Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Brian Everstine
With no ground forces to guide airstrikes, the Pentagon will rely on long-range drones to keep terrorist groups at bay in Afghanistan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The carrier will emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a plan to reduce widebody aircraft and long-haul routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jen DiMascio
Sikorsky, Boeing deliver helo proposal; GE’s second XA100 test; Satellite servicing venture gains steam and South Korean missile test.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
“The question isn’t if but who and at what price?” one industry expert says.
Connected Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
Ten years after heated KC-X competition, the "bridge tanker" renews the bitter rivalry between Airbus and Boeing under eerily familiar conditions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A three-year-old concept for a fully autonomous aircraft is approaching a critical 12-month series of experiments.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kevin Michaels
An effective global COVID-19 vaccine rollout, improved coordination of government travel policies and luck with variants will be needed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Recapitalization of Nigerian Air Force could make it one of the most potent in West Africa.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Stratospheric connectivity; Electric in the round ; Australian space expands; Securing green hydrogen; and eBeaver makes progress.
Aerospace

By Adrian Schofield
An incumbent LCC and a new-entrant hybrid carrier both have ambitious growth plans.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Baykar Makina’s twin turboprop drone has entered service with Turkey’s air force and army, and the company is seeking exports.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
NASA’s Orion spacecraft prepares for upgrades as plans for the Artemis I test mission enter the home stretch.
Space

By Jen DiMascio, Michael Bruno, Irene Klotz
COVID-related shortages impinge on launch schedules and satellite manufacturing
Space

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau
Will surging COVID infections push back a recovery in aviation? Listen in to find out.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Despite supply chain slowdowns, the UltraFan demonstrator comes together as supporting tests continue.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steven Grundman
Twenty years after 9/11, a look at the forces driving future strategic choices.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A discovery of ICBM silos in China has prompted a warning from U.S. Strategic Command about the future balance of nuclear competition.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jens Flottau
GE Aviation and Safran have defined the framework for developing their future technology as Pratt and Rolls prepare their own path.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
A consortium relationship with a Japanese manufacturer could be a win-win for Boeing and Japan’s aviation industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Green is the new green in aerospace and defense, but how do companies compare when it comes to their own standards?
Sustainability

By Guy Norris
CFM’s open-fan plan grabbed the headlines, but its dependence on gear development has the attention of Pratt and Rolls.
Sustainability

By Sean Broderick
Carriers asked to mobilize for only the third time in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet’s history.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Modeling decarbonization; Suborbital spaceplane flies; Satellite captures debris; Measuring Arctic methane; Navy VTOL delivery drone.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
NASA stops work on lunar lander a second time after losing bidder files federal lawsuit.
Program Management

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