Defense and Space

By Garrett Reim
Thales Alenia Space has won contracts to supply synthetic aperture radar and optical satellites for IRIDE, the hybrid Italian Earth observation constellation.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Airbus believes the technology will pave the way for refueling of the UAS and collaborative combat aircraft being developed for FCAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A newly created Defense unit is projected to triple Bombardier’s revenue in the next decade.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The purchase aligns with efforts to strengthen the Nigerian Armed Forces to help tackle the threats posed by Islamic insurgents.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
In recent years, the military services have taken steps to increase the use of SAF in its operations, but not always with much success.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The industry team will build and test an airbreathing propulsion subsystem for the proposed DeepStrike-Extended Range concept.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Nearly four-fifths of overall funding for Next Generation Air Dominance is projected to be spent over the next five years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The work eventually could lead to the development of a highly modular electronic attack pod for either escort or standoff jamming operations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The Army has a requirement for a new missile with a range over 1,000 km. that can still be fired from existing mobile launchers.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The MMU was originally formed to create a fleet of pooled and shared tankers to boost the number of tanker aircraft available to European air forces.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
China's WS-10 and WS-15 turbofan engines are now in serial production following the finalization of material verifications.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Zipline’s home delivery drone; Amprius’ 500 Wh/kg battery; Ampaire flies for ARPA-E; and Wingcopter goes hydrogen.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week staff
U.S. Navy Adm. (ret.) William H. McRaven, now a senior advisor at Lazard, spoke with Aviation Week editors about budgets, China and the Russia-Ukraine War.
Budget, Policy & Operations

PwC’s Scott Thompson breaks down the key themes driving the firm’s latest regional rankings.
The Outlook with PwC

PRATT & WHITNEY plans to invest $255m in new 845,000 sq ft sustainment center in Oklahoma City (near Tinker AFB).
Defense and Space

By Irene Klotz
A Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital booster failed during an uncrewed Sept. 12 launch due to structural fatigue on the engine nozzle.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Russia plans to launch its first civil radar observation satellite–Kondor-FKA–on May 27.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Aurora spaceplane has received an aircraft certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The incident is the first publicly disclosed American death connected to loitering munitions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The test on March 13 of the Lockheed Martin AGM-183 Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) “met several objectives,” but not all.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Swedish Air Force will introduce the Grob G120TP turboprop into its inventory beginning April 3.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
The agency’s fiscal 2024 budget request includes funding for 27 Raytheon SM-3 Block 1B missiles, but then production will stop as upgrades continue.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The initial $10 million award was announced March 16 by the General Services Administration.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Developed by China's AECC, the CJ-1000A has been developed as an alternate powerplant for the Comac C919 narrowbody airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Michael Bruno, Guy Norris
A loose fuel filter doomed the company’s last launch. Then came a bigger problem.
Commercial Space