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Is the current technology enough to safely execute the mission?

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Jen DiMascio, Brian Everstine, Brandon Patrick, Graham Warwick

With its exit from Afghanistan, the U.S. is beginning a new phase of drone warfare, conducting strikes there without forces on the ground. But is the current technology enough to safely execute the mission?
 
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Sean Broderick, Nigel Howarth

Boeing has about 330 737 MAXs in its inventory built before December 2020’s delivery re-start, suggesting the company is on track to meet its goal of clearing the backlog by 2023, an Aviation Week data analysis shows.
 
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Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine

Will the LMXT’s 28% fuel volume advantage over the Boeing KC-46 be decisive in the USAF Bridge Tanker competition?
 
Helen Massy-Beresford, Thierry Dubois

Cabin interiors specialists are looking beyond COVID-19 to the interiors trends that will shape the coming years of recovery.
 
Thierry Dubois

As ESA member states reach agreement on Ariane 6 exploitation and look to microlaunchers, labor unions worry about Eurocentric approach.
 
Michael Bruno

Raytheon Technologies, possibly the largest A&D company this decade, eyes $1 billion in supplier savings.
 
Jen DiMascio, Chen Chuanren

Australia searches for a sovereign military satellite communication system.
 
 
 
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