Aviation Week & Space Technology

The number of orbital launch attempts worldwide last year surpassed the record 2024 flight rate by 25%.

Now backed by orders from AI companies for its Superpower industrial derivative, Boom Supersonic’s Symphony development gains momentum as core tests approach.

The program looks poised to thrive in a world where the U.S. has alienated its best friends.

Evidence-based training fosters crew behaviors such as being proactive and anticipating needs, planning contingencies and continuously sharing information.

Leonardo’s AW609-based Next-Generation Civil Tiltrotor Technology Demonstrator is testing wing, propulsion and fly-by-wire concepts to derisk future designs.

The A320neo family is Airbus’ biggest success—and its biggest headache. Ten years into revenue service, engine maturity and supply chain challenges continue.

After years of struggle, will 2026 bring a turnaround for the NH90 helicopter program?

The insatiable energy demand of artificial intelligence datacenters continues to drive surprising new developments in the aeroderivative gas turbine business.

The American system of innovation is like a quantum system: It is nondeterministic, everywhere all at once, exploring a multitude of possibilities.

Automated Black Hawk; Eve’s eVTOL flies; Arctic auroral radar; controlling thin wings.

“Nobody understands quantum mechanics,” said Richard Feynman, Nobel Prize winner in physics.

Quantum sensors and navigation could be deployed soon while other technologies are years from reality.

The aviation industry today faces challenges that were unimaginable in 1927, yet the path forward still begins with bold dreams, fortitude and shared conviction.

DARPA is taking a hard look at the quizzical, quantum-mechanics-based hardware.

With relatively low entry barriers and short renewal cycles, new entrants to seat-making can more easily find a way to install their seats in an aircraft cabin.

The 2026 Aviation Week Laureate Awards honor impressive achievements and contributions by innovators and leaders in five industry sectors.

Hybrid focus for Clean Aviation; exhaust additives reduce contrails; point-to-point cargo eVTOL demo; and anti-jamming for urban air taxis.

Listen in to the annual Flubs & Forecasts edition of Check 6, where editors reflect on what they got right and wrong in 2025 and make their predictions for 2026.

Watch as Aviation Week editors record the annual Flubs & Forecasts edition of Check 6 as they reflect on what they got right and wrong in 2025 and make their predictions for 2026.

Forecasts, snapshots and military aircraft to watch.

The U.S. is 250 years old in 2026. Its leading aerospace and defense companies face growing competition, domestically and internationally, from younger players.

Forecasts, snapshots and launch vehicles to watch.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

A new U.S. strategy recalibrates global security posture from foreign intervention to homeland protection.

Defense boom drives 10-year value of military aircraft deliveries to $1.19 trillion.