Commercial technology is catching up with military hardware.

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

Saudia operated a full weekend schedule of flights which had 100% of unavoidable scope 1 carbon emissions offset in support of the 2022 Sabic London E-Prix.

Qatar Aviation Services (QAS), the subsidiary of Qatar Airways Group, has entered a partnership with IATA to become the first ground handler to join the new expansion of the IATA Environmental Assessment Programme (IEnvA) for ground service providers.

Spirit AeroSystems says it has solved one of the problems limiting the Pentagon’s ability to scale-up hypersonic weapon production.

L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions look to the future with its broad range of next-generation avionics, flight data analytics, full-flight simulators, pilot training and regional-based inventory and logistics services.

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s upcoming demonstration includes new solar panels, deployable structures, cooling systems.

African carriers generate most of their revenues in weaker home currencies but incur their input costs, often including fuel, in US dollars and euros. Kamil Alawadhi, IATA’s regional vice president, Africa & Middle East offers his opinion.