Aviation Week & Space Technology

Listen in as our editors discuss good earnings, bad earnings, SpaceX, AI, the aftermarket, Boeing, an electric airplane and a Groundhog Day moment.

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.

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.

The U.S. office is increasingly incorporating commercial remote-sensing vendors into its space-based architectures as partners instead of as an afterthought.

A major U.S. Army training win is pushing Robinson and its R66 into new military territory.

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

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

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

High operations tempo, increasing threats drives a shifting strategy for air defenses and the systems the Army needs.

The competition narrowly misses the target of quadrupling drone payload-to-weight ratio.

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.

Military demand is driving a push to deploy new and larger satellite constellations.

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

Winning bidder Apollo has pledged support for EasyJet’s existing strategy.

The U.S. startup reaches a milestone in the software certification process.

The regional airliner demonstrator is the heaviest electric aircraft yet to fly.

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

New contenders are emerging to vie for the outsize cargo market as the current fleet continues to age and shrink.

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

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

Editors discuss the long-awaited certification of the Boeing 737-7, the MAX type with the longest range, and also explore how airlines are coping after a tumultuous first half.

Mitsubishi Electric is partnering with a startup to bring radar technology to the Asia-Pacific region.

Patriotic liveries, warbirds, drones, new aircraft and more spotted at this year's air show.

Readers write about anemometers, data center satellites, life on Mars and quantum technologies. Plus: Behind the scenes at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh.

A range of concepts are in the mix as the U.S. Air Force considers options for a new bomber, including one that can take off and land vertically.