Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The long-planned move to DWC has been delayed several times. Now Dubai’s aviation stakeholders are pursuing it with renewed urgency.
Airports & Networks

Readers write about South Korea’s KF-21, NASA'S Psyche, China's Y-20, a quadriplegic pilot, JetBlue-Spirit merger and more. Plus: Behind the Scenes at Dubai.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Christine Boynton, Guy Norris
Several airlines detailed fleet expansion plans as they announced orders and commitments at this year’s Dubai Airshow—transactions that largely favored Boeing.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
Major technical risks were retired by the performance of SpaceX’s Super Heavy rocket.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Network Staff
Foreign suppliers stopped supporting the program in 2022 after Western countries imposed sanctions against Moscow in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Weak, angled signals from global navigation satellite system satellites are spawning new applications.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A diverse portfolio of UAE-built UAS and missiles needs engines, and the Edge Group wants to use local options.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
With lower-than-expected time on wing at other airlines, Emirates decides against large order for the A350-1000 for now.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The bomber’s public first flight kicks off an intensive test campaign and more funding for Northrop Grumman.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Christine Boynton
The two legacy carriers with long histories announced significant orders at the Dubai Airshow as they look to compete on a broader scale.
Airlines & Lessors

By Joe Anselmo
Embraer’s CEO has an ambitious plan to nearly double sales by 2030, but the company will need to sell more E-Jets to get there.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
With orders for Edge’s Reach-S UAS, the United Arab Emirates has joined the growing list of nations capable of developing armed drones.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Fan-in-wing high-speed VTOL; JAL eyes hydrogen-electric; China’s firefighting eVTOL; Wright hybrid-electric testbed; and Islander to fly 5G.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
The 50-year-old GPS program is increasingly vulnerable to a proliferation of tools used to jam and spoof the weak and unencrypted civilian signal.
Space

By Tony Osborne
It increasingly seems that the only replacement for the Boeing E-3 Sentry is another Boeing aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Environmental pressure is growing on aviation in Europe amid calls for restrictions, taxes and minimum air fares.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
GPS has become a household term over the last 50 years. Over the coming decades, it is likely to be subsumed into another three-letter term, PNT.
Emerging Technologies

Martha Neubauer
Expectations for India must be tempered by its low GDP per capita and other hurdles to becoming a large player on the global stage. Some of the buzz is warranted.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Bill Carey
WAAS is undergoing a major upgrade and preparing to incorporate the Pentagon’s new L5 civil signal for aviation safety services.
Airports & Networks

By Garrett Reim
The spacecraft is the Pentagon’s first experimental navigation satellite in nearly 50 years.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Elroy Air has conducted the first flight of its Chaparral C1 uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Raytheon and Kongsberg had to “beg, borrow and steal” to get Nasams to Ukrainian forces in a matter of weeks.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Over 50 years, GPS has evolved and inspired the development of similar systems by other nations.
Space

By Adrian Schofield
The slow rebound in travel from mainland China has prompted some carriers to focus elsewhere.
Airlines & Lessors