Aviation Week & Space Technology

Aviation Week Network Staff
A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

Aviation Week Network Staff
Readers write about the DIscovery space shuttle, use of force majeure, the Vietnam War, humans on Mars, sharkskin riblets and naming military aircraft and ships.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
Eurocontrol figures show traffic across the European network is up 5% so far this year compared with 2024, and flow management delays also are up 5%.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Sharon B. DeVivo
Consistent and sufficient funding, improved training and local and regional solutions could make the U.S. ATC system a model for the world once again.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick, Bill Carey
Aviation Week editors break down the current state of the U.S. air traffic control system and analyze what it will take to push modernization forward.
Check 6

By Tony Osborne
Tekever plans to grow UAS ecosystem and test sites through £400 million Overmatch investment plan in the UK.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Stratolaunch is shifting its focus to its 747 launch platform after successful repeat flights of the first autonomous, fully reusable hypersonic test aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Competition for lunar resources is no longer hypothetical—it is happening now.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
For the third time this year, a robotic lander will attempt to touch down on the surface of the Moon, this time from Japan's iSpace.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
From stand-in to standoff jamming, Western militaries are revitalizing their ability to disrupt adversary systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Resupplying distributed forces in the face of adversary attacks on supply chains presents new challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Western militaries confront the reality that Russian electromagnetic spectrum warfare puts everything in the crosshairs, from GPS-guided weapons to satellites.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Miniaturized and qualified for space use, Optical Air Data Systems’ laser velocity sensor is finding renewed aviation interest.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
The parent company of Malaysia Airlines plans to launch three order campaigns this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Garrett Reim
Do we have too many resources going to people in big government labs?
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
White House and Pentagon plans are already taking aim at military programs before a formal budget rollout.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Official accounts of claimed victories and alleged losses vary wildly in the latest conflict between India and Pakistan.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Early design analysis shows how a blended wing body design compares favorably with a traditional tube-and-wing approach to air refueling efficiency.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The island has scrambled to assemble an adroit supplier team after failing to reach an agreement with Elon Musk-owned Starlink.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
Roadable aircraft advances; U.S.-sourced drone batteries; oversize cargo for defense; and electric jet engine.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
Approval by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in 2028 could align auspiciously with Comac’s planned C919 production ramp-up.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The timeline for Clean Aviation relies on 2035 for service entry to enable the replacement of 75% of the fleet with more sustainable aircraft by 2050.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
As European startups struggle to raise cash, Heart Aerospace moves from Sweden to Los Angeles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
Trump sees SpaceX and the private sector taking over deep-space travel for the U.S. space program.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget request threatens to cut NASA programs that focus on green aviation.
Emerging Technologies