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Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 7, 2025

VOL. 187 NO. 27 July 07, 2025
Cover of July 7, 2025, Aviation Week

Japan has shifted its defense modernization efforts from cruise control into overdrive in recent years, reflecting a sense of urgency as threats mount. But more might be necessary to keep pace with regional developments.

Credit: Chen Chuanren/AW&ST

DEFENSE

Mitsubishi F-15J
article

Japan Prepares Its Air Force For Elevated Threats

Jul 02, 2025
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force is looking to modernize against a wide, growing array of threats, from new ballistic missiles to next-generation fighters.

U.S. FEDERAL BUDGET

B-21 Raider
article

Pentagon Plus-Up Pushes Defense Innovators To The Forefront

Jul 04, 2025
A flat fiscal 2026 budget request combined with a $113 billion reconciliation offers a game-changing opportunity for nontraditional defense contractors.
ground-based interceptor
article

U.S. Golden Dome Details And Aggressive Schedule Come Together

Jul 04, 2025
A new leader, a funding plan and an architecture outline define the early steps toward Trump’s hawkish homeland defense plan.
satellite in orbit over Earth
article

The Pentagon Embraces Space-Based AWACS

Jul 04, 2025
The Defense Department’s latest budget plan goes all in on space-based moving-target tracking.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

airbus manufacturing facility
article

Airbus Begins Picking Technologies For A320 Successor

Jun 30, 2025
As Airbus gradually moves toward its next-generation single-aisle, suppliers are intensifying their own research and technology efforts.
Three people, one placing bags into overhead bin
article

Europe’s Airlines Say Cabin Baggage Changes Threaten Consumer Choice

Jul 01, 2025
A move to include a cabin bag as standard in ticket prices would also hit airline ancillary revenues.
Lynx Air and Canada Jetlines aircraft
article

Canada’s Competition Watchdog Eyes Fairer Skies

Jul 02, 2025
The Competition Bureau is outlining steps for the Canadian government to take to strengthen domestic airline competition.
Zipair Boeing 787-8
article

Asian Airlines Increase Their Lead In The Widebody LCC Sector

Jul 03, 2025
The trend among LCCs to add widebodies to their fleets is gaining momentum in Asia, but it is not making headway elsewhere.

SAFETY

Grand Canyon crash site
podcast

Check 6 Revisits: A Grand Canyon Crash And Its Impact On Aviation Safety

Jul 02, 2025
With ATC modernization in sharp focus, listen in as editors and former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt dig back through our archives to discuss a midair collision in 1956.

ROTORCRAFT

NHIndustries NH90 helicopter
article

NHIndustries NH90 Rebounds With Upgrade, Export Hopes

Jun 30, 2025
NHIndustries aims to extend the NH90’s frontline role with a Block 2 upgrade, which could help position it for NATO’s rotorcraft needs in the 2040s.

TECHNOLOGY

altitude chamber in NEAT facility
article

As NASA Faces Cuts, Electric Propulsion Test Facility Is Being Rebuilt

Jul 03, 2025
NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed is just one “invaluable resource” for industry at Ohio’s Armstrong Test Facility.
Rolls-Royce UltraFan model
article

The Week In Technology, June 30-July 4, 2025

Jun 30, 2025
UK extends aerospace backing; Elfly advances electric seaplane; Dutch back hydrogen-electric power; Aura and Vaeridion join forces.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

RAF Bristol Beaufighter Mark VIF
article

Opinion: Forget Trade Deals—The U.S. Needs A Trade Security Alliance

Jul 01, 2025
The World War II Tizard Mission is a reminder of the power of collaboration.
quantum spectrum analyzer
article

DARPA: A Sensor-Dominated Future Will Spell The End Of The Stealth Era

Jul 02, 2025
Quantum sensing threatens the decades-long U.S. reliance on stealth technology.
control room of a digital air traffic control tower
article

Opinion: The U.S. Needs Digital ATC Now—And Colorado Is Ready To Lead

Jul 01, 2025
Colorado’s digital tower concept to serve six ski-country airports could help reduce construction costs, lower FAA maintenance expenses and optimize staffing.