Guillaume Faury is looking to bring more work in-house in order to deal with supplier issues.

Matching NASA’s needs with the ideal contracting mechanism is a challenge.

Launch service provider Arianespace’s order backlog totals 29 missions, with the next being planned for December.

A Pentagon review finds an 81% cost increase, although officials determine the program must continue after being restructured.

After a challenging start, France, Germany and Spain’s Future Combat Air System is progressing toward demonstrator flights.

GE Aerospace now boasts a validated propulsion design that will compete for use in a future class of hypersonic missiles and reusable vehicles.

A dramatic Aviation Week cover image in the summer of 1974 showed British Royal Air Force Flt. Lt. Geoff Hulley ejecting from his disabled Hawker Siddeley Harrier during an RAF exercise in Cyprus. A Martin-Baker Mk. 9 rocket-assisted seat was used for the ejection. Hulley broke his ankle on landing. Photo by Robin Adshead.

On August 23, the Lockheed C-130 Hercules will celebrate 70 years since its first flight. In June, the 2,700th Herc was delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps.