Chief technology officers from Airbus, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon discuss what lies ahead for the industry from multirobotic additive manufacturing, behavioral analytics and distributed propulsion to widespread commercial supersonic flight and fusion power.

The emerging science of synthetic biology promises innovative advances in bio-based materials development.

As part of our 100 years of Aviation Week celebration, we asked former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin what he would say to our next president about advancing U.S. science and technology in the next 100 years.

Aerosonde UAS goes vertical; Indago quadcopter improved; imagery-analysis contest launched; FAA seeks feedback on sense-and-avoid.

How today’s UAS leaders got where they did, and what that means for the future.

By clinging to a Cold War strategy and force structures, we are mismatched for the actual threats we face today.

Bill sets up showdown with the Senate; hope for change; a wartime wish list

The X-2 is intended to demonstrate such technologies as stealth shaping, skin sensors. fly-by-light controls and thrust vectoring.