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60th anniversary of the incident.
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On the 60th anniversary of the shootdown of the U-2 flown by Francis Gary Powers over Sverdlovsk, USSR, we look back at seven artifacts surrounding the incident.
 
Michael Bruno

Boeing on April 30 filed regulatory notice that it could raise an undetermined amount of new debt financing through newly issued bonds, coming a day after the company’s chief executive outlined a grim outlook, albeit better than feared by the marketplace.
 
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Space Editor Irene Klotz discusses SpaceX's vehicle design and whether or not it is possible to discuss its techincal merits.
 
Jen DiMascio

The Pentagon is employing new ways to track and funnel dollars to small- and medium-sized aviation suppliers hit hard by a drop-off in their commercial business since the novel coronavirus took hold.
 
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John Slattery, President and CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation, joins Aviation Week editors in a free, interactive webinar on May 1 to discuss how the crisis could bolster demand for regional jets and smaller narrowbodies at the expense of larger aircraft.
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U.S. Army and Lockheed successfully complete third PRSM flight test, Boeing misses out on NASA human lander awards, USAF's key target for COVID-19 contracting relief, moon race car competition, stimulus funding and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news.
 
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Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno

Both Boeing and Airbus are looking at what they can do to survive COVID-19’s impact, but it may also affect future airliner development.
 
Tony Osborne

Embraer’s C-390 should be able to hold its own on the global market, despite the Boeing joint-venture setback.
 
Steve Trimble

After a late start, European industry is moving to close gap on high-speed missiles.
 
Graham Warwick

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