Aviation Week & Space Technology

Dassault Systemes is working with Wichita State University to find the best ways to train and attract qualified personnel for future aerospace manufacturing.

Robotics and additive manufacturing are just two technological enablers of future aerospace manufacturing.

The environment will remain tough for airlines in Europe, with significant challenges caused by Brexit, overcapacity and terrorism

Can aircraft co-owners co-exist for long? Partners in Aviation has a plan that could ensure a harmonious relationship.

Movement toward more frequent privatized human spaceflight is just one of the big achievements slated for 2017, whatever happens in the White House.

HyperMach Aerospace’s combined system is designed to generate sufficient power to propel the aircraft to the edges of hypersonic flight and suppress booms and drag with plasma.

Flirtey delivers convenience; Groen’s gyroplane drone; AquaMAV flies and dives; DHS selects drone startups; Leonardo’s Solo in Italian tests.

Whether the Trump election in the U.S. or the Brexit vote in the UK, 2016 delivered shocks to the global aerospace and defense industry that will reverberate through 2017.

Test results mark an early step on the path to a new generation of highly efficient airliners designed to take advantage of boundary layer ingestion.

Ongoing terrorist threats in the Middle East and at home motivate increases in French defense spending on equipment and to support military personnel.

With new UAVs, P-8s and Apaches, Britain is ticking off its defense review shopping list.

The cost of operational demands—from Eastern Ukraine to Syria—are adding up

Despite the oil and gas price slump and two costly regional conflicts, the Middle East is still an influential fighter market.

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The first Japanese F-35A was delivered to the Japanese air force detachment at Luke AFB, Arizona, in November 2016

Aerospace news highlights of 2016: aircraft rollouts, service entries, program developments; spacecraft launches, successes and setbacks.

Russian aggression is prompting stronger European defense relationships and greater spending on military equipment modernization.

Surrounded by increasingly sophisticated air defenses, Israel beefs up its air force and electronic warfare prowess.

Readers share memories of John Glenn; NASA's Alan Stern's approach to managing large projects lauded; "tailsitting" VTOL aircraft concept is debated.

See the MRO industry’s initiatives, certifications, standards, products and services to make aircraft maintenance more eco-friendly and sustainable.

The Pentagon budget may grow under Trump, but major defense acquisition programs could come in the form of infrastructure spending and fiscal stimulus.

Airliner backlogs are at unprecedented levels, and China has ordered almost as many aircraft as have Europe and North America combined.

South Korean Parliament Refuses To Lift F-35 Budget

Despite slower budget growth in 2016, new fighter jets, UAVs and missiles are likely to begin operations in 2017.

Northeast Asia, and particularly China, could hold the key to future expansion.