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A321XLR prepares for flight-test campaign to start in 2022.
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Jens Flottau

Airbus has completed assembly of the first A321XLR flight-test aircraft, as the manufacturer prepares for the flight-test campaign to start in 2022.
 
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Brian Everstine 

The F-35 Joint Program Office is hoping to pick up the pace of deploying its new logistics system in 2022 and take other steps to improve the deployability of the aircraft such as reducing the size of spare packages the jets need.
 
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Increasing commercial pressures force space missions to keep costs down. Gone are the days of expensive bespoke radiation-hardened products; now, commercial off-the-shelf development and operational flight instrumentation for space launchers and vehicles is the norm.
 
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Michael Lavitt

Brazil’s first F-39E Gripen, Israeli Apaches, U.S. Air Force A-10s and dueling rockets over Gaza and Israel are among our editors’ favorites.

 
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Brian Everstine 

The SDA’s Tranche 0 is slated to launch next September, one month before the agency officially joins the Space Force.

 
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A guide to leaders shaping military programs in 2022.
 
Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield, Ben Goldstein, Lori Ranson 

LCCs recover faster than their legacy peers.

 
 
Mark your calendar for the first event in the 2022 MRO series - MRO Latin America returns live in February!

MRO Latin America is the leading event in this region for the commercial air transport repair, maintenance and overhaul industry. Now in its 8th year, MRO Latin America provides thought leadership on crucial industry issues and concerns through superior editorial content and an extensive conference agenda, delivering an unrivaled industry forum where key intelligence is gathered and real business leads are generated.

 
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