Aviation Week & Space Technology

Various supply chain issues in Europe are jeopardizing Airbus’ 2027 target output of 75 A320-family aircraft per month.

Bouyed by full-year 2025 production numbers, manufacturers are cautiously optimistic that a steadily upward trend is emerging, but more challenges await.

Following a banner year of satellite launches and two reusable launch attempts, China appears poised to demonstrate more cutting-edge tech on orbit in 2026.

Large defense companies and startups alike are challenging the de facto duopoly of Northrop Grumman and L3Harris-owned Aerojet Rocketdyne.

The day that China will outspend the rest of Asia on defense has slipped into the 2030s. Here’s why.

Editors are joined by Russ Matijevich, space industry veteran and a judge in the Space Tech Challenge Awards. Nominations are now open—could your solution be a winner?

Astro Mechanica’s hybrid-electric powerplant operates as a turbofan, turbojet and ramjet.

The need to refresh and bolster air forces in Southeast Asia outpaces the urgency for action.

Upcoming European Defense Fund-backed projects will validate hypersonic glide vehicle data while narrowing Europe’s options for a future interceptor.

Startup sees space-based radar as cheaper than aircraft-based AWACs.

Analyst Byron Callan joins Aviation Week editors to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s attack on contractor profits and his plan to boost defense spending by 50%.

The Trump administration is ramping up its effort to build a new air traffic control system in three years.

Wars in Iran and Ukraine have convinced Singapore that airpower is no longer business as usual.

Personal eVTOLs showcased; nuclear power for SAF; 3D-printed turbojet; and a large cargo UAS.

The European Commission is set to give its verdict on the international emissions trading scheme—and could propose considerable changes to the European system.

ACS UK, Diehl Aviation, FACC and Safran Cabin are making monuments lighter and easier for the crew to use.

NASA sets Jan. 17 as the "no earlier than" date for the roll out of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule to be used for the Artemis II mission to take four astronauts around the Moon.

U.S. regulator approves SpaceX to add 7,500 Starlink Gen2 satellites along with other system enhancements.

Richard Aboulafia joins Check 6 to discuss how 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for two next-generation fighter programs conceived in Europe: FCAS and GCAP.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

A look at why Operation Absolute Resolve has implications far beyond Venezuela.

Readers write about U.S.-China space cooperation, U.S. Air Force airlifters, opinions and China’s plans for Taiwan.

Quantum sensing is ready to transition from the laboratory to operations, led by ultrasensitive magnetometers for magnetic navigation.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.