TECHNOLOGY
Technology Desk
New aircraft, AI, robotics, autonomy and space technology across Mid & Emerging Markets.
Indonesia · Commercial aircraft
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N219-100 certification and first customer deliveries
December 2026 certification target; first Mitra Aviasi Perkasa delivery expected 2028
South Korea · Launcher
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Site selection for a second space centre for reusable launches and landings
H2 2026 (performance verification launch 2031)
Mexico · MRO/manufacturing
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Up to 350 LEAP shop visits and 350 engine tests a year — by 2030
By 2030
Algeria · Satellite
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Maintain imaging coverage under the National Space Programme 2020–2040
No next ALSAT satellite announced
Vietnam · Satellite
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First flight of Japan's Epsilon S rocket (JAXA target: fiscal 2026, i.e. before end of March 2027); LOTUSat-1 launch targeted for 2027 ("late 2027" per Vietnam's prime minister; "fiscal 2027" per VnEconomy)
2027
Türkiye · Science mission
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Launch on a SpaceX rocket from Florida
First months of 2027; earlier target June 2027; tracker no earlier than April 2027
United Arab Emirates · Science mission
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Lander transfer to LASP (Colorado) for integration with MBR Explorer, then environmental testing; launch on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3
Late 2026 onwards; Q1 2028 (three-week window opening early March 2028)
Brazil · Commercial aircraft
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Full-year 2026 delivery result against guidance of 80–85 commercial jets
Full-year results date not announced
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