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Business aviation activity moved toward normal in late June following a bumpy period caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with small jet and turboprop utilization in June back to pre-COVID-19 levels, according to data from Aviation Week Network’s Intelligence and Data Services.

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The Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) approach is gaining traction in the mil/aero community. Ben Brosgol from AdaCore explains FACE basics and shows how to develop FACE conformant software to be reliable, safe and secure.

Ask the Editors: A recent round-table highlighted the future of combat offerings from a number of countries. Who else is on the radar?

2020年の「大コロナ危機」は、航空会社にとっての資金難、メーカーやMRO事業者にとっての大不況にその姿を変えつつある。

COVID-19 could see the accelerated retirements of the Boeing 747, affectionately known as “The Queen of the Skies”. Using Aviation Week Fleet

Business jet deliveries declined by about 25% in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period a year ago, while turboprop deliveries have fallen

OEMs still producing aircraft in spite of the overwhelming odds they are facing indicate the complexities of their business and the many other factors they need to take into account.

COVID-19 has not just rewritten the airline economics rulebook—it has devoured it.

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Ask the Editors: It is likely that Spirit AeroSystems will try to acquire Bombardier’s aerostructures operations—but for less money.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of a continuous human presence on the International Space Station. Here is a look back at how the idea became

在俄罗斯和中国部署了新一代高超声速武器装备之后，国际上对进攻性高超声速武器系统的兴趣日益增长，法国，印度，日本和英国也都在寻求发展超声速打击能力。

尽管最近政府、学术界和工业界的地面测试设施都得到了更多的投资，但测试能力仍然是美国高超声速开发人员的主要挑战，特别是那些希望生产下一代大型飞行器的开发人员。

两年前，美国的高超声速防御系统还是一种尚无实际开发的宽泛概念研究，但如今已经发展成为一种严密分层的研发体系结构，该体系结构将由新一代天基传感器和地基拦截器所组成。

经过几十年的发展，高超声速飞行器的时代即将来临，曾经被认为是科幻小说或异想天开的军事计划的概念即将成为现实。

在高超声速X验证机的时代过去以后，武器飞行速度5马赫以上的时代即将开始。

Ask the Editors: Expanding preflight testing and contact tracing would boost passenger confidence in air travel safety.

一年似乎是很长一段时间，但对于波音公司来说，今年在航空航天领域中必定是永恒的一年。

1年という時間は政治の世界では長く感じられるかもしれないが、2018年以降に襲いかかってきた事故やパンデミックによる、前例のない業績低迷からの回復を始めようというボーイング社にとっては、2年という時間は永遠のように感じられるだろう。

Ask the Editors: The A380’s competitive disadvantage is that airlines need a very high passenger load factor to make the economics work.

With fewer commercial flights, which carry both passengers and freight, there’s a critical need for more cargo space. Read how Embraer’s engineers rose to the challenge.

进入2020年下半年，支撑起西方国家的航空航天和国防（A＆D）工业基础的供应商开始面临生存危机。

コンピュータの処理能力、センサーや兵器性能の飛躍的な進歩は、今後8年間にわたりF-35の進化につながるだろう…ロッキードマーチン社が予定通りに近代化改修を進められれば。

Ask the Editors: The latest work on tiltrotors focuses on reducing cost and minimizing compromises between vertical and forward flight.