Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Vivienne Machi
The secretive agency is hitching its wagons to more commercial companies than ever before to harness emerging capabilities and field new remote sensing layers.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno
How will a second Trump administration affect the defense industry and global alliances? The McCain Institute’s executive director joins our editors to discuss.
Check 6

By Christine Boynton
One of the most successful airline brands in history, Southwest is now working to restore its industry leadership—but where did the business take a wrong turn?
Airlines & Lessors

By Garrett Reim
Salient Motion is working on a “library of certifiable building blocks” for actuators.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The airframer’s latest narrowbody enters long-haul service with the Spanish flag carrier Nov. 14 on a Madrid-Boston route.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Canada backs sustainability research; electric Smartflyer rolls out; NASA’s X-59 fires up engine; and tackling hydrogen engine vibrations.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
Top Navy officials remain confident in the affordability and design requirements for the F/A-XX as Air Force leaders consider their own next-generation fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Top service official says tanker, fighter and Collaborative Combat Aircraft plans are unaffordable without large changes.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force officials continue to voice concerns that the Army is not prioritizing protection of air bases.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
New CEO Kelly Ortberg can focus on reshaping and reinvigorating the battered aerospace giant with the machinists strike resolved.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Robert Wall, Sash Tusa
Even in a duopoly, one company's misfortunate isn't necessarily the other's fortune. Financial analyst Sash Tusa joins our editors to explain why.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. regulator responds to industry concerns by offering alternative pathways for powered-lift training and operating limits.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium burned through more than $1.4 billion without achieving first flight of its Lilium Jet. Shareholders and customers want answers.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is seeing the growing impact of problems at key suppliers such as Spirit AeroSystems, with its planned ramp-up for 2025 and beyond at stake.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
Building a skilled technical workforce for the 2040s is among NASA’s biggest challenges.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
The Pentagon has historically kept the spaceplane’s capabilities and mission objectives under wraps.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The wildcatting company sees lucrative potential in mining platinum in space.
Commercial Space

By Jens Flottau
Carriers in the Levant continue to operate under extreme conditions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Seven large uncrewed cargo aircraft have rolled out or flown in the past few months.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin, Bill Carey, Guy Norris, Jeremy Kariuki
The show featured a new challenger for broadband inflight connectivity, updates to unconventional aircraft and more.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sash Tusa
The two OEMs’ key challenges are the extensive interdependencies across their shared supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Most defense programs end up more expensive than planned, but the B-21 is still cheaper than the Air Force expected. Supporters say it is time to buy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Uncrewed cargo eSTOL, China’s logistics seaplane and Germany’s megawatt-scale fuel test site.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The manufacturer is casting its net abroad as it aims to become one of the 30 largest defense companies globally.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare