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Aviation Week & Space Technology, June 12, 2023

VOL. 185 NO. 23 June 12, 2023
X-62 in flight
Credit: Calspan

PARIS 2023 | DEFENSE

X-62
article

X-Plane Advances New Uncrewed Combat Aircraft Design

Jun 08, 2023
On the path to developing autonomous, high-performance, uncrewed combat aircraft, the U.S. Air Force now has tools for early testing and experimentation.
Europe’s Future Combat Air System
article

Industry Begins Moving Europe’s FCAS Project Toward Demonstrators

Jun 05, 2023
Across France, Germany and Spain, engineers from 15 companies and consortia are working on the sixth-generation Future Combat Air System.
New-Generation Fighter
article

Spain Secures Key Roles In FCAS Development Pillars

Jun 06, 2023
Spanish companies are playing leading roles in developing the sixth-gen Future Combat Air System sensor suite, low-observability features and remote carriers.
Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat and MQ-25 Stingray
article

Boeing Hopes To Build On MQ-28 For U.S. Air Force’s CCA Contests

Jun 09, 2023
Ghost Bat makes its first U.S. appearance for testing; Boeing wants to leverage it in developing collaborative combat aircraft

PARIS 2023 | COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Schiphol Airport
article

Flight Cap Debate Highlights Growing Political Pressure On Airlines

Jun 05, 2023
European carriers say they need support, not constraints, to help them decarbonize.
Airbus A380
article

European And National Funding Boost Propulsion Research Effort

Jun 07, 2023
Clean Aviation structures a large part of the European effort toward future aeronautics, while research and technology are involved in early testing.

PARIS 2023 | INTERVIEW

Safran technician
article

Safran CEO Optimistic Post-Pandemic, Despite Supply Chain Challenges

Jun 09, 2023
Safran’s CEO sees challenges and opportunities in aerospace manufacturing and space launch in the coming years.

PARIS 2023 | SUPPLY CHAIN

Elodie Donne, an operator on Mecachrome’s Leap engine turbine blade production line in Sable-sur-Sarthe
article

Europe’s Suppliers Strive To Adapt In Post-Pandemic World

Jun 09, 2023
As production ramps up, hiring is now a major concern. Improved production techniques should help on-time delivery and quality.

PARIS 2023 | BUSINESS AVIATION

climate protesters at EBACE
article

Environmental Pressure Mounts Over Europe’s Business Aviation Sector

Jun 06, 2023
As climate concerns grow, at the heart of the controversy is whether business aviation operations are actually for business or leisure.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Guardian SC1
article

Electric Aviation Startups Target Aerial Crop-Spraying Application

Jun 07, 2023
Developing a platform for the crop-spraying market is not easy, but a pair of startups are hoping that the market will serve as an early application for eVTOLs.

FAST FIVE

Vertical Aerospace CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick
article

Fast Five With Vertical Aerospace CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick

Jun 08, 2023
With a piloted, four-passenger air taxi on the way, Vertical Aerospace sits down with Aviation Week to discuss the VX4 and larger advanced air mobility sector.

SPACE

Starliner in orbit
article

Parachutes, Tape Flammability Issues Nix July Starliner Flight

Jun 08, 2023
A routine checkpoint review exposed two safety issues that were seeded long ago.

DEFENSE

LMXT
article

The Week In Defense, June 8-15, 2023

Jun 08, 2023
Lockheed’s tanker engine choice; Iran claims it has hypersonic missile; Japan awards warship contract; Poland’s first FA-50.

TECHNOLOGY

advanced membrane electrode assemblies for high-temperature fuel cells
article

The Week In Technology, June 5-9, 2023

Jun 05, 2023
High-temperature fuel cells; Hydrogen afterburner; SAF report card; and Spaceplane flies on rocket power.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

aviation event
article

Opinion: Why Young People Are Turning Away From Aerospace

Jun 09, 2023
The industry needs to offer more flexibility and financial incentive and find ways to resonate with young people.
Long March-3B rocket
article

Bringing China’s Lofty Commercial Space Ambitions Down To Earth

Jun 09, 2023
Heavy state intervention could weigh down China’s plans to dominate commercial space.