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Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 22, 2024

VOL. 186 NO. 29 July 22, 2024
f-22 flying vertically

The U.S. Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors are set for a $14 billion pipeline of upgrades to bridge to the Next-Generation Air Dominance platform. Credit: Senior Airman Julia Lebens/U.S. Air Force

DEFENSE

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor
article

New U.S. Air Force Leaders Recast F-22 Retirement Plans

Jul 19, 2024
The uncertainty for the Next-Generation Air Dominance program opens new doors for the F-22 fleet, which was once threatened with replacement.
Precision Strike Missile launching
article

NATO Members Revive European Long-Range Strike Ambitions

Jul 17, 2024
Both the U.S. and European members used the alliance’s latest summit to push new missile initiatives.
UK’s Queen Elizabeth-class carrier
article

UK Returning Defense Focus To NATO And Europe

Jul 16, 2024
A new government is pivoting its defense priorities and realigning relations with Europe.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo
article

Showtime Nears For Ukraine’s F-16s

Jul 15, 2024
After months of preparation, Ukraine is about to receive its first batch of F-16s to help it battle Russia.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Steven Udvar-Hazy (left) holding poster with Christian Scherer (center) and John Plueger (right) with model aircraft in front
article

Amid Airline Order Boom, Lessors Slow Down on Aircraft Purchases

Jul 17, 2024
As the leasing landscape changes, lessors are employing lower-risk strategies.
Southwest Airlines aircraft flying past Moon
article

Change Is In the Air At Southwest Under Activist Investor Pressure

Jul 19, 2024
An industry darling boasting a venerable but fading tenure of disruption faces an activist investor known for getting what it wants.
SAS aircraft in flight
article

Air France-KLM’s SAS Plans Highlight Scandinavian Market Potential

Jul 16, 2024
The carrier’s latest step forward in its plans for Scandinavian Airlines highlights the strong potential of the country’s aviation market.

SPACE

air-breathing spacecraft
article

DARPA’s VLEO Propulsion Demo To Skim The Atmosphere

Jul 18, 2024
A test to see if spacecraft can fly in very low Earth orbit will come in 2027. The orbit has intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance advantages.

MILITARY SPACE

Satellite concept art
article

NATO Puts Space Situational Awareness In The Spotlight

Jul 19, 2024
More than half of the alliance’s member nations rallied at the annual summit to commit to harnessing satellite-derived data collection over the next five years.

PROPULSION

EPS Epic 1.0 battery
article

EPS Seeks First FAA Electric Aircraft Battery Approval

Jul 17, 2024
In a milestone for electric aircraft, Electric Power Systems (EPS) has submitted the first application for FAA approval of a lithium propulsion battery system.
UpNext aircraft taking off from runway
article

Airbus UpNext’s X-Wing Moves To Aircraft Conversion Phase

Jul 18, 2024
The team is set to modify a Cessna Citation VII with a three-part adjustable wing.

SUSTAINABILITY

article

Study: Aircraft Delivery Projections Inconsistent With Net-Zero 2050

Jul 18, 2024
The International Council for Clean Transportation concludes that current manufacturer delivery projections are not consistent with the 2050 net-zero target.

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Rendering of Radia WindRunner on runway
article

First Suppliers Named For World’s Longest Aircraft

Jul 18, 2024
Radia has tapped European aerostructures suppliers Aernnova and Leonardo to develop the airframe for its WindRunner turbine-blade transporter.

TECHNOLOGY

MSC Nastran structural analysis
article

The Week In Technology, July 15-19, 2024

Jul 15, 2024
Advancing Nastran simulation; reusable spaceplane testing; Russia hybrid-electric; and AI visual awareness.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Door view through aircraft fuselage in factory
article

Opinion: Why Supply Chain Volatility Is Here To Stay

Jul 19, 2024
Manufacturers need to update operational capabilities and schedules to manage the commercial aircraft industry through its supply and demand misalignment.
Dick Van Gemert
article

Saluting Long-Time Business Aviation Leader Dick Van Gemert

Jul 19, 2024
He had an extraordinary ability to identify a problem, conceive a way to rectify or avoid it, and assemble the necessary tools, people and capital to execute.
spacehab module on space shuttle endeavor docked at the ISS and two astronauts doing an eva
article

Opinion: Spacehab Was The Beginning Of Commercial Space

Jun 21, 2024
Spacehab’s innovation and perseverance helped the company succeed against all odds and serve as a pathfinder for commercial space companies that have followed.