NASA is transitioning long-running hypersonic technology studies increasingly toward potential commercial applications and has awarded two new contracts supporting high speed design and propulsion work to Aerion Supersonic and GE Aviation respectively.

French defense materiel agency DGA has ordered six light aircraft from domestic manufacturers for training and flight testing.

China is in the process of developing new facilities for COMAC in Shanghai, laying the foundations for the state-owned airframer to one day take on the global powerhouses.

NASA has struck agreements with General Electric and Honeywell to develop technologies for small-core turbine engines that burn less fuel and produce more power than current turbofans powering commercial aircraft.

The company delivered 120 F-35s in 2020, not 123. The discrepancy between the two numbers appears in two public documents released by Lockheed Martin.

German aerospace center DLR has launched development of a megawatt-scale hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion system for 40-60-seat regional aircraft.

The ceremony marked the first delivery of a contract for 76 Su-57s signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in May 2019. 

A South Korean team including an airport operator, air-taxi developer and communications provider has been formed to commercialize urban air mobility in the country beginning in 2025.