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The Army’s “No. 1 priority” for Future Vertical Lift is an armed scout platform, despite moving forward with a Black Hawk replacement.

Alitalia’s prolonged battle shows little progress in European airline consolidation.

Until now, the C919 has looked like it would be limited to CAAC certification. Now EASA has stepped in to help.

The alliance adds air policing missions to Bulgaria and Romania as need for reassurance grows.

Trump and NATO defense spending; investor calls on Musk to stop cooperating with the president; the F-35’s air show prospects; and goodbye to a government shutdown.

Demonstration flights and limited operational approvals are building experience and confidence in flying drones safely beyond visual line of sight of the operator.

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

Readers discuss tapping "black" world technology, challenge a commentary about electronics ban at airports, urge Army to use enhanced training systems for helo pilots and mull merits of diversity in aerospace.

Ride-hailing giant Uber held a summit on its Elevate concept for urban air mobility, drawing 500+ people, including manufacturers, regulators and investors.

Alitalia, Air Berlin cases show investor money alone won’t save airlines—viable strategies are needed.

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Alessandro Profumo has been named by the Italian government to become chief executive of the Leonardo aerospace and defense group.

Customers needed to counter the threat from small unmanned aircraft face a bewildering array of choices, but bands of capability are beginning to emerge as threats and countermeasures become more clearly understood.

Tianzhou is most like the Japanese HTV cargo craft used to supply the ISS. Tianzhous will burn up on reentry, unlike the similar-sized SpaceX Dragon.

Singapore upgrades Apache fleet, defense spending up worldwide, the latest U.S. ICBM test, and Indian Navy tests land-attack Brahmos

More than 25% of widebody backlogs are from Middle Eastern orders and a slowdown for the Gulf carriers could have ramifications for the aerospace sector.

Swiss emergency procedures get a workout in Northern Canada.

How technical advances are enabling space-based challengers to take on terrestrial internet services.

How ViaSat is pushing the boundaries of satellite connectivity.

When Winter Storm Stella threatened blizzard conditions for the Northeast U.S. in mid-March, American’s response was based in part on a simulation.

With President Donald Trump’s “Buy American” coming at the same time as the U.S. defense industry is expanding overseas, what does it mean?

Economist and NASA adviser’s new book puts the billionaire space investors in a different perspective.

Marine Corps ‘MUX’ gives rotorcraft industry another large-scale VTOL drone opportunity.

Holland’s Ampyx Power is preparing to demonstrate a UAV-based wind-energy system to Germany’s E.ON.

Leaps in information technology help airlines communicate more efficiently with customers to ensure smoother transitions and options after flight delays.