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Lees meerBut they came away with a keg-sized 2.5MW generator, and Rolls will complete terra firma test schedule Airbus and Rolls-Royce have ended a joint venture to produce a hybrid-electric airliner testbed that could have paved the way for electric aircraf…
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Lees meerThe Civil Aviation Authority giveth the CAA and taketh away British police drone pilots have had their wings clipped after the Civil Aviation Authority issued new rules tightening up previously reduced safety limits for the airborne surveillance gad…
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Lees meerStay of execution granted after customer 'feedback' Microsoft has indefinitely postponed the deprecation of Transport Level Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 in its IoT Hub.…
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