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With demonstrator programs now getting underway, regional turboprops have become the focus for several innovative technology programs.
 
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Tempest is advancing toward a delivery plan and adding industrial partners as funding flows from the UK and Italy.
 
 
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Both manufacturers have promised local final assembly lines and to export from the UK if selected.
 
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Engine makers face more questions than answers as they plot future turboprop hybrid-electric evolution strategy.
 
 
 
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