Aviation Week & Space Technology

NEXA forecasts UAM; JAXA’s silent supersonics plan; Europe’s box-wing airliner; Japanese eVTOL flies; XTI advances TriFan; AI-enabled autopilot

The U.S. is stepping up work on defending against hypersonic missile even as its pursues several, seemingly competing high-speed strike weapon programs. Defense editor Steve Trimble and senior editor Guy Norris, talking with technology editor Graham Warwick, dig deep into what we do and don’t know about what the Pentagon is up to in the rapidly evolving field of offensive and defensive hypersonics.

Alice design decisions are explained as electric motor makers race for a place on launch product.

Just having major operations within one state did not seem to tip the scale in PwC’s aerospace manufacturing attractiveness rankings. But one state has it all.

Flight data collection underway to assess first stage non-propulsive reentry option.

Most aerostructures segment suppliers are insulated by a short-term contract guaranteeing a higher production rate.

While ADS-B has been installed on various military models, only a few of the roughly 13,000 manned DOD aircraft will be equipped when the mandate takes effect.

When Chris Hill walked out of SpaceX in late May, he knew life was about to change dramatically—and so was what he had known as a “day at the office.”

USAF leader campaigns for space-based sensors; Japan lifts F-35 grounding; Protected satcom satellite to launch; Indonesia’s indigenous combat aircraft pod.

UK startup Oxis Energy is gearing up for commercial production of high-energy-density batteries, with aviation as a target market.

A mixed bag of European airline results and strategy announcements underscores the big challenges carriers in the region are negotiating.

As offensive weapon development continues, the Pentagon ramps up hypersonic defense activity.

Management made several strategic mistakes that could have been avoided had they been more lucid about their market and the industry dynamics.

Even without manned air power, small rebel groups in Yemen can deploy small, long-range UAVs.

French inventor flies self-developed Flyboard Air vertical-takeoff-and-landing system across the channel.

Italy would be a “great partner” for the UK and Sweden on the future fighter project, says Leonardo’s UK chief.

Bye and Oxis team on batteries; Wright tests hybrid propulsion; TsAGI’s next-gen regional; DLR’s cargo autogyro; AFRL flies autonomy; DARPA backs flow control.

Ten years after the FAA published a final rule, operators must equip for ADS-B Out by January.

Boeing’s exit from the Ground-based Strategic Deterrent program to replace the U.S.’s nuclear ICBMs leave the Air Force with Northrop as a lone contractor. Aviation Week editors discuss the company’s possible motivation and what it means for the future of the Pentagon’s nuclear program.

On Sept. 7, India’s second lunar explorer, Chandrayaan-2, is set to touchdown near the Moon's south pole. We take a deeper look at what the mission aims to achieve.

For the first time, a cubesat is controlled by using light pressure from the Sun.

Almost a year into the job, Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith is making fleet decisions that he hopes will boost performance.

Boeing’s withdrawal from the competition to replace the Minuteman III risks altering the U.S. nuclear triad.

Uber remains the driving force behind urban air mobility, focusing its efforts on removing barrier as momentum continues to build.

The anomaly involves erroneous data triggering flight-control inputs.