SPACE reports that Russia has agreed to remain onboard the ISS through 2028, which is a clarification from last year’s announcement of a departure sometime after 2024 following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The vague pronouncement has now been firmed up considerably, with the other major ISS partners – the space agencies of Europe, Canada and Japan – having “signed on through 2030, the update added, joining NASA in committing to the orbiting lab through the envisioned end of its operational life.”
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Japan Agrees to Purchase 100 Boeing Jets
AirInsight reports, “Japan has committed to purchase U.S.-made commercial aircraft, including an agreement to buy 100 Boeing aircraft,” as well as additional annual funding for “purchases of U.S. defense equipment, enhancing interoperability and alliance security in the indo-Pacfic.”
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