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France plans to spend more than €400 billion on defense in 2024-30.
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It was Rocket Lab’s first from the Wallops Island facility, opening a new venue for the Electron rocket and marking a new beginning for the Virginia spaceport.
 
Jens Flottau

The debate about 2022 commercial aircraft deliveries has very much focused on delays and supply chain issues rather than market dynamics.
 
P. Barry Butler

Daylighting mental health issues is critically important to aviation safety.
 
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No other aircraft has been as important for trade and intercontinental travel as the Boeing 747. When Airbus finally launched a competitor, it was too late.
 
Tony Osborne

A two-year project will explore hose-and-drogue positioning and drogue stability control.
 
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The recent Exercise Varuna with India addresses French security concerns and showcases Rafale fighters to the Indian Navy.
 
Guy Norris

As the last Boeing 747-8 leaves its birthplace, Aviation Week looks at how design features of the first widebody have shaped and influenced the industry.
 
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Aviation Week published a four-page photo spread of the 747 rollout in 1968, along with a glowing editorial about the new jet.
 
 
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