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Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 13, 2020

VOL. 182 NO. 28 July 13, 2020

DEFENSE

EU Initiatives Could Bolster European Defense Post-COVID

Jul 10, 2020

Initiatives such as the European Defense Fund and PESCO could give the European defense industry a leg-up in the post-coronavirus era.

A Closer Look At European Aerospace And Defense Programs

Jul 10, 2020

A country-by-country look at who will benefit from the alphabet soup of European defense and aerospace programs in progress to bolster industry.

Spanish Onboarding Is Building Future Combat Air System Momentum

Jul 10, 2020

Manned-unmanned teaming and combat cloud technologies are key disruptors in Europe’s Future Combat Air System.

Export-Centric Tempest Has Global Ambitions For Partners

Jul 10, 2020

Italian and Swedish industry will begin joining discussions on Tempest later this year.

U.S. Air Force Launches Three-Year Fielding Plan For Skyborg Weapons

Jul 07, 2020

Part-cruise missile and part-unmanned aircraft system, Skyborg is set to redefine air combat operations.

The Week In Defense, July 10-17, 2020

Jul 10, 2020

Committee backs increased F-35 buy; fixing drag on F-18 readiness; Austria to retire trainers; and Brazilian Gripen production starts.

FIRST TAKE

First Take (July 13, 2020)

Jul 10, 2020

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Airline Industry Starts High-Risk Relaunch

Jul 10, 2020

Since June, airlines have started to reinstate substantial capacity, and now must hope demand will return as expected.

Revamped MAX Training Prioritizes Getting Pilots Information

Jul 10, 2020

Pilots who have seen proposed material say it marks major philosophical shift.

COVID-19 Spurs Drastic Changes In Asia-Pacific Fleet Strategies

Jul 07, 2020

Most airlines in the region want to defer deliveries due this year, and early widebody retirements are also planned.

INTERVIEW

Raytheon Technologies CEO On Riding Out the COVID-19 Crisis

Jul 13, 2020

Greg Hayes took heat for merging UTC with Raytheon, but critics are silenced as defense has cushioned the company during the pandemic.

Airbus Calls For Europe To Strengthen Defense Budgets Post-COVID-19

Jul 10, 2020

Airbus Defense & Space CEO Dirk Hoke talks with Aviation Week about COVID impact, Europe’s big defense initiatives and other challenges.

Royal Air Force Preparing For Long-Term Battle Against COVID-19

Jul 10, 2020

Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston says in an interview how the RAF is adapting to COVID-19 and looking ahead to transformative initiatives such as ASTRA.

SPACE

NASA Launching First Mars Life-Detection Mission Since Viking

Jul 03, 2020

After missions to assess Mars’ suitability for life, a new rover will hunt for microfossils and cache them for return to Earth.

A Map Of Mars Landers, Past And Future

Jul 08, 2020

Here is a look at missions that have landed and attempted to land on Mars, as well as upcoming projects by the U.S., China and Europe.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover One Of Three Mars 2020 Missions

Jul 08, 2020

UAE and China are looking for Mars debuts, joining eight spacecraft currently operating at the Red Planet.

First All-Chinese Mars Mission To Deploy Rover

Jul 10, 2020

Objectives include surveying the topography and geology of Mars, its physical fields, atmosphere, ionosphere and climate.

OneWeb Purchase Could Pave Way To UK Sovereign GNSS

Jul 09, 2020

UK government sees OneWeb acquisition as a steppingstone to sovereign global navigation system.

PROPULSION

ZeroAvia Prepares For Hydrogen Fuel-cell Propulsion Flight Tests

Jul 08, 2020

Propulsion testbed prepared for flight in UK as work begins on first application.

TECHNOLOGY

The Week In Technology, July 6-10, 2020

Jul 03, 2020

FAA’s ConOps for UAM; NASA seeks AAM partners; Europe’s clean R&D plan; Wisk eyes U.S. UAM launch; FAA certifying 12 drones.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

NASA Eyes Suborbital Human Spaceflight Services

Jul 09, 2020

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is looking at suborbital flights.

Opinion: GPS Has Big Problems; Ligado Is Not One of Them

Jul 09, 2020

U.S. Military bureaucracy has neglected serious risks to the system and its users for decades.

Opinion: Why GPS Is Lagging The Competition And What To Do About It

Jul 09, 2020

It is time for the military to relinquish control of commercial positioning, navigation and timing assets.

DEPARTMENTS

Letters From Our Readers (July 13, 2020)

Jul 10, 2020

Readers write about air-to-air missiles, clear language, aircraft recycling, troop transport and robots on Mars.

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, July 13, 2020

Jul 10, 2020

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, July 13, 2020

Jul 10, 2020

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

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DEFENSE

FIRST TAKE

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

INTERVIEW

SPACE

PROPULSION

TECHNOLOGY

COLUMNS AND OPINION

DEPARTMENTS