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Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 20, 2026

VOL. 188 NO. 29 July 20, 2026
Dowty open fan propeller system

GE Aerospace says the specialist propulsion expertise of its Dowty Propellers business unit could play a valuable role in the Open Fan engine on which GE is working with CFM International partner Safran.

Credit: GE Aerospace

PROPULSION

person working on fan blade
article

GE Outlines Dowty Blade Technology Study For CFM Open Fan

Jul 16, 2026
CFM is exploring GE Aerospace-owned Dowty’s turboprop propeller experience for a potential role in the Open Fan propulsion system.
Pratt & Whitney’ robotic arm system
article

Pratt & Whitney Highlights Production Execution Progress

Jul 16, 2026
As Pratt’s current-day problems ease, the engine-maker is closing in on several milestones that will bolster product performance and output.
Intelligent Energy's IE-Flight modular fuel cell system
article

Hydrogen Research Focuses On Next-Generation Fuel Cell Systems

Jul 16, 2026
Airbus’ February 2025 announcement to delay plans to field a hydrogen-powered airliner sent shockwaves throughout its supply base.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Boeing 737-10 on tarmac
article

Boeing 737-7 And -10 Certification Looms As 777-9 Tests Continue

Jul 17, 2026
Boeing again skips Farnborough flying to prioritize 737 MAX and 777-9 certification as both programs near completion.
Syensqo resin formulation testing
article

Composite Machine-Tool Experts Gear Up For Upcoming Narrowbodies

Jul 15, 2026
For Airbus and Boeing to increase production rates, possibly beyond 100 aircraft per month for each narrowbody program, the industry must scale up automation.
air traffic controllers
article

FAA Automation Contract Raises Cybersecurity Flag

Jul 14, 2026
U.S. lawmakers have expressed cybersecurity concerns as the competition heats up for the Trump administration’s overhaul of the air traffic control system.

BUSINESS AVIATION | ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Vertical Aerospace eVTOL prototype
article

Transition Flights Increase Vertical’s Certification Confidence

Jul 15, 2026
Vertical Aerospace says data from flights of its eVTOL prototype is validating expectations and paving the way for a smooth run through certification activity.

DEFENSE

Steve Parker
podcast

Podcast: How Steve Parker Is Remaking Boeing's Defense Business

Jul 14, 2026
Listen in as Steve Parker, the CEO of Boeing's Defense, Space and Security business, explains the company's revised approach to bidding for contracts and shares program updates on the F-47, KC-46 and more.

MILITARY SPACE

Impulse Space upper-stage vehicle
article

U.S. Space Force Expands NSSL Vendor Pool To More Than Rocket Builders

Jul 14, 2026
The Space Force is redefining its vision for the National Security Space Launch program by bringing into the fold Impulse Space and its forthcoming kick-stage vehicle.

TECHNOLOGY

riblet facility
article

Drag-Reducing Aircraft Riblets Gain Market Traction

Jul 16, 2026
The urgent need for greater fuel efficiency is driving airline interest in aerodynamic surface treatments.
Beta conventional-takeoff Alia CX300s
article

The Week In Technology, July 13-17, 2026

Jul 15, 2026
Beta begins eIPP demonstrations, South Korea’s hybrid eVTOL plan, DJI first fixed-wing drone and Gulfstream explores SAF and contrails.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

aircraft engine
article

Opinion: Engine-Makers Gain From Aerospace Earnings Divide

Jul 17, 2026
Engine-makers earned their dominance through capital risk and the long game—will that hold through 2026?
scientists Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard
article

The U.S. Military’s Secret Weapon? Highly Skilled Immigrants

Jul 17, 2026
About 50% of advanced STEM degree holders in the U.S. defense industrial base are foreign-born.
technicians working on Telstar satellite in 1962
article

Opinion: Golden Dome Revives Nuclear Anti-Satellite Weapons Concerns

Jul 17, 2026
Proliferating space constellations could suffer the same fate as the Telstar 1 satellite in 1962.