Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

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

The space agency is taking an Apollo-style integrated approach to its Artemis campaign.

The top airman talks with Aviation Week about his focus on increasing immediate readiness and addressing “change fatigue.”

With demand booming in commercial and defense aviation, why are Airbus programs in turmoil?

Readers write about Boom engines, quantum computers, space “settlement” and AW&ST Vietnam War cover images. Plus: Behind the Scenes at the World Defense Show.

Editors are joined by Richard Aboulafia to discuss airliner production after Airbus shared its delivery targets for this year and Boeing updated its suppliers.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

On location in Toulouse, Aviation Week's Jens Flottau and Robert Wall discuss the implications of Airbus' latest results.

In 15-20 years, the U.S. Marine Corps aviation fleet must evolve again. A new strategy document offers a first glimpse of the next wave of aircraft development.

New deals at the World Defense Show aim to translate the Saudi Vision 2030 ambitions into a tangible helicopter manufacturing ecosystem.

An unexpectedly low life limit on a key Leap-1B engine part could leave some operators scrambling if CFM’s replacement part plan does not stay on track.

Embry-Riddle and aviation tech company Navi AI have developed a tool that delivers tailored AI-generated feedback to reinforce flight instructor lessons.

The higher maintenance and repair costs of new-generation engines are making them more expensive to run. What can be done to address this conundrum?

For Boeing and suppliers, the toughest phase of its air transport manufacturing recovery is yet to come.

U.S. military space leaders spent the better part of last year debating whether the time was ripe to invest further in in-space servicing and refueling. But going into 2026, the messaging has begun to coalesce around a more positive note.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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