Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Sep. 08

Organizers have canceled the 2020 edition of Airshow China, a biennial exhibition that had been due to be held at Zhuhai on Nov. 10-15. Zhuhai Airshow Co. Ltd.’s abandonment of plans for the event follow the earlier cancellation of this year’s Farnborough and ILA Berlin air shows amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: Zhuhai Airshow Co. Ltd.

A program renaming is in store for the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System to reflect its ever-expanding mission, but some of the fundamental questions have not changed. Credit: USAF

British rotorcraft start-up Hill Helicopters has confirmed it will develop a turbine engine in-house for its five-seat, 1.65-metric ton light helicopter. Credit: Hill Helicopters

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UK aerospace and trade association ADS is again warning of the dangers of a no-deal Brexit after it emerged that the British government plans to renege on elements of the Withdrawal Agreement it previously struck with the EU. Credit: ADS

While NASA strives through the Artemis Accords to promote peaceful efforts to explore the Moon, the Vienna-based Moon Village Association (MVA) is assessing how to achieve a similar outcome through its Best Practices for Sustainable Lunar Activity. Credit: NASA

The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman roughly a $13.3 billion contract to replace the nation’s aging intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system. Credit: Northrop Grumman

France will focus on investing in hydrogen technology as part of a broader post-COVID-19 economic relaunch plan with the government planning to have a hydrogen-powered aircraft ready for 2035. Credit: Cory Huston/NASA