Aviation Week & Space Technology

Electric trainer flies; large cargo UAS takes shape; clean-sheet aerial firefighter flies; and Europe’s energy-dense aviation battery.

A special Lockheed SR-71A has gone missing after being displayed in front of a NASA facility for more than 26 years. Meanwhile, the NASA administrator is dropping hints that a new X-plane is in the works that happens to look a lot like a Blackbird. What's going on here?

Boeing marked the 15th anniversary of its first 787 delivery in late September, a few weeks after it delivered its 1,300th 787.

Long-running tensions between Boeing and GE Aerospace over engines surfaced again, with 777X the cause du jour. Editors explain the dynamics at play along with other new developments at Boeing.

Readers write about the "Aviation Leak" legacy, Northrop Grumman’s B-2 rollout, the cost of interceptors and our coverage of the UPS 2976 crash.

Will the promise of surging launch competition destroy pricing? Rocket-makers doubt it.

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

More seats, greater payload and series-hybrid propulsion define the production ES-36.

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

Clean Aviation research programs will support Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce ducted engine ground tests as CFM wraps up its latest RISE dust ingestion trials for Open Fan.

Showing several nuclear-tipped weapons falling squarely on President Donald Trump’s adopted home state of Florida seemed like someone was sending a message.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

Earth observation constellations evolve as customers price outputs beyond the lowest resolution possible.

Tensions come to the fore as Boeing and engine supplier GE Aerospace send mixed messages amid uncertainty over the start of the 777-9 ETOPS campaign.

Geopolitical uncertainty and cost challenges take their toll on some of the region’s smaller carriers.

New cost figures are not yet ready for the massive ICBM project as Air Force leaders outline design shifts.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency had expected to have certified a Level 1 AI system to assist human operators by 2025, but that has yet to materialize.

North America’s airlines are studying capacity adjustments after the cost of fuel spikes again.

The number of planned very low Earth orbit missions in the coming years has surged from a handful to at least 24 by the end of 2030.

Peaceful forest walks uninterrupted by messages or calls may soon be consigned to history if direct-to-device service operators have their way.

UK eyes sovereign HAPS network; airborne laser revival; contrail avoidance success.

Editors discuss the news from last week’s AFA gathering, addressing the Air Force secretary’s bombshell weapons-in-space disclosure, new aircraft weapons concepts on show and so much more.

Aura Aero plans to turn the VoltAero X-Volt demonstrator into a series-hybrid testbed to help derisk development of its 19-seat ERA ahead of first flight.

The speed and scale of China’s expansion signals its determination to be self-sustaining in CF production for commercial, defense and space applications.

Aviation Week's resident 747 experts Guy Norris and Jens Flottau discuss why Boeing’s “jumbo jet” still matters and has outlasted predictions made decades ago.