NASA Deputy Hints At Big Ambitions For Aeronautics Portfolio

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above the Mojave Desert in California on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.

Credit: NASA/Jim Ross
NASA may use its inaugural air show next month to reveal plans to revitalize its aeronautics portfolio, particularly around experimental aircraft, the agency’s No. 2 official said Oct. 13. Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson confirmed that the agency plans to bring the X-59 quiet supersonic...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Washington.

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