Aviation Week & Space Technology

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

Skyborg is the tip of the iceberg in a multiservice push to bring autonomous control systems from laboratories to the battlefield.

Auxiliary propulsion to improve the positioning accuracy and gust response of drones is an early opportunity for cyclorotors.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

How the Middle East’s MRO landscape could consolidate and how companies are looking at new capability niches post-crisis.

With an eye on Iran, the Middle East’s air forces are expanding and broadening the capabilities of their fighter fleets.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

A year after the Abraham Accords, the Dubai Airshow offers the next venue to measure the strength of a new diplomatic partnership.

Why the outlook for Boeing’s 777X remains promising, despite certification and flight-testing delays.

Post-Brexit French/UK political relations may be at a low, but cross-Channel missile technology research is continuing apace.

As commercial aviation comes out of the pandemic, recovery of demand for widebody aircraft is likely to be slow.

Space Force seeks commercial services; piecing together a wrecked A-10; Area-I’s new UAS approach; and India tests anti-airfield weapon.

Bezos’ space company takes a community approach to build and operate a new space station.

China has been a major driver of growth for Boeing and Airbus in the 2020s, but sees no urgency to buy more aircraft.

ZeroAvia adds the Dash 8-400 turboprop and CRJ regional jets to planned applications of its hydrogen-electric powertrains.

Ahead of the 2021 Dubai Airshow, Gulf carriers are still powerful industry forces but follow different paths and press to adjust their fleet plans.

A company known for lasers, power systems and drones has a plan to break into the elite club of advanced missile and munition suppliers.

Organization designation authorization designees need to manage effectively, empower ODA unit members and not interfere with their work.

U.S. naval aviation will need to field a next-generation stealth fighter, a carrier-based unmanned combat air vehicle, advanced rotorcraft and an assortment of new long-range missiles and directed energy weapons in 2030-2035, a newly-released vision document shows.

Fly-by-wire taking off; More orbital cleanup plans; Zero-emissions island links; Wing drones go urban; Food giant eyes SAF.

Leduc won Aviation Week’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 but had to wait a year to accept it because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

AW169 software updates boost engine performance while aerodynamic changes adjust flight handling.

Startup Breeze looks to shake up low-cost market with roomier cabins.

Before stepping down as Lockheed Martin CEO in mid-2020, Hewson earned a reputation as one of the most accomplished U.S. chief executives.

Interest in reusable rockets revived by SpaceX’s success.