Aviation Week & Space Technology

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Aerospace

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Aerospace

Readers write about the Space Launch System, Boeing's workforce, U.S. Space Force contracts for satellite refueling and the B-2 and B-21 rollouts.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Brian Everstine
Army selects V-280 tiltrotor as UH-60 Black Hawk replacement
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Lessons learned for Boeing’s quality management system are playing a key role in helping the OEM get the 787 program back on track.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine, Graham Warwick
Aviation Week editors discuss two of the biggest events of the year for military aviation, how they went down and what they mean for the future.
Defense and Space

By Guy Norris
Slow rate of 787 delivery recovery reflects nonconformance and noncompliance problems such as gaps, shimming and other production issues.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
After a series of alleged faux-departs, France’s Dassault Aviation has declared the three-nation FCAS program can move forward.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau
Airbus is concerned the industry is not moving fast enough toward its net zero target and is shifting focus to hydrogen fuel cell tests.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
A twofold specific energy improvement is sought in batteries, seen as the weak link so far in a hybrid-electric architecture.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Modified Cessna Skymaster plays key role in Canadian low-emission aviation program research effort.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Using carbon for SAF; Automation for UAM; Net-zero jet fuel; and Electrifying ground support.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble, Graham Warwick
The B-21 Raider was displayed at the company’s secretive Plant 42 complex about 34 years after a similar ceremony for its predecessor the B-2.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
How do the B-21 and B-2 bomber differ? Here are four ways.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Yes, you are in a strong defense spending economy. Whether it will ever feel like one is a different question.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
China’s nuclear arsenal grows; Russia converts to conventional; Raptor helmet displays, and U.S. buys three more GPS satellites.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Raanan Horowitz
The nation can employ contracting tools, competition, creative policies and allied technologies to meet increased demands.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
China’s decision to certify some Western aircraft helps address a few markets. But it is also very political.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Fuel-cell single-aisle; Scaled flight testing; Modular hydrogen propulsion; and Impact-safe lithium battery.
Emerging Technologies

By Kevin Michaels
Aspiring operators of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles are about to run into the cold, hard reality of economics.
Business Aviation

By Jen DiMascio, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
Listen in as Aviation Week defense editors discuss what details they are hoping to see and what is likely to come next for the B-21 Raider.
Defense and Space

By Byron Callan
The White House will likely request a Pentagon budget boost, and defense budget authorizations usually receive bipartisan support.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Hydrogen-powered vehicles progressing on the rails, roads and at sea can inspire and inform aviation applications.
Emerging Technologies