Aviation Week & Space Technology

You can imagine the frustration of Airbus’ engineers. Just hours before the company’s Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite looked set to break a 60-year-old flight-duration record, the solar-powered uncrewed aircraft system was lost.

Textron’s tiltrotor Nexus; Eviation Alice taxi tests; eBeaver flight milestone; Regent’s blown wing; and Automating eVTOL design.

The special air warfare branch is reorganizing fleets and missions for a new era of competition among great powers.

The Army’s rotorcraft will need additional range to remain relevant in a conflict with China.

The Defense Department wants to host Space Experiment Review Board payloads on off-the-shelf smallsats.

Service says its programs are the only current advanced fighter engine competition, but the future of the program is in doubt.

Space Force takes over Army satcom; Osprey crash blamed on pilot error; Philippines eyes Chinook; and MH-139 to begin military testing.

Lockheed Martin will deliver the first Dark Eagle missiles with live warheads even as engineers continue to finalize the design.

The UK Royal Navy wants UAS to take on many of the surface and subsurface surveillance duties currently performed by manned helicopters.

Nearly two decades after the Concorde was retired, is the rival of supersonic air travel for real?

Signing of the Inflation Reduction Act by President Biden introduces key mechanisms to improve the sustainability of aviation.

Hydrogen for GA; TriFan reverts to turbines; Fan-in-wing eVTOL; UAM Challenge line-up

As operational difficulties gradually ease, the rise in fuel prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the top issue for LCCs.

Pentagaon needs to leverage commercial innovation and speed adoption of new technologies.

American Airlines says the premiums will be strictly temporary, but others are less sure.

Will this avgas-burning fleet go electric?

Russia's ban on exporting RD-181 engines to U.S. spurs change.

Switch to Western sources like Allegheny Technologies and Howmet are not creating major disruptions.

Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 eVTOL is set to be the first new UK-certified civil aircraft in 30 years.

More missiles for Ukraine; USAF looks to speed Wedgetail buy; Canada’s Snowbirds grounded; Joby expands Agility Prime work.

While international capacity is accelerating in the Asia-Pacific region, the recovery has been twice as strong in Europe and North America.

Bombardier prepares to fly a larger-scale model of its blended wing-body concept for a future sustainable business aircraft.

China is flexing military muscle in the Taiwan Strait in response to a U.S. congressional visit, showcasing possible invasion scenarios.

As deliveries restart, Boeing aims to wipe out its stored backlog and bring production back up to at least five per month.

Aerospace and defense executives are ready for a digital reinvention—it’s time for governments to facilitate the change.