Aviation Week & Space Technology

How Taiwan can counter Chinese escalation; DARPA demos small UAS comms; Romania buys 12 Black Hawks; and testing the limits of Army precision strike missile.

Why satcom providers Viasat and Inmarsat are combining to expand service offerings and meet rising competition in the sector.

A milestone paves the way for a potential demonstration of the first operationally practical inflight aircraft recovery system next year.

Leading regional aircraft manufacturer returns to its roots as it looks to a more sustainable, more connected future.

After being acquired by Mercedes-Benz, the UK’s Yasa spins off Evolito to apply its advanced electric motors to aviation.

Boeing-backed startup demonstrates first multi-orbit, multi-link satcom connectivity.

The end-of-year peak season is highlighting the challenges the air cargo business has faced since early on in the pandemic.

The United CEO talks with Aviation Week about the airline's fleet orders, customer service and international expansion.

Preventing contrails; Chinese eVTOL unveiled; certifying fuel cells; hybrid Panthera flies; and cleaning orbits magnetically.

The Air Force and Navy have defined requirements for a new fleet of tactical aircraft that defy capabilities of existing jet trainers.

During the COVID-19 crisis, virtual control centers would have helped in adjusting resources to market needs.

A discussion with Lux Capital Co-Founder Josh Wolfe and Partner Bilal Zuberi about where the venture capital investment company is placing its bets and how it pinpoints successful new aerospace and defense technologies.

Skyborg is the tip of the iceberg in a multiservice push to bring autonomous control systems from laboratories to the battlefield.

Why the outlook for Boeing’s 777X remains promising, despite certification and flight-testing delays.

How the Middle East’s MRO landscape could consolidate and how companies are looking at new capability niches post-crisis.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Readers write about SpaceX Inspiration4 coverage; diversity, equity and inclusion in A&D; and aviation sustainability.

Auxiliary propulsion to improve the positioning accuracy and gust response of drones is an early opportunity for cyclorotors.

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

With an eye on Iran, the Middle East’s air forces are expanding and broadening the capabilities of their fighter fleets.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

A year after the Abraham Accords, the Dubai Airshow offers the next venue to measure the strength of a new diplomatic partnership.

Bezos’ space company takes a community approach to build and operate a new space station.

Space Force seeks commercial services; piecing together a wrecked A-10; Area-I’s new UAS approach; and India tests anti-airfield weapon.

As commercial aviation comes out of the pandemic, recovery of demand for widebody aircraft is likely to be slow.