Aviation Week & Space Technology

SLS, Orion early victims as NASA battles to stem spread of COVID-19.

The U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program has focused on future rotorcraft, but GA-ASI pursues the MQ-1C role for Advanced UAS.

Even after the COVID-19 crisis passes, the growth of China’s economy, air travel demand and jetliner market will likely remain muted.

“Anybody with enough money can buy one.”

The virus that causes COVID-19 has disrupted operations at U.S. airport towers, approach control facilities and en route centers.

U.S. startup develops a fly-by-wire flight automation system to be retrofitted across a wide range of light aircraft and helicopters.

A question for U.S. leaders: Is it worth taking Boeing up on its bailout bid? The answer is likely yes, but not for the obvious reasons.

European report sees clear role for hydrogen fuel in reducing aviation’s emissions but acknowledges the barriers.

Solicitation asks manufacturers to supply a drone approved to fly beyond line of sight for transmission line inspections.

The demonstration phase of the KF-X radar program is over. A production-representative prototype is being built.

Hybrid-electric turbine-based combined-cycle concept under evaluation for U.S. Navy hypersonic applications and commercial developments.

Will the coronavirus pandemic completely change how the defense budget is prioritized nationally?

Auditors reveal ongoing F-35 problems; Triton funding requested; a new C-17 scheduling app and Libya seeks Airbus helicopters.

The aircraft will carry the main load of remaining SpaceJet flight testing. Two more of the new design are being built.

Fast-track propulsion-system test program puts hypersonic developer on course for key mode transition demonstration later this year.

U.S. Marine Corps joins Air Force’s Agility Prime program to accelerate commercial development of eVTOL air taxis.

The air cargo sector knows it needs to be more sustainable, and efforts are gaining ground.

ThereCraft cargo UAV; Aeronomie models electrification; TsAGI refines flying wing; EHang teams with Seville; Urban partners with Ascent.

With cases of COVID-19 on the rise, NASA shutters Stennis and Michoud centers.

IATA wants $200 billion of state aid for airlines to survive. Those that do will be in a very different industry, with fewer players.

Despite COVID-19 Britain is undertaking its biggest defense and foreign policy review since Cold War.

The U.S. Army awards Bell and Sikorsky risk-reduction contracts for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program.

Readers write about aviation English language proficiency, Convair 880 memories, flight training for manual flying and gallons-per-minute measure.

Aerospace manufacturing has awakened to a nightmare. Customer demand could swoon as air travel is crippled, battering a sector already reeling from narrowbody and widebody cuts alike.

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