Aviation Week & Space Technology

GE-Beta team on turbogenerator; megawatt milestone for DLR’s Balis; fuel cell put through paces; and flying car meets other traffic.

Coming out of the service’s biggest exercise in recent history, the Air Force looks to make changes, but uncertainty is bubbling up.

The new academic year is a great time to reach out to students who could be next-generation employees in aviation and aerospace.

The Space Development Agency and its suppliers are racing to scale production and prove the resilience of their optical communications tech.

A distinctive new launch complex on the Virginia shore heralds Rocket Lab’s medium-class rocket.

After its rapid-fire development, the low-cost Extended-Range Attack Munition cruise missile program is poised for trial by fire.

Spirit Airlines intends to double down on certain efforts as it reenters restructuring less than six months after emerging from its last reorganization.

Lufthansa’s last local rival wants better access to the dominant player’s feeder network, but legal precedents give little reason for optimism.

Manufacturers and passenger-to-freighter conversion specialists are confident about air cargo’s long-term prospects.

A rideshare payload launching on an upcoming rocket is due to be the first spacecraft to continuously monitor the space weather environment for solar storms.

Lunar terrain vehicle designer Lunar Outpost lifts the veil on its Eagle vehicle test and development program as NASA’s selection decision looms.

Ellsworth AFB is preparing for the stealth bomber, but no arrival date has been announced for the lagging program.

Hydrogen-powered BWB; carbon fiber from algae; understanding lightning hazards; and storing CO2 in concrete.

Editors comb through our archives to discuss the legacy of the atomic bomb missions and the evolution of nuclear power in aerospace to the present and beyond.

Ascendance is testing structure, aerodynamics and propulsion as it develops its hybrid-electric, vertical-takeoff-and-landing regional aircraft.

DARPA is looking ahead to systems that can bring extremely accurate but fragile quantum sensing to the harsh environments onboard military platforms.

Is free trade over in commercial aviation, or it is all just smoke and mirrors? Watch as analyst Richard Aboulafia joins Aviation Week’s Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau and Dan Williams to discuss.

Is free trade over in commercial aviation, or it is all just smoke and mirrors? Analyst Richard Aboulafia joins Aviation Week editors to discuss.

Advanced rotorcraft have been flown by Changhe and Harbin, helicopter manufacturers within AVIC.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

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

The Defense Department’s majority stake in MP Materials raises questions about government ownership in the defense industrial base.

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

Navy aviation forces await the downselect for the sixth-generation fighter, citing the need for future air superiority and sea control.

The pioneer of the ultra-low-cost carrier model in the U.S. is up against significant challenges as it tries to return to profitability.