Aviation Week & Space Technology

Editors talk Tailhook, covering the Navy's surprise unveiling of Malice, a new long-range air-to-air missile, future carrier deck operations, the use of uncrewed aircraft, hypersonic weapons and more.

Container-transporting turboprop; heavy-lifting drones; Nvidia’s AI at the edge; and NASA backs university research.

Did Boeing’s inaction open the door to Airbus’ sales bonanza? United’s plan to use XLRs on new transatlantic routes revives the question.

The slow decision to move ahead on a future fighter is putting pressure on the F-35 program to perform sustainment.

Following huge investments, commercial engine-makers are accelerating into their busiest period since the start of the Jet Age.

Saab is challenging the low-cost, attritable model adopted by Sweden’s allies with a supersonic, survivable complement to Gripen.

Aviation Week's Defense Market Analyzer shows the narrowing gap between NATO and U.S. defense spending as a percentage of GDP.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

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

Three new missile program details spell out the Navy’s high- and low-end munitions goals.

Readers write about aircraft manufacturing processes and AW&ST's 110th anniversary issue. Plus: Behind the scenes at the Aspen Higher Learning Flight Academy.

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

Seoul is exploring pathways to future combat aircraft, but questions about design and propulsion could take years to sort out.

As carriers struggle with high costs, capacity cuts for some will mean opportunities for others.

As China’s launch demands grow, its rocket industry is scaling up to provide more sustainable and capable systems.

The crew took off despite predicted icing conditions and the airframe deicing system’s malfunction, the report found.

Editors discusses the latest developments with the NRO, the Victus Haze rendezvous and proximity operations missions, and what awaits the new slate of U.S. defense and intelligence space leadership.

Highly specialized technicians and pilots need unique skills to maintain and fly Goodyear’s fleet of blimps.

The lack of Western engines means two Russian programs have had to be suspended, and expected export deals have not come through.

Taiwanese officials are watching the U.S.-Israel-Iran War closely.

Beta certification progress; Elroy matures cargo eVTOL; Ampaire’s hybrid-electric APU; and AIR picks SunTrax as base.

Archer sees defense, autonomy and AI as building blocks of a broader aerospace business that can support its longer-term air taxi ambitions.

A NASA-funded project has demonstrated an electric powertrain combining cryogenically-cooled power distribution with a superconducting electric motor to increase efficiency and power density.

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.