Airbus' Mobile assembly line is preparing to break ground on a new A220 factory that will nearly double employment. Listen in as general manager Daryl Taylor shares details with our editors.

Why President Trump’s view that current defense spending levels are “crazy” may not be off the mark.

Why Ellen Stofan is confident humans will follow robots to Mars in less than 20 years and how she plans to bring the 42-year-old institution back to the future.

A year after giving its C Series program to Airbus, Bombardier unloads its turboprop business. Is the CRJ line next? Aviation Week editors discuss.

China is drawing on existing technology with a proposed new manned launch vehicle, Moon rocket and is tweaking the design to make its Long March 8 reusable. Keep listening as Aviation Week editors reveal details of the Chinese space program and commercial endeavors by Rocketlab and SpaceX.

A swarm of drone projects appeared at China's biennial air show, including mystery flyable hardware. Has China really revealed its secret projects? Also, what’s the latest schedule for UAC’s CR929 widebody airliner? Listen in as our editors discuss on location in Zhuhai.

The engine OEM should be celebrating a year of record production. Instead the end of 2018 cannot come soon enough. Listen in as our editors discuss Rolls’ production delays and its long-term future.

Capital Alpha Partners’ Byron Callan Byron Callan talks with our editors about the latest hot topics in defense.