Aviation Week & Space Technology

U.S. refusal to allow access to the four key technologies for KF-X has resulted in a political furor in South Korea.

Foreign F-35 operators are being compelled to fund U.S. software laboratories that generate data crucial to the fighter’s ability to identify new radio-frequency threats.

Today’s researchers pick up the long forgotten trail of early ice testers who stumbled on high water ice content mystery in 1950s.

The rise of the airliner from humble origins to pivotal economic engine.

Attracting and keeping passengers have been motivating factors in the evolution of commercial aircraft design.

How advances in technology drove the design of better, faster and safer aircraft.

Lockheed Martin starts building a 60-kW fiber-laser weapon for the U.S. Army, considers growth to 120 kW and sets its sights on Air Force and Navy high-energy laser opportunities.

“The tea leaves are saying it’s most likely next week,” a Northrop Grumman source tells Aviation Week.

Canada’s Liberals didn’t have to go on the record against the F-35. Nobody expected them to win an outright majority. Guess what just happened.

New Pentagon report shows subcontractors vastly outpacing prime contractors’ profit margins.

NASA reveals more of its thinking for the push to Mars, including a 2026 robotic lander to test landing techniques and a manned mission to Phobos.

The SM-3’s North Atlantic missile grab; Boeing, India discuss making helicopters in India; new counter-UAV technology on display in South Korea; proposed $11 billion deal for U.S.-made combat ships.

The wave of counter-UAS systems hitting the market is a visible sign of growing concerns over the threat that consumer drones could become airborne IEDs.

The 1,500-kg platform is in an advanced stage of development and is ready to bring to market, where IAI will target low-cost, dual-manifest missions on the SpaceX Falcon 9.

SpaceX’s new respect for the difficulty of the space-launch business might explain why it has decided to reverse the order of payloads scheduled for return to flight, affording a chance to test the rocket’s new and improved upper stage.

International space conference illuminated the higher aspirations of space exploration while being shadowed by ongoing Earth-bound conflict.

What can we mine in space? And will it really deliver world peace, or just another realm for competition and conflict? Perhaps a look at the immediate past and near future may help us answer some of these questions.

Though late and costly, Sbirs is sparking an “explosion” in uses for satellite infrared data for intelligence.

The big three U.S. airlines, seeking greater access to Australasian markets, are strengthening their partnerships with airlines in the region.

To sell the MA700 in most large markets, Avic will need FAA or EASA endorsement of the CAAC type certificate. But the FAA and CAAC have not yet completed a program, based on the ARJ21, under which the U.S. agency would recognize its Chinese counterpart’s certification.

The European Commission scrutinizes the competitive landscape of commercial maintenance in Europe.

GE Aviation creates digital twins—data models that track specific parts by engine serial number—to enable predictive engine maintenance that eliminates unplanned aircraft down-time.

The fatal V-22 accident in Hawaii appears to have been caused by a newly identified ingestion issue, but a solution is years away at best.

Industry is spending heavily in demonstrating technology for the U.S. Army’s next rotorcraft, but doesn’t want to wait to the 2030s to see a return on its investment.

With a forward-looking pilotage system able to see through rotor-blown dust, sand and snow as the first step, the U.S. Army moves toward equipping its rotorcraft with a 360-deg. sensor capability to operate in all environments.