August 31, 2020

August 31, 2020

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PROPULSION

GENERATION JUMPSTART

By Guy Norris11 min

PROPULSION

'The Golden Age Is Over'

By Jens Flottau10 min

SPACE

FINAL COUNTDOWN

By Tony Osborne8 min

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PROPULSION

GENERATION JUMPSTART

> PRATT & WHITNEY STUDIES HYBRIDIZED GEARED TURBOFAN > ROLLS-ROYCE ACCELERATES AND WIDENS SUSTAINABLE AGENDA

By Guy Norris11 min

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PROPULSION

'The Golden Age Is Over'

> PANDEMIC CAUSES UNHEARD-OF FALL IN DEMAND > SLATTERY SUCCEEDS JOYCE AS CEO OF GE AVIATION > GE AVIATION TO REDEFINE TECHNOLOGY ROAD MAP

By Jens Flottau10 min

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SPACE

FINAL COUNTDOWN

> SEVEN SITES ARE PROPOSED FOR SMALLSAT LAUNCH ACROSS THE UK > SUTHERLAND SPACE HUB RECEIVED PLANNING APPROVALS IN AUGUST > SHETLAND SPACE CENTER HOPES TO ACHIEVE FIRST LAUNCH IN 2021

By Tony Osborne8 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

DIGGING DEEP

> LESSORS CUT CREATIVE DEALS TO HELP KEY CUSTOMERS > TRAVEL DEMAND DIP CREATES CASH FLOW ISSUES FOR MOST AIRLINES > AIRCRAFT LEASE PAYMENTS AMONG MOST AT-RISK SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

By Sean Broderick7 min

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SPACE

Rocket Companies Eye 2022 Launch Date From British Launch Sites

> SKYRORA IS DEVELOPING A THREE-STAGE XL SATELLITE LAUNCHER > ORBEX HAS CONTRACTED FOR SIX SATELLITE LAUNCHES

By Tony Osborne7 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

U.S. Agencies Take Early Steps To Install Counter-Drone Systems

> SYSTEMS TESTING BEGINS AT NEW JERSEY AIRPORT > FAA SURVEYS MARKET FOR ENGINE-INGESTION TEST

By Bill Carey7 min

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

AIR COMBAT BY ALGORITHM

> AI’S MACHINE-PRECISION CONTROL OF F-16 WINS THE DAY > REINFORCEMENT LEARNING INVOLVED BILLIONS OF DOGFIGHTS

By Graham Warwick7 min

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ROTORCRAFT

Family Affair

> SIKORSKY S-97 RAIDER FLIGHTS REDUCING RISK FOR FARA BID > SIKORSKY BOEING SB-1 DEFIANT IS POISED FOR A RUN AT HIGH-SPEED GOAL

By Graham Warwick6 min

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DEFENSE

New Factory Opening Launches Hypersonic Industrial Phase

> DYNETICS FACILITY OPENS IN OCTOBER > LOCKHEED AND AEROJET ALSO ADD PRODUCTION CAPACITY

By Steve Trimble,Guy Norris6 min

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DEFENSE

Russia Nears Start of Su-57 Production

> SU-35 MANUFACTURING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST MID-DECADE > DEFENSE MINISTRY IS FOCUSED ON REDUCING SU-57 PURCHASING AND OPERATING COSTS

By Piotr Butowski6 min

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