Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Byron Callan
A look at several scenarios that could unfold in the Middle East.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
With Ukrainian and U.S. munitions stockpiles in urgent need of replenishment, a new conflict in Israel could further stretch global supply chains for weapons.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Adrian Schofield
A new ruling by an Indian ministry is expected to give lessors more confidence in placing aircraft in this market.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Lori Ranson
United’s robust widebody orderbook supports its international ambitions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
The company plans to develop a fully autonomous docking system for the Cygnus.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Use of the technology readiness level model for production is being reexamined.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
New flight-test phase will expand flight envelope with bigger turbo-compressor and later include liquid hydrogen fuel storage modules.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
All good things come to an end, including the Western aerospace and defense sector’s high hopes for China. Exclusive survey results show a pivot.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jen DiMascio, Michael Bruno
Tom Burbage, the former EVP of the F-35 program during its first decade of development, discusses what it took to get the fighter program off and running.
Check 6

By Molly McMillin
With a $6.8 billion backlog, the company is still pushing through supply chain issues.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Bill Sweetman
New details reveal the heritage embedded in the new U.S. bomber design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
As XB-1 nears flight tests and the final assembly site comes together, Boom is focused on Overture airframe and engine design firm configuration.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Amazon becomes a satellite operator.
Commercial Space

Bill Sweetman
A microcutaway of what we think we know about features on the U.S. Air Force’s next stealth bomber.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
U.S. financial analysts do not see the latest Middle East conflict rising to the same level for a long-term arms buildup like the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Markus Bucher talks to Aviation Week about the Swiss company’s plan to increase the payload of the PC-24 business jet and shares thoughts on SAF use.
NBAA

By Steve Trimble
Task Force 99 offers new model for procuring cheap drones en masse beyond the control of the military services, but can it scale up enough?
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Deeply intertwined supply chains mean that breaking up is not just hard to do—in some cases, it is impossible.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The Franco-Dutch airline has also said it is interested in TAP Air Portugal as Europe’s airline industry consolidates.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
As airlines scramble for capacity, lessors enjoy much higher rates and predict the good times are here to stay.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters is rebuilding its order backlogs and support capabilities while eyeing modernization of its veteran MD500 platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Germany’s fuel-cell D328; drive for 1,000 Wh/kg batteries; CycloRotor eVTOL; and scaling up green hydrogen.
Emerging Technologies