Aviation Week & Space Technology

After 20 years of development, NASA’s Orion spacecraft will host astronauts for the first time on a flight test around the Moon.

Aging aircraft, potential new fighter buys and a long-discussed service merger leave the Royal Saudi Air Force at a strategic inflection point.

Production of JetZero’s BWB demonstrator is underway, beginning with assembly of the pressurized cockpit section and forward fuselage.

The eVTOL sector has converged around 4-6 passengers as optimal for urban air taxis. China’s AutoFlight wants to turn that on its head.

Speed and range are becoming more central to Europe’s weapons plans.

A look at the four astronauts NASA is preparing to send around the Moon.

More Ariane Heavy missions loom as Amazon pushes to gets its broadband low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation going.

Printing drone batteries, visualizing hydrogen, hybrid cargo UAV, modeling next-gen fleets.

Editors are joined by analyst Sash Tusa to discuss the fallout of the Munich Security Conference and Saudi Arabia's World Defense Show.

The service’s special operations forces are arguing for their relevance as upgrade plans evolve.

Consolidation among ultra-low-cost carriers in the Americas kicks into high gear this year with two major mergers.

Finnair had to rethink its strategy after Russia’s Ukraine invasion, but now Japan demand is back.

Private capital is flowing into a wide variety of U.S. government-backed mineral projects.

“We would be foolish if we didn’t take advantage of commercial space capabilities,” a Space Force official says.

NASA is under new leadership with Jared Isaacman. Watch or listen as he answers questions from Aviation Week's Irene Klotz after eight weeks on the job in this special episode.

NASA’s new leader discusses the agency’s path forward. Key priorities include lunar exploration, Mars missions and advancing the orbital economy.

Major airframers are betting on Asian demand to outpace other global regions.

"The biggest change in general aviation that I have probably seen in my lifetime,” one executive says. Which aviation development generated such praise?

Thousands of aircraft protect crops around the world and more will soon be needed as the agriculture industry’s dynamics shift quickly.

Southwest began 2026 with a new onboard experience, following a year of change, and has plans for more.

Robust stealth features are one of the features Saab wants on its next combat aircraft.

As a result of sanctions, Russian airlines must replace their Western fleets with locally produced aircraft, but industry is far behind expectations.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force will replace its oldest Hercules with used ones for now, buying time before choosing a new transport aircraft.

A growing number of reports from academic and nongovernmental organizations indicates that aviation is falling short of its decarbonization targets.

As India reopens key military helicopter contests, European rotorcraft-makers are betting on local assembly to gain an edge.