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Despite the pandemic, the industry continued to make progress.
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Joe Anselmo

Despite the pandemic, the industry continued to make progress in sustainability, space, aviation safety and more.
 
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How will the U.S. Space Force evolve, and will Russia and China raise an equivalent branch of their military?

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Graham Warwick

From loyal wingmen designed to cooperate with manned combat aircraft to stratospheric platforms intended to beam the internet to remote areas, unmanned aircraft technology continued its advances in 2020.
 
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Steve Trimble

Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division has revealed details of a “complementary” technology experiment held in secret a month ago with the same aircraft.
 
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A roundup of editor's favorite photos includes nighttime departures, airport silhouettes, a historic final flight and a joint flyover by the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds.
 
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Join Aviation Week's editors as they examine the fifth-generation fighter’s future on the international front and the aircraft’s challenges within the U.S. military. Defense editor Steve Trimble will also share an exclusive analysis of how billions of dollars for technical and structural upgrades will transform the Lightning II by 2025.
December 18, 2020
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Steve Trimble

A decade of research and simulation is transitioning into a flight test series of autonomous aircraft projects in 2021.
 
Adrian Schofield, Jens Flottau

Major transit hubs have proven to be particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 crisis as connectivity falls apart.
 
Steve Trimble

Beyond COVID-19, the new leadership team at the Pentagon will inherit a huge modernization agenda.
 
Helen Massy-Beresford

Air cargo operators are gearing up to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine while fighting to overcome a capacity shortage.
 
Bradley Perrett

The defense budget is likely to reach 2.4% of GDP within two years. Slow naval programs will consume much of the money.
 
Saurabh Joshi

Pinched by COVID-related economic woes, New Delhi is still prepared to buy what it needs to counter border threats in Ladakh.
 
Maxim Pyadushkin

While Russia’s defense budget is likely to flatten, Putin will maintain his focus on the nation’s strategic forces.
 
 
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