Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Irene Klotz
With three expected bidders and three planned awards, everyone wins at whatever the price.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau, Chen Chuanren
With limited growth prospects in Western markets, Embraer aims to grow in China and India.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Brian Everstine
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are vying for the NGAD program while the three military services are teaming on uncrewed aircraft development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
After two years of flight tests, the Falcon 6X earned EASA and FAA certification on Aug. 22.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Fifteen years after a B-52 standoff jammers idea was shelved, the venerable bomber will audition for a role as a primary airborne electronic attack platform.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Private midtier bets that its post-production modification and communications expertise could give it a shot over defense giants and OEMs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup begins converting 70-seat Dash 8 Q400 to test a 2-megawatt-class hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford, Sean Broderick
With the launch of the Airbus A350F and Boeing 777-8F, the next widebody battleground is looming—the medium freighter market and 767-300F replacement.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Richard Aboulafia
Changes to India’s military procurement process would have implications for the broader world combat aircraft market.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman see schedule delays for ICBM replacement as a massive military construction effort takes shape.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
The organization’s new study offers a detailed comparison between alternative sustainable power configurations for an Airbus A380-like airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Active flutter control; humanoid robot pilot; delivery drone detect-and-avoid; heavy-lift VTOL demonstrators.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy’s secretive next-generation fighter program has completed concept refinement and has moved into a design maturation phase.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
The initial set of checks flags 201 engines on Airbus A320neo-family aircraft and requires pulling them from service by late September.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Richard Aboulafia
As Russia pulls out of the CR929 and Airbus and Boeing sit on their hands, JetZero is showing that its radical new concept just might be for real.
Check 6

By Byron Callan
The Pentagon and Congress must keep in mind shareholder partners and their influence on the behavior of public company management.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force’s research and acquisition bureaucracy will play only a supporting role as the service’s energy office leads flight demonstration.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
After three decades of studies, the BWB will finally become full-scale as JetZero and Scaled Composites ramp up for a multirole U.S. Air Force project.
Emerging Technologies

By William Garvey
How the corporate aviation industry is responding to the challenge of competition for pilots from the scheduled airlines.
Flight Deck

By Adrian Schofield
A deal for more Airbus A320neos shows Cathay is looking to expand beyond recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
India trumped a Russian effort to conduct the first in situ science experiments in a water-bearing region of the Moon.
Space

By Matthew Fulco
UK-based defense contractor paid a premium for the Ball business with an eye on the fast-growing space systems segment.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
The two companies’ eVTOL lawsuits have been dropped before they went to trial.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
Economic and geopolitical travails are weighing on China’s international passenger flight recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine, Tony Osborne
A top USAF officer says aircraft will arrive in Ukraine next year but warns they will not be a silver bullet in fighting Russia.
Budget, Policy & Operations