Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Bradley Perrett
Ask the Editors: Comac’s C919 is unlikely to appear in the airline fleets of developed economies in the next few years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo tests advanced integrated radar and electronic warfare system planned for UK Tempest Future Combat Aircraft System.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Thierry Dubois
Data link and ADS-B will be instrumental for improved European air traffic management, but key countries are late in implementation.
Air Traffic

By Graham Warwick
Kawasaki’s compound; Rolls’ eVTOL rig; ADAC OKs multicopters; Aerion’s eSTOL linkup; Eve for UAM; and Compact rotary power.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Here is a look at some of the commercially developed and operated hardware on the International Space Station.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Ask the Editors: A failed joint venture around the C-390 has left doubt about future collaboration between Boeing and Embraer.
Air Dominance

This webinar took place October 16, 2020. NASA’s Artemis program to put humans on the Moon by 2024, the U.S. Defense Department’s creation of the
Defense and Space

By Adrian Schofield
AirAsia Japan has already shut down, and its franchises, including the group’s long-haul unit, are under extreme pressure.
Airlines & Lessors

Mark Roboff
Certification standards we use for human pilots could also be applied to artificial intelligence.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
For suppliers and servicers, China’s aviation recovery compared with depression elsewhere creates a dilemma: Run to China or run away?
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Bradley Perrett
While working on the giant Long March 9, China comes up with a Moon-landing plan that would use established launcher technology.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Take a closer look at the ISS and a review some highlights of its development as recorded in Aviation Week’s archives.
Space

By Guy Norris
Upgrades are underway for carrier aircraft as Stratolaunch prepares to offer hypersonic test capability from 2022 onward.
Commercial Space

By William Garvey
The founder, president and CEO of the Flight School Association of North America, discusses how the organization benefits student pilots as well as
Business Aviation

By P. Barry Butler
University research parks help startups learn business and develop innovative technologies as well as the next generation of leaders.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
Urban air mobility and drone traffic management share the same technology pillars but will occupy different layers of airspace.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jen DiMascio
Extended-range GMLRS to enter flight tests; AH-1W next steps; Dutch to hunt for airlifter in 2021; Philippines receive A-29s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Garvey
High-octane fuel is a threat to 230,000 lightplanes and helicopters.
Business Aviation

By Mark Carreau
Ask the Editors: The gentle encounter is to last less than 16 sec.—and potentially only 5 sec.
Space

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
OEM trims 20-year fleet size, delivery projections in first forecast since pandemic started.
Program Management

By Lee Hudson
Mixed congressional reaction on the Pentagon’s radical proposal to redesign the U.S. Navy for a future war with China.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Bradley Perrett
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force has begun work on how to exploit its new RC-2 sigint aircraft, converted from an airlifter prototype.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
VoltAero has begun flight-testing the most powerful version of its hybrid-electric power train for regional transportation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Fifteen-nation program marks 20 years of continuous human presence in low Earth orbit.
Space

By Jefferson Morris
In this special edition Check 6 Tech Talk, we speak to Elizabeth Turtle, the principal investigator of NASA’s upcoming Dragonfly mission.
Aerospace