Aviation Week & Space Technology

U.S. Space Force Col. Phoenix Hauser
The Space Force is breaking ground with commercial partners and intelligence agencies to deliver the moving target indication data to fight and win tomorrow’s wars.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Lawmakers are blasting the Pentagon for wasting time and money for the U.S. Navy fighter program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
While commercial passenger services have yet to materialize, the defense sector is shaping up to be a more immediate market for advanced air mobility companies.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
From “left-of-launch” early warning to terminal defense, Pitch Black is targeted at an integrated kill web hypersonic defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
NASA is aiming to send a crew of four into deep space for the first time since 1972.
Operations & Safety

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid regional propulsion advances, Windracers pushes scheduled cargo drones, and Luminary speeds uncrewed combat designs.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
After the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol flight cap debate, airport noise reduction is in focus across Europe.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Daher is upgrading its TBM 900 small business aircraft and looking for more aerostructures and services work.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Southeast Asian airlines are poised for expansion to meet soaring demand projections.
Airlines & Lessors

By Scott Mikus
Engine OEMs’ profit drivers are in direct opposition to those of Boeing and Airbus—everyone is in the same boat, but they are rowing in different directions.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall, Garrett Reim
Editors are joined by Russ Matijevich, space industry veteran and a judge in the Space Tech Challenge Awards. Nominations are now open—could your solution be a winner?
Check 6

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army over the past two years has rolled out major changes to its aviation forces, largely in response to lessons learned in the Russia-Ukraine War.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
The sizable orders also mark a return to Boeing widebodies for Delta and a show of confidence in the airframer from Alaska.
Airlines & Lessors

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau, Daniel Williams
Airframers' 2025 delivery totals are in. Aviation Week’s team grades Airbus, Boeing and the smaller OEMs on their production performance last year.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
Finnish electric powertrain company says it has the first solid-state battery for production vehicles, including aerospace and defense.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton
Allegiant’s acquisition of Sun Country Airlines will combine the ninth- and 12th-largest U.S. carriers, linking complementary networks and similar models.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
An unspecified but nonemergency concern has prompted an early end to the SpaceX Crew-11 mission.
Operations & Safety

Aviation Week Staff
After a dip, Asia-Pacific military spending as a percentage of GDP is back on an upward trend.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Rather than flying early and often with numerous prototypes, Eve aimed to converge on a stable design before committing to flight.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
A new executive order and presidential posts on social media target legacy defense industry spoils, but will they work?
Supply Chain

By William Garvey
In its sixth decade, Maule Air is working to get even more performance from its fabled STOL aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
The day that China will outspend the rest of Asia on defense has slipped into the 2030s. Here’s why.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Sean Broderick
Bouyed by full-year 2025 production numbers, manufacturers are cautiously optimistic that a steadily upward trend is emerging, but more challenges await.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
Following a banner year of satellite launches and two reusable launch attempts, China appears poised to demonstrate more cutting-edge tech on orbit in 2026.
Budget, Policy & Regulation