Aviation Week & Space Technology

Leaders expect a smaller, more streamlined supply chain to emerge as aircraft OEMs struggle to reach or exceed pre-pandemic rates.

Without surface mobility, moonwalkers will have a very limited exploration zone.

The European missile manufacturer sees opportunities for missile development and consolidation as future fighter programs evolve.

Aircraft procurement takes a hit in the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2022 budget request.

With large carriers focused on rebuilding their networks, Breeze sees opportunity to fill in some blanks.

NASA subsonic X-plane; Joby rooftop vertiports; Eve’s eVTOL partner; Electric Euroglider; airport hydrogen flight; JAXA’s rolling robot.

White House opts to stay the course in space exploration.

Almost two decades after Concorde retirement, United’s Boom Overture order is strongest signal yet for commercial supersonic revival.

Four years after entering a prototyping phase, the Pentagon is ready to move an expanding group of hypersonic weapons into production.

NASA lays out transition plan for future low-Earth-orbit operations.

Customer order to convert King Air fleet to autonomous flight capability indicated growing maturity of the technology.

U.S. Navy cancels JSOW-ER; SM-6 misses target; Brazil’s Air Force may cut KC-390; USAF buys jet for BACN; GA-EMS cross-link contract.

As Aviation Week launches a new publication dedicated to the AAM ecosystem, technology editor Graham Warwick and senior editor Guy Norris are joined by SMG Consulting’s Sergio Cecutta to discuss the thinking behind the latest update of his AAM Reality Index.

The need to boost U.S. cyberdefenses amid the complexity of today’s digitized world could lead to the “civilianization” of defense through technology.

The Rafale ousted Israeli Boeing F-16 and Saab Gripen offers in Croatia’s fighter contest.

Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific are making slow progress in restoring their networks as key border reopenings remain elusive.

A funny thing is happening on the way to the commercial space race: many legacy government space providers are waiting it out.

Airlines have long hoped for restart to transatlantic travel by summer, plans likely on hold as governments slow-walk reopenings.

Biden’s pending jobs package must include the sector for its ability to boost future innovation.

As non-CO2 effects become a major focus in aviation’s climate efforts, Eurocontrol tests contrail prevention in air traffic management.

Merlin’s autonomous King Air; EHang’s bigger eVTOL; Near Earth on VoloDrone; MagniX’s electric seaplane; OneWeb’s beam-hopper.

All across Europe components for Leonardo’s Next-Generation Civil Tiltrotor are coming in readiness for year-end final assembly.

Special Operations Forces face a difficult decision on the A/MH-6 replacement, depending on the Army’s choice for FARA.

FALCON DRONES? With the purchase of the F-15EX (April 5-18, p. 45), the U.S. Air Force could resurrect one of the original F-15/F-16 employment

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