- New five-bladed H145 helicopter received certification from FAA. This type certification covers the full range of capabilities, including single-pilot instrument flight rules (IFR) and single engine operations, along with night vision goggle capability, Grand Prairie, Texas. photo airbus.com
- EC135 helicopter struck a bird damaging windscreen and rotor blade, Gainesville, GA faa.gov
- Northrop completed multiple rounds of tests on Solid Fuel Ramjet (SFRJ) tactical engine configuration – a technology to enable long range precision fires, one of US Army priorities NorthropGrumman.com
- US DoD and Australian DoD with bilateral effort to advance development of air-breathing hypersonic technologies defense.gov
- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems delivered final two MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and Ground Control Station to Spanish Air Force ga-asi.com

- FAA will accept applications from airport sponsors through Dec.17,2020, under Fiscal Year 2021 Military Airport Program (MAP). MAP provides funding to help develop former military airports or designated joint-use military airfields for civilian use faa.gov

- Rotorcraft Design Approvals - Helicopter Occupant Safety Toolkit faa.gov
- News Nellis AFB, Nevada nellis.af.mil
- FAA monthly Business Jet Reports faa.gov
- US National Archives and Records Administration - Nationwide Events archives.gov
- NASA Commercial Crew Program - blog and live NASA TV blogs.nasa.gov

- First two new Apache Attack Helicopters (AH-64E variant) delivered to UK British Army from US Government. New engines, drivetrain, main rotor blades and avionics army.mod.uk
- American Airlines 737 MAX flight scheduled on Dec.29 between Miami and NY LaGuardia airports king5.com
     more on 737 Max from SeattleTimes.com

- Video images from NASA Juno mission recreate ride along with Juno spacecraft on close flyby of Jupiter on June 2, 2020 nasa.gov

- SpaceX launch updates spacex.com

- Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Flying Operations nellis.af.mil
- USAF Week in Photos af.mil
- USAF F35A Demo Team schedule for 2020 airshow af.mil

- FAA Practical Test Standards faa.gov

- FAA Safety Alerts
19006, Crash Resistant Fuel System (CRFS) Safety Standards
18013, Updated Rotorcraft External Load Attaching Means and Quick Release Devices for Human External Cargo (HEC).
18010, Procedures for Avoiding Obstacles Lighted with Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Obstruction Lights While Utilizing Night Vision Goggles (NVG) faa.gov

- NTSB Safety Alerts
Flight Helmet Cords Can Impede Egress, Understand cord connections (SA-068)
Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness in Helicopters, Be alert for uncommanded yaw (SA-062).
Helicopter Landing Sites Free from Debris, Foreign object debris can foul rotor systems and cause damage (SA-057).
Flying on Empty, Prevent the Preventable with Careful Fuel Management (SA-067) ntsb.gov

- Space Weather for Aviation Service Provider swpc.noaa.gov

- Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite part of NASA Eyes on the Earth jpl.nasa.gov
     Track Earth vital signs with NASA Earth-observing satellites nasa.gov
- Lockheed closed acquisition of Hypersonics portfolio of Integration Innovation Inc. (i3), a software and systems engineering company based in Huntsville, Alabama LockheedMartin.com

- California fall color guide CaliforniaFallColor.com Northern Calif Bay Area kqed.org
     CaliforniaFallColor.com Map

- US Army University Press Sept-Oct 2020, Question, Why Would China Not Invade Taiwan Now armyupress.army.mil
   Military Review armyupress.army.mil
- Robinson Helicopter Newsletters, Torrance, Calif robinsonheli.com

- USAF Schedule F-22 Demonstration Team acc.af.mil

- LA Fire Department helicopter crew made water drop on home and extinguished exterior fire, Northridge, Calif nbcLosAngeles.com
- USAF 58th Special Operations Wing set as preferred location for relocation of AC-130J Formal Training Unit, Kirtland AFB, N.M., photo aetc.af.mil
- Boeing has three facilities marked by DoD contracts management agency for increase in incidents of damage to military aircraft or components. Boeing initiated changes that should lead to better quality bloomberg.com

- Commercial crew mission blogs.nasa.gov

- FAA Safety Briefing - Avoiding Controlled Flight Into Terrain Nov-Dec 2020 faa.gov
- Nellis Air Force Base, Nev, Flying Operation nellis.af.mil
- Eielson AFB, Alaska, Red Flag eielson.af.mil

- NASA Rotorcraft Publications 2020, 2019, 2018 rotorcraft.arc.nasa.gov
- US Helicopter Safety Team monthly update faaSafety.gov
   more helicopter Reports ushst.org
- US Navy Blue Angels Show Schedules 2020 blueangels.navy.mil
- US Navy Week Schedule navy.mil
- Darpa Opportunities darpa.mil

- Helicopter pilot James P. Fleming on Nov. 26, 1968 earned Medal of Honor for rescue of a seven-man team of Army Green Berets on a reconnaissance patrol in Vietnam defense.gov
- Contract Defense Logistics Agency Aviation - Bell Boeing Joint Project Office awarded modification exercising second one-year option period of one-year base contract with four one-year option periods for performance-based logistics and engineering support for V-22 platform.
Contract US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center - Northrop Grumman Systems awarded contract for Global Hawk development, modernization, retrofit and sustainment activities for all Air Force Global Hawk variants defense.gov
- US Army Project Convergence 20 - Test of Multi-Utility Tactical Transport an 8 x 8 unmanned all-terrain vehicle that will follow dismounted infantry Soldier carrying a wireless tether, Yuma Proving Ground dvidshub.net
- Airline passengers can obtain updated information on how to Fly Healthy this holiday season flyhealthy.gov press release from faa.gov

- Nasa CallBACK monthly safety newsletter, Oct 2020 Late Clearance Changes nasa.gov
- US Army Aviation Digest - Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Large-Scale Combat - July-Sept 2020 army.mil
- Federal Register for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) federalregister.gov
- USAF Air Combat Command F-16 Viper Demonstration Team Schedule acc.af.mil

- US Army descended on Bell Helicopter Flight Research Center to take a look at V-280 Valor. Designed and built under Army Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) program. Valor has flown more than 190 hours demonstrating advanced tilt-rotor technology needed to achieve the reach, agility, and speed for Army next generation air assault aircraft. Soldier feedback early in design process aids in getting requirements right army.mil
- USAF B-1B Lancer expanded carriage capabilities make external captive carry flight over Edwards AFB, California, photos edwards.af.mil
- US DoD working to ensure transition to administration of President-elect Joe Biden is a smooth one defense.gov
- NASA and SpaceX teams proceeding with cargo version of Dragon 2 for planned liftoff at 11.39am EST on Saturday, Dec. 5, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida blogs.nasa.gov

- SpaceX launch missions spacex.com

- Mars 2020 mission mars.nasa.gov
- Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission. Landing Feb. 18, 2021, at 12.43pm PST jpl.nasa.gov
- Interagency Aviation Training (IAT) Course Schedule iat.gov