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Aviation Week & Space Technology, Dec. 18, 2023

VOL. 185 NO. 49 December 18, 2023
Cover of Dec. 18 Digital Edition of AW&ST
Credit: Max Evans

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 2024 | SPACE

Firefly Aerospace satellite
article

How Space Tugs Are Changing The Way Satellites Are Placed In Orbit

Dec 15, 2023
The U.S. military sees orbital transfer vehicles keeping adversaries guessing.

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 2024 | DEFENSE

Israeli AH-64D Apache
article

Strategic Surprise Scrambles Defense Outlook In Fraught Decade

Dec 11, 2023
Destabilizing shocks, such as Hamas' bloody Oct. 7 attack on Israel, highlight a dangerous new security environment.
Defense Spending Graph
article

Conflict Forecast To Drive Military Spending Through 2033

Dec 12, 2023
Military aircraft opportunities are expected to peak in 2032, according to the newest Aviation Week Intelligence Network outlook.
Panavia Tornado
article

Major Military Aviation Competitions To Be Resolved In 2024

Dec 13, 2023
Aviation Week has assembled this guide to some of the most important contests that are unfolding between 2024 and 2033.
Lockheed Martin F-35
article

Europe’s Defense Buildup Challenged By Politics And Procurement Processes

Dec 15, 2023
Rearmament in Europe is focused on strengthening combat and support aircraft capacity and ground-based air defenses.
refueling tanker
article

Budget Uncertainty Likely To Limit U.S. Military’s Modernization Plans

Dec 14, 2023
A potential mandatory cut in addition to ongoing continuing resolutions have military officials blasting congressional inaction on Pentagon plans.
Lisa Atherton President and CEO, Bell

Key People To Watch In The Defense Sector In 2024

Dec 14, 2023
Potential defense headliners in the U.S. and abroad in 2024 feature lawmakers, C-suite executives and a bevy of military officers.

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 2024 | DEFENSE SYSTEMS

Future Combat Air System concept
article

Next-Generation Aircraft Grab Spotlight As F-35 Fights Latest Crisis

Dec 12, 2023
An ongoing software problem haunts Lockheed Martin’s production and modernization agenda for the F-35 as a raft of new competitors hit key milestones in 2024.
F-35C that landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln on Nov. 30.
article

Next-Gen Air Dominance Program Prompts Stealth Tech Expansion

Dec 13, 2023
Repeated sightings of a new form of low-observable features means infrared stealth technology is progressing out of military and industry laboratories.

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 2024 | COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Boeing 787
article

Airlines Want More SAF, But Production Is Lagging

Dec 15, 2023
ICAO and IATA are taking steps to encourage more sustainable aviation fuel production to meet growing demand from airlines.
Turkish Airlines A350 in flight
article

Boosting Production Is Key In 2024 For Commercial Aircraft-Makers

Dec 11, 2023
Airbus, Boeing and Embraer hope the worst supplier and production problems are behind them, but engine issues continue to hold them back.
ITA Airways Airbus A350-900
article

Airlines Take Slow Steps Toward Major Consolidation Moves

Dec 12, 2023
Airlines worldwide look forward to more clarity on industry consolidation activity in 2024.
various airlines and aircraft
article

Airline Industry Profits Continue To Be Marginal In 2024

Dec 13, 2023
Airlines are ending their roller coaster ride from high profits to deep losses. The new operating environment sounds familiar: high costs and low margins.
parked aircraft
article

Airlines Plan For Efficiencies In 2024

Dec 14, 2023
Carriers are looking for optimizations in the year ahead while keeping a close eye on costs, as post-pandemic growth settles into a measured pace.
Boeing 777-9
article

Engine-Makers Wrestle With Production, Durability Issues As Market Rebounds

Dec 14, 2023
Recovery to pre-pandemic engine production levels is in sight for some, as other manufacturers battle durability and supply chain challenges.

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 2024 | AEROSPACE SYSTEMS

Bell 525
article

Growing Rotorcraft Industry Faces Regulatory And Supply Chain Issues

Dec 13, 2023
As the U.S. Army prepares for high-speed rotorcraft, the commercial helicopter industry continues its wait for advanced new technologies.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Hill Helicopters HX50 aircraft
article

HX50 Light Rotorcraft First Flight Held Up By Lack Of Engine

Dec 12, 2023
Hill Helicopters’ founder says the aircraft could find a role in providing advanced air mobility ahead of eVTOLs.

TECHNOLOGY

Cessna Caravan
article

Reliable Robotics Marks First Caravan Flight Without Pilot

Dec 12, 2023
With over 3,000 aircraft delivered since 1984, the Cessna Caravan is a workhorse of global aviation—known not only for its ubiquity, but also its utility.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

the Pentagon
article

Opinion: U.S. Defense Faces Widening Cone Of Uncertainty

Dec 15, 2023
Three sources of U.S. budget indeterminacy will spawn other uncertainties that defense contractors will have to assess.