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Aviation Week & Space Technology, Oct. 6, 2025

VOL. 187 NO. 39 October 06, 2025
Cover of Aviation Week for Oct. 6, 2025

By the early 2030s, Tokyo aims to have doubled the size of the Japanese domestic space market, launch some 30 rockets into space each year and provide more than 30 new satellite services. The government and industry are also retooling to seize a greater share of the aerospace and aviation market with next-generation technologies. 

Credit: JAXA/Toyota

AEROSPACE IN JAPAN

Tokyo skyline
article

Tokyo Boldly Pushes Into Future Of Aerospace With ¥1 Trillion Fund

Sep 30, 2025
Famous automotive manufacturers bet on space, electric air taxis and hydrogen power.
JAXA’s crewed Pressurized Rover
article

Japan’s Pressurized Rover To Extend Hunt For Lunar Water-Ice

Oct 02, 2025
Tokyo leans on the automobile sector for an off-world ride.
next-generation aircraft concept
article

Japan Bets Big On Hydrogen Airliner Use After 2035

Sep 29, 2025
Tokyo is investing in green aviation tech to help the country gain market share.

DEFENSE

inflight refueling
article

U.S. Air Force Efforts Give Stealthy, Agile Tankers New Momentum

Oct 01, 2025
New analysis focuses on the cost of developing clean-sheet, low-signature refuelers.
Airbus UH-72
article

U.S. Army Eyes Lower-Cost Approach To Rotary-Wing Training

Oct 01, 2025
Light helicopter manufacturers are battling it out to win the U.S. Army’s next-generation training fleet contract.
CA-1 Europa
article

Helsing Plants A Stake In Europe’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft Race

Oct 01, 2025
European startup Helsing aims to slay moribund defense procurement practices with its collaborative combat aircraft bid.
UK F-35
article

UK F-35 Full Operational Capability Path Faces Scrutiny

Oct 02, 2025
Carrier operations are proceeding, but the UK’s Lockheed Martin F-35 program still faces major capability gaps.
C295 airlifter
article

Airbus Is Primed To Lead Spanish Military Modernization Drive

Oct 02, 2025
Madrid’s funding package positions Airbus at the center of Spain’s contribution to European defense autonomy.

MILITARY SPACE

GSSAP spacecraft
article

On-Orbit Refueling Is Planned For Next Space Surveillance Satellites

Oct 02, 2025
The U.S. Space Force’s next neighborhood watchdog spacecraft could be the first operational system capable of on-orbit refueling.

SUPPLY CHAIN

landing gear frame
article

Aubert & Duval Addresses Quality, Ramps Up To Meet European Demand

Sep 30, 2025
Management teams at Aubert & Duval, which include former Airbus and Safran employees, have worked to improve customer relationships and industrial processes.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Breeze and Avelo aircraft in flight
article

Avelo And Breeze Converge And Diverge Four Years After Launch

Oct 03, 2025
As the two newcomers try to develop secondary markets, Breeze appears to be faring better, but Avelo’s recent Embraer E2 order opens a new chapter.
Maeve
podcast

Podcast: Regional Airlines' Age Problem

Oct 02, 2025
Labor contracts prohibit many U.S. airlines from refreshing their regional jets with the latest technology. Does this open the door for a novel hybrid-electric venture—and perhaps even a turboprop comeback?
KLM aircraft in Schiphol Airport
article

Europe’s Airlines Sound The Alarm Over Taxes

Oct 03, 2025
Carriers say taxation hinders decarbonization efforts, but they are struggling to convince some governments.
Lima airport
article

Lima’s New Airport Comes At A Cost, Airlines Say

Oct 01, 2025
Taxation and infrastructure woes dim prospects for the new airport serving Peru’s capital.

TECHNOLOGY

graphic for DLR’s DEPA 2070 study
article

The Week In Technology, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2025

Sep 29, 2025
Carbon-neutral 2070 vision; UK’s future flight projects; Kratos to build Chaparral; Powering data centers.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

pilots in a cockpit
article

Can An AI Co-Pilot Prevent Accidents?

Oct 03, 2025
DARPA is developing proactive AI that delivers info without being asked. The program monitors pilots’ cognitive load, providing tailored advice.