Aviation Week & Space Technology

As high-energy lasers become weapons for countering small drones, the technology is on its way to demonstrating the potential to shoot down strategic threats.

The CASIC LY-1 laser weapon, revealed at Beijing’s Victory Day parade, features a larger aperture than the U.S. Navy’s Helios.

E-commerce demand is here to stay in the long term, but Trump’s tariffs led to trade lane changes and disruptions in the Middle East have caused reroutings.

Stop-fold tiltrotor becomes X-76; Sikorsky tests hybrid powertrain; light-driven SAF production; and from nuclear power to liquid fuel.

Editors are joined in Atlanta by vertical flight veteran Mike Hirschberg to discuss the highlights of this year's Verticon rotorcraft expo.

While Bombardier and Gulfstream have led business jet deliveries, the Falcon 10X may help revive Dassault’s market share.

In Europe, the U.S. and Canada, development of megawatt-class hybrid propulsion enters a critical phase.

Assessing the the Iran war status is increasingly about who has what in stock.

Investor sentiment for defense remains strong, but here are some factors to consider about the wave of initial public and secondary offerings.

The FAA has moved to address overscheduling at Chicago O’Hare to prevent large-scale operational disruption this summer.

The U.S. Space Force is sharpening plans to monitor and defend the region between Earth and the Moon as global competition extends deeper into space.

High oil prices are also a huge concern to an air cargo industry that was dealing with tariff turmoil before the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran in February.

This year’s air show season welcomes a light aircraft that beleaguered grunts first met at the Battle of the Bulge.

National ambitions may hinder consolidation in the LEO constellation communications market.

Congress and industry agree that ADS-B “In” is needed, but equipage requirements and operational scope remain open for discussion.

The new French five-seat helicopter is targeting a light turbine segment dominated by the Robinson R66 and Bell 505.

Some 14 years after exiting the single-aisle engine market, Rolls-Royce is trying to get back into it, unveiling a new engine concept called the UltraFan 30—but can it break the CFM-Pratt duopoly?

Meyer, who died March 4 at age 93, is largely credited with saving business aviation from possible ruin and helping propel the sector’s sustained recovery.

Qantas and Virgin Australia are on target to advance fleet renewal plans.

The middle mile between large freighters and van deliveries is notoriously inefficient. A new generation of startups is confident it has the solution.

French flow control, JAXA’s reusable rocket, hypersonic tunnel returns and laser link from GEO.

Readers write about the FARA cancellation, crewed space exploration, the late Robert Liebeck and the world’s largest eVTOL air taxi.

The manufacturers are wrapping up a software update that is intended to reduce the risk of smoke in the cabin following engine failures.

Aviation Week takes the wraps off NASA’s Lockheed Martin-built X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft as preparations begin for envelope expansion tests.

Boost-phase missile defense challenges the historic model for space-based interceptors, but a startup is proposing a possible thrust-based solution.