From a competition among the world’s militaries to create weapons that can hit targets 1,000 mi. away within minutes, to innovations that could enable rapid civilian travel from New York to Hong Kong and multi-stage access to space, the pursuit of hypersonic technologies are pushing the limits of national budgets and the laws of physics.

Satellites and interceptors for hypersonic defense are in development, but fielding strategy remains mostly unfunded.

Growing demands from airframe, mission systems drive Joint Program Office to plot a propulsion revamp.

The design concept for the habitation and logistics elements of the lunar-orbiting Gateway that  NASA is pursuing under a $187 million contract with Northrop Grumman has a significant heritage in the evolving Cygnus resupply mission spacecraft that have so far launched and berthed successfully to the International Space Station 13 times since September 2013.

Carriers and aircraft manufacturers worry that the fear of virus propagation may prevent travel eagerness from growing back to profitable levels…

Aviation Week analysis suggests recovery may be faster and stronger than after the last world crisis.

Lurking beneath the surface are enormous supply chain risks that extend well beyond supplier viability and attrition.

LONDON—The UK will launch a new tender for coastguard aviation services in 2021 with a focus on increased use of fixed-wing and unmanned platforms.