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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, September 6, 2021

VOL. 183 NO. 35 September 06, 2021

PROPULSION

Pratt & Whitney test engine with shorter inlet
article

Pratt & Whitney And Rolls-Royce Downplay CFM Open-Fan Threat

Aug 31, 2021
CFM’s open-fan plan grabbed the headlines, but its dependence on gear development has the attention of Pratt and Rolls.
aircraft engine concept
article

GE Aviation’s RISE Meets Some Industry Skepticism

Sep 01, 2021
GE Aviation and Safran have defined the framework for developing their future technology as Pratt and Rolls prepare their own path.
Rolls-Royce UltraFan engine assembly
article

Gearbox Sets Record Prior To UltraFan Installation

Sep 02, 2021
Despite supply chain slowdowns, the UltraFan demonstrator comes together as supporting tests continue.

DEFENSE

satellite image of China building silos
article

China’s Nuclear Expansion Prompts Strategic Reassessment

Sep 02, 2021
A discovery of ICBM silos in China has prompted a warning from U.S. Strategic Command about the future balance of nuclear competition.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
article

Akinci’s Arrival Accelerating Turkey’s Autonomous Warfare Drive

Sep 03, 2021
Baykar Makina’s twin turboprop drone has entered service with Turkey’s air force and army, and the company is seeking exports.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Delta aircraft engine and wing
article

U.S. Airlines Provide Much-Needed Lift During Afghanistan Evacuation

Aug 30, 2021
Carriers asked to mobilize for only the third time in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet’s history.

SPACE

NASA’s Landsat 9 engineers
article

Space Companies Feel Supply Chain Pinch

Sep 02, 2021
COVID-related shortages impinge on launch schedules and satellite manufacturing
Artemis III heat-shield skin
article

Orion Crew Module Poised For Artemis I Integration

Sep 03, 2021
NASA’s Orion spacecraft prepares for upgrades as plans for the Artemis I test mission enter the home stretch.
smallsat orbiting earth concept image

Building Smallsats: Inside Blue Canyon’s Manufacturing Facility

Aug 31, 2021
At a nondescript office park north of Denver, across from a Kaiser Permanente hospital complex, Blue Canyon Technologies LLC is building satellite…

BUSINESS

South African farmers carrying crops
article

In A&D Industry, Who Has The Best Environmental Requirements?

Aug 31, 2021
Green is the new green in aerospace and defense, but how do companies compare when it comes to their own standards?

TECHNOLOGY

Airbus zero-emission aircraft
article

The Week In Technology, Aug. 30-Sept. 6, 2021

Aug 30, 2021
Modeling decarbonization; Suborbital spaceplane flies; Satellite captures debris; Measuring Arctic methane; Navy VTOL delivery drone.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800
article

Will Boeing’s Next Airliner Be Built In Japan?

Sep 01, 2021
A consortium relationship with a Japanese manufacturer could be a win-win for Boeing and Japan’s aviation industry.
big wave
article

Opinion: Three Waves Of Change Shaping The Defense Industry

Sep 02, 2021
Twenty years after 9/11, a look at the forces driving future strategic choices.