Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Michael Bruno
For U.S. leaders, the Lockheed-Aerojet acquisition was too much to ignore. In the future, smaller is better.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kevin Michaels
The number of pre-owned jets for sale is low, but will new business aviation customers return to flying commercial after the pandemic?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Divestitures, diversification and rebalancing will be key themes driving A&D M&A in 2022
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Elroy unveils preproduction Chaparral unmanned cargo aircraft and an order commitment from Mesa Airlines.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The British Army wants to bring one squadron of its newly acquired AH-64E Apaches to readiness by year-end.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
KF-21 first flight plans; F-35C carrier integration; Missile defenses in the Middle East; and Kuwait investigates corruption
Aircraft & Propulsion

ALEX KRUTZ
Focusing on quality and logistics key to turnaround executed during pandemic.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jen DiMascio
Despite the challenges facing companies supplying the U.S. military, analysts Byron Callan and Steve Grundman see signs of strength and evolution.
Defense and Space

By Brian Everstine
Services continue to press for modernization, with new momentum to retire older aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By William Garvey
Jury awards nearly $2 million to pilot fired for delaying a flight over hurricane concerns.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
A sustainable aircraft life cycle service center may start operations in Chengdu, China, in 2023.
Maintenance & Training

By Thierry Dubois
The European Space Agency and its partners have already demonstrated most of the technologies required for human spaceflight.
Space

By Adrian Schofield
Fleets are growing again, but may look a lot different.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Sea-air drone; Hamburg port drones; AI autopilot advance; Adding SAF capacity; and AirCar makes progress.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Amid a prolonged drought, inquiring minds want to know when commercial aerospace M&A will return. That says a lot.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Brazilian OEM hopes the facility can attract business from other OEMs under new ownership, reducing its exposure in aircraft components.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steven Grundman
Defense companies are having to adapt, but they are holding their own in talent, capital and technology.
Supply Chain

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Listen in as Aviation Week editors review the AIAA’s annual SciTech forum which returned as an in-person event this month.
Aerospace

Regional carriers, helicopter operators face daunting restrictions while FAA analyzes potential 5G interference
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Readers write about turboprops, the fifth service academy—and an eighth-grader looks at the cosmos.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Steve Trimble
A series of North Korean missile tests reveals new capabilities designed to circumvent regional defenses.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The construction of a wind tunnel by Turkish Aerospace hints at the scale of the country’s aerospace ambitions.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Another piece of low-boom supersonic design puzzle in place, as high-speed wind tunnel tests a perfect match of complex CFD predictions.
Emerging Technologies

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

By Guy Norris
X-59 undergoes proof tests in Texas ahead of first flight in California later in 2022.
Emerging Technologies