Aviation Week & Space Technology

For years, space has been a key enabler for NATO members. Now the alliance wants to make sure it becomes a supported—not supporting—operational area.

For the first time in 35 years, the U.S. Air Force will train more than 1,500 pilots, although a shortage will remain.

Editors react to Boeing being announced as the winner of the U.S. Navy's F/A-XX contest ahead of Northrop Grumman and share their impressions of the next-generation tactical combat aircraft's design after a new rendering was released.

North American regional airlines are recovering from pandemic lows, facing pilot shortages and exploring new tech to meet demand for underserved small communities.

Editors reflect on what we learned at AFA on space and the Iran war, as well as launch concerns for the Space Force and how that resonates with what we heard at World Space Business Week.

Nearly 27 years after the final Blackbird flight, NASA quietly launched a project last summer to return an SR-71A to flight.

Planned airport infrastructure investments in Europe highlight the gap between emissions targets and projected flight growth.

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.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

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.

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

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.

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

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.