Eleven-blade propeller; Northrop studies uncrewed cargo; China’s aerostat drone; and wind tunnel tests for eVTOL concept.

The government has directed the Swedish Transport Administration to make targeted investments to help develop and test technology to electrify aviation.

Developed to demonstrate technologies that could reduce helicopter carbon emissions by up to 50%, the rotorcraft is a clean-sheet design.

NASA begins modification of a used 777 as and eventual replacement for its DC-8-72 Earth-science research platform.

Despite some ongoing headwinds, the post-pandemic production ramp-up for major airframers looks promising.

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

December delivery figures suggest the airplane manufacturers’ supply chain, quality and labor problems may be easing. Listen to our team break down the numbers.

The supply must adopt digital aerospace engineering tools that will transform aircraft manufacturing production systems.