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Aviation Week & Space Technology, Feb. 2, 2026

VOL. 188 NO. 5 February 02, 2026
Anduril aircraft
Credit: Anduril

Aviation Week visited the site where U.S. defense technology company Anduril envisions establishing a huge manufacturing complex over the next 10 years to churn out hundreds of Collaborative Combat Aircraft, thousands of missiles, tens of thousands of drones and pieces of other major military systems.

DEFENSE

Anduril production facility
article

Anduril Opens Doors Of The Fury’s Future Home

Jan 29, 2026
A weapons and combat aircraft manufacturing complex is rising out of Ohio soybean fields, representing Anduril’s bid to disrupt the defense industrial base.
Delta aircraft loading evacuees
article

Europe Weighs Civilian Airlift Reserve To Speed Military Deployments

Jan 28, 2026
European defense planners are exploring how a reserve of civilian aircraft could help close a strategic airlift shortfall.
composite V-tail for Project Nyx proposal
article

UK Defense Planners Face Urgency Amid Budget Uncertainty

Jan 30, 2026
The UK’s efforts to rearm are marching at two beats—one fast-paced, another glacial.

SPACE

Starlink satellite
article

Space Debris Drives Change In Spacecraft Operations

Jan 28, 2026
Space maneuvers to avoid collisions are becoming more frequent.
satellites in space
article

U.S. Space Development Agency Explores On-Demand Deorbiting

Jan 30, 2026
The Space Development Agency will test whether commercial deorbiting can keep its low-Earth-orbit architecture safe and sustainable.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

One CommuteAir and one United Express Embraer jet
article

U.S. Regionals Look For Opportunities In A Changing Landscape

Jan 28, 2026
Regional airlines continue to navigate an evolving marketplace as they look for replacements for 50-seat airliners.
regional jets
article

Regional Air Carriers Struggle To Keep Their Role In Europe

Jan 29, 2026
Languishing traffic and mushrooming business failures highlight regional arilines’ predicament.
Drone
videos

Podcast: Shot Down—What The FCC's UAS Ban Means

Jan 27, 2026
The Trump administration has started the clock on a near-total ban of foreign UAS and parts. Editors and Drone Girl’s Sally French explain what is happening and what it means.

SUSTAINABILITY

klm aircraft in flight creating contrails
article

Research Highlights Key Efficiency Role In Aviation Decarbonization

Jan 26, 2026
The University of Oxford study highlights the potential for efficiency-focused policy to cut aviation fuel use without affecting capacity.

TECHNOLOGY

F-15B with CatNLF wing
article

New NASA Design Method Could Finally Unlock Laminar Flow Potential

Jan 30, 2026
A small transonic wing section, tucked under a NASA F-15B for flight testing, could pave the way for more efficient next-generation airliner wing designs.
airflow graphic rendering
article

Otto Aerospace Begins Slotted Natural Laminar Flow Wing Tests

Jan 30, 2026
The slotted transonic airfoil—studied by NASA is the 1960s to delay drag rise and enable higher cruise speeds—will debut on Otto’s Phantom 3500 business jet.
Dash 8-100 as a hybrid-electric flight demonstrator
article

The Week In Technology, Jan. 26-30, 2026

Jan 27, 2026
P&WC advances hybrid propulsion; GE’s hybrid Passport success; Europe’s Clean Aviation launches ultraefficient regional projects; UAE orders uncrewed VTOLs.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Boeing factory
article

Opinion: Why Boeing Remains A Work In Process

Jan 30, 2026
Whether Boeing’s reset endures will depend on its willingness to protect dissent and accept short-term pain in service of long-term credibility.
black-and-white photo of three engineers looking over drafting paper
article

AI Is Likely Part Of Boeing Negotiations, Engineers' Union Leader Says

Jan 29, 2026
Contract negotiations will likely factor in the growth of AI, which promises productivity gains but raises concerns about job cuts and the industry’s future.
AIAA Caption – Istari is expanding from an initiative to virtually certify an X-plane to develop a digital infrastructure for aerospace programs
article

Debrief: Leveling The Digital Playing Field

Jan 23, 2026
Controlling access to sensitive information in military programs has always been a driver of bureaucracy and inefficiency in defense procurement.