May 2, 2022

May 2, 2022

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PROPULSION

BUILDING UP

By Guy Norris9 min

TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

By Graham Warwick7 min

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russian Helicopters Take a Beating in Ukraine

By Piotr Butowski7 min

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PROPULSION

BUILDING UP

> ROLLS-ROYCE ULTRAFAN DEMONSTRATOR ASSEMBLY GETS UNDERWAY > FINAL MODULES HAVE ARRIVED > SLOWED DEMONSTRATOR PLAN REFLECTS MARKET

By Guy Norris9 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

CycloTech Studies Agile Cargo UAV Austrian startup CycloTech and Japanese package carrier Yamato have completed a study into the feasibility of developing an uncrewed cargo aircraft using thrust-vectoring cyclorotor propulsion to operate in confined urban areas, even in high winds.

By Graham Warwick7 min

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WAR IN UKRAINE

Russian Helicopters Take a Beating in Ukraine

> RUSSIA TAPPED SQUADRONS FAR FROM THE BORDER WITH UKRAINE > COMBAT HELICOPTERS USED UNGUIDED ROCKETS TO PUMMEL TARGETS

By Piotr Butowski7 min

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DEFENSE

CATCHING UP

> AUSTRALIA ACCELERATES ORDERS AND SEEKS SOVEREIGN CAPABILITIES > RESTRICTIONS LIFTED, SOUTH KOREA DIVES INTO MISSILE AND ROCKET DEVELOPMENT

By Chen Chuanren6 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

REALITY RESET

> BOEING CONFIRMS 777X DELIVERY DELAY TO 2025 > VC-25B AND T-7A INCUR $1 BILLION IN CHARGES

By Guy Norris,Jens Flottau6 min

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DEFENSE

Fighter Shake-Up

> NEW LEADERSHIP REIMAGINES USAF FIGHTER FORCE STRUCTURE > F-15EX PROCUREMENT SHRINKS TO 80 FIGHTERS

By Steve Trimble,Brian Everstine6 min

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PROPULSION

Pratt and U.S. Air Force Accelerate Rotating Detonation Engine Plan

> CONTRACT COVERS RDE GROUND DEMONSTRATOR > TECHNOLOGY LIKELY TARGETED AT LOW-COST SUPERSONIC RAMJET

By Guy Norris6 min

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DEFENSE

USAF Says the Boeing E-4B Replacement Will Need Four Engines

> OPERATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLATFORM HAS BEEN COMPLICATED BY ITS AGE AND FLOODING OF ITS BASE > E-4B CREWS LOOK TO INCREASE READINESS BEFORE RETIREMENT

By Brian Everstine5 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Mexico Is Ready for Takeoff

> CARRIERS CONTINUE TO PREP FOR A STRONG RECOVERY > SWITCHING PASSENGERS FROM BUS TO AIRPLANE TRAVEL IS A KEY ELEMENT FOR VOLARIS’ STRATEGY

By Lori Ranson5 min

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SPACE

GPS Upgrade Road Map Builds on New Capabilities

> PARTS ARE IN PRODUCTION FOR THE FIRST FOUR GPS IIIFs > UPGRADED SPACECRAFT BUS WILL BE USED STARTING WITH SV13

By Guy Norris5 min

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