Aviation Week & Space Technology

Special Operations Forces face a difficult decision on the A/MH-6 replacement, depending on the Army’s choice for FARA.

FALCON DRONES? With the purchase of the F-15EX (April 5-18, p. 45), the U.S. Air Force could resurrect one of the original F-15/F-16 employment

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

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

Aerion AS2 suspension dims hopes of commercial supersonic flight but does not dampen business jet appetite for Mach 1-plus capability.

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

SpaceShipTwo returns to suborbital space after 27-month hiatus.

She helped to imagine, articulate and execute forward-looking government policies that helped usher in the age of “New Space.”

Both Airbus and Boeing are looking at big boosts in production of their narrowbody jets. But with some regions of the world still closed to outsiders, the widebody market is a different story.

The interception of a Ryanair flight has fueled a conversation about how to ensure norms in civilian aviation.

Russian S-500 production; combatant chief supports tanker retirements; UK chooses U.S. weapon; South Korean missile development.

Oversupply to market has yielded big, young in-service fleets, which means the current lull has, in part, been a self-inflicted wound.

New life extension program for 32-year-old Trident II D5 aims to keep the submarine-launched ballistic missile in the inventory to 2084

Model-based systems engineering is emerging as a potential solution to aerospace’s slow, costly processes.

A short-term debate over replacing the Minuteman III has raised fundamental questions about the land-based leg of the nuclear triad.

Deal expected to lay out aftermarket policies for Rolls customers, service providers.

Another clash over the Army’s proposals to defer CH-47F Block II production is brewing as fiscal 2022 budget drops.

To be sure, commercial aircraft delivery funding fell off a proverbial cliff last year. Guess again if that means much for the future.

Propulsive fuselage; Moon connectivity; Klimov’s hybrid-electric design; Lilium Jet networks; certified batteries; and Osaka’s vertiport.

New products, new investment and new operating partners keep advanced air mobility market moving forward.

U.S. Space Force declassifies program that replaces part of J-Stars mission.

If the first quarter is any indication, A&D is about to throttle up share buybacks and dividend payments into afterburn.

NASA has discovered new information that may help solve the mystery behind F-35 pilot physiological episodes.

MH-47G buy is the first phase in UK Chinook fleet modernization.

India’s carriers are looking to IPOs, share sales and changes in ownership to improve their long-term viability.