022

March 21, 2022

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WAR IN UKRAINE

No Signs of Normalcy

By Sean Broderick,Michael Bruno,Ben Goldstein11 min

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin Clears Way To Expropriate Foreign Lessors

By Jens Flottau,Sean Broderick10 min

SPACE

OPTICAL SWITCHBOARD IN SPACE

By Irene Klotz8 min

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WAR IN UKRAINE

No Signs of Normalcy

> GLOBAL INDUSTRY GRAPPLES WITH DEEP DIRECT AND INDIRECT IMPACT OF RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE > RUSSIAN AEROSPACE DECOUPLING FROM INTERNATIONAL AVIATION ADVANCES

By Sean Broderick,Michael Bruno,Ben Goldstein11 min

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WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin Clears Way To Expropriate Foreign Lessors

> HUNDREDS OF LEASED AIRCRAFT ARE LIKELY TO BE KEPT IN RUSSIA > LESSORS PREPARE FOR TOTAL-LOSS SCENARIO > CONTINGENCY INSURANCE COVERAGE MIGHT APPLY

By Jens Flottau,Sean Broderick10 min

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SPACE

OPTICAL SWITCHBOARD IN SPACE

> NASA TO DEMONSTRATE LASER COMMUNICATIONS TO AND FROM GEO > EXPERIMENTS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN APRIL > ISS SET TO RECEIVE LASER COMMS TERMINAL

By Irene Klotz8 min

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TECH TAKE

Swiss To Use Sunlight-to-Liquid Sustainable Fuel Swiss International Air Lines expects to take delivery of carbon-neutral aviation fuel produced using concentrated sunlight in 2023 under a strategic collaboration with Swiss startup Synhelion.

By Graham Warwick8 min

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DEFENSE

U.S. Air Force F-35 Costs To Climb

> LONG-AWAITED FULL-RATE PRODUCTION DECISION COULD SLIP TO FISCAL 2024 > PROGRAM OFFICE AND PRATT & WHITNEY SAY ENGINE “CRISIS” WILL BE IMPROVING SOON

By Brian Everstine8 min

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SPACE

Satellite Laser Communications Business Expected To Blossom

> ONE HIGH-PROFILE PROVIDER COULD SEE 100% CAGR BY 2025 > RECENT ACQUISITIONS AND IPO POINT TO GROWING INVESTOR INTEREST

By Michael Bruno7 min

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DEFENSE

BOMBSHELL

> U.S. AIR FORCE B-21 AND NGAD PROGRAMS SPAWN AUTONOMOUS SHADOW AIRCRAFT > LOYAL WINGMAN PRICED AT UP TO $320 MILLION EACH > PERFORMANCE RECALLS CANCELED J-UCAS DEMONSTRATORS

By Steve Trimble,Brian Everstine7 min

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DEFENSE

HEAVY WEIGHT

> CHINA BETS ON VARIETY OF LARGE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT > MOST PRODUCTION FIGHTERS HAVE ADVANCED RADAR

By Bradley Perrett6 min

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SPACE

Photonic Future

> OPTICAL CROSSLINKS ARE BRINGING NEW CAPABILITIES TO CONSTELLATIONS > SPACE-GROUND LASER LINKS WILL UNLOCK NEW BUSINESS MODELS

By Graham Warwick6 min

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WAR IN UKRAINE

How Will Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Impact U.S. Air Force Planning?

> “IMPERATIVES” INCLUDE UNCREWED TEAMING FOR NEXT-GEN FIGHTER > KEY LAWMAKERS PREDICT DEFENSE SPENDING BOOST

By Brian Everstine6 min

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