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Aviation Week & Space Technology, August 24, 2026

VOL. 188 NO. 33 August 24, 2026
Digital cover of Aviation Week for Aug. 24, 2026

As even the stalwart outsize cargo aircraft are dwindling in number, the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Propulsion Directorate are working with industry on future airlifters.

Credit: Mark Wagner/Aviation-Images

COMMERCIAL AVIATION  

Radia WindRunner aircraft
article

Radia Updates C-242 As Outsize Cargo Market Looks For New Entrants

Aug 18, 2026
New contenders are emerging to vie for the outsize cargo market as the current fleet continues to age and shrink.
EasyJet aircraft takeoff
article

Apollo Pledges EasyJet Growth After Successful Bid

Aug 19, 2026
Winning bidder Apollo has pledged support for EasyJet’s existing strategy.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Heart X1 flying over water
article

Heart’s X1 Scales Up Electric Aviation

Aug 18, 2026
The regional airliner demonstrator is the heaviest electric aircraft yet to fly.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Merlin Caravan flying in sky
article

New Zealand Advances AI In Aircraft With Autonomy Startup Merlin

Aug 18, 2026
The U.S. startup reaches a milestone in the software certification process.
blended wing body aircraft
article

JetZero Demonstrates Agentic AI In Conceptual Design

Aug 19, 2026
JetZero, nTop and Nvidia bring artificial intelligence to the early stages of aircraft design.

BUSINESS

Honeywell Aerospace aircraft
article

Most Major Aerospace Suppliers Are Raising Their Outlooks

Aug 18, 2026
While top suppliers reported second-quarter results that mostly beat expectations, they also lifted outlooks for the whole year.

MILITARY SPACE

SAR imagery compilation
article

NRO Takes Commercial SAR Partnerships To New Operational Level

Aug 21, 2026
The U.S. office is increasingly incorporating commercial remote-sensing vendors into its space-based architectures as partners instead of as an afterthought.
IRIS2 constellation graphic
article

Sovereign Military Satellite Projects Advance

Aug 19, 2026
Military demand is driving a push to deploy new and larger satellite constellations.

SPACE

Rassvet communications satellite system
article

Russia Pivots Space Focus To The Private Sector

Aug 20, 2026
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has had a clear domestic aerospace casualty: the once-vaunted government-controlled space industry.

DEFENSE

Patriot
article

U.S. Army’s Air Defense Focus Shifts

Aug 20, 2026
High operations tempo, increasing threats drives a shifting strategy for air defenses and the systems the Army needs.
Robinson R66 helicopter
article

U.S. Army Flight School Win Expands Robinson’s Ambitions

Aug 21, 2026
A major U.S. Army training win is pushing Robinson and its R66 into new military territory.
Lockheed Martin F-35s
article

Pacific F-35 Deployments Expose U.S. Air Force Logistics Gaps

Aug 21, 2026
The U.S. Air Force’s latest fighter deployment to Australia has revealed a reality: If it wants to get into the fight quickly, it needs support from allies.
MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile launching station
podcast

Podcast: What Were The Golden Nuggets At SMD 26?

Aug 18, 2026
Robert Wall and Brian Everstine discuss the annual Space and Missile Defense Conference in Huntsville and focus on the major themes that emerged there.

ROTORCRAFT

GT50 engine
article

Hill Helicopters’ Engine Milestone Powers Broader Aircraft Ambitions

Aug 20, 2026
British startup Hill Helicopters’ homegrown GT50 has run at last, putting its ambitious aircraft plans closer to the ultimate test.

TECHNOLOGY

AVIDrone’s Katana electric helicopter
article

DARPA Lift Challenge Raises The Bar For Drone Capability

Aug 19, 2026
The competition narrowly misses the target of quadrupling drone payload-to-weight ratio.
drone interceptor
article

The Week In Technology, Aug. 10-14, 2026

Aug 10, 2026
Drone interceptors for hire; DoorDash delivery drones; UK funds boost aerospace; and European UAM demo.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

initial public offering celebrations
article

Opinion: Will Venture Capital Defense Tech Investments Pay Off?

Aug 21, 2026
Venture capital investment in defense tech is booming, but as with other sectors that have seen such booms, there will be some big winners and many losers.
General Atomics YFQ-42A prototypes
article

Can Autonomous Weapons Really Remove Humans From War?

Aug 19, 2026
Frank Kendall, U.S. Air Force secretary during the Biden administration, is not the first person you would expect to go all-in on autonomous weapons.
small-thrust engine
article

Opinion: Why Military Propulsion Is Facing Its Biggest Transformation

Aug 20, 2026
AeroDynamic Advisory expects production of small propulsion military engines to double in the next three years and exceed 8,000 per year by 2028.