Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble, Graham Warwick
Aviation Week editors Guy Norris, Steve Trimble, and Graham Warwick discuss the details of the existence of the stealthy RQ-180.
Combat Aircraft

By Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
Surprise last-minute contract vaults UAE into manned military aircraft manufacturing club.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events and Aviation Week Network events.

By Steve Trimble, Lee Hudson, Michael Bruno
A legal dispute over who owns intellectual property is the source of a 2.5-year delay to the fifth-generation fighter’s full-rate production decision.
Combat Aircraft

Readers write about Project Sunrise, towed decoys, railroad-aviation pioneers, faces of the pilot challenge, and aviation industry and regulatory culture changes.
Feedback

By Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
The United Arab Emirates plans to add more airborne early warning and aerial refueling capacity.
Defense

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

By Jens Flottau
Emirates and Air Arabia have ordered more Airbus and Boeing airliners; Etihad is reducing its Boeing 787 buy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
New engines on existing aircraft is a tried-and-tested formula and could buy time for radical concepts to come as propulsion providers look for applications.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Steve Trimble
Certification could come in 2019, but service return will not be until well into next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
First Take

View the Aviation Week Forecasts: Top Military Fixed-Wing Deliveries/Retirements By Prime 2020-2029 chart in PDF format.

By Bill Carey, Michael Bruno
Acknowledged as a drone industry pioneer, the Canadian company has gone public after taking a back seat to Chinese competitors.
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio
Russia provides MiG-29s to Mongolia; U.S. greenlights Morocco Apache buy; GAO rules on U.S. Air Force launch contest; and the outlook for the Iranian Air Force.
Defense

Elaine L. Chao
U.S. Transportation chief Elaine Chao pledges support for the drone community and says safety is a shared responsibility.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
A durability fix package clears GE9X production restart and paves the way for resumption of Boeing 777-9 flight tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Connectivity, AI and new weaponry are part of the Rafale’s development roadmap.
Defense

The U.S. Air Force has awarded contracts to seven companies that will provide "Red Team" advanced adversary and close air support threat services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Byron Callan
There likely will be a bigger debate over nuclear modernization and the role and cost of technology in defense.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
A new air racing series and record-breaking attempts aim to advance the performance and efficiency of electric aircraft propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Six decades after the rise of the “Nuclear Navy,” fission attracts new military interest.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
As market conditions change, Europe’s launcher and satellite industries may have to reorient themselves.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Many small suppliers announced executive changes and overhauls in their latest quarterly reports. “It’s turned out to be a year of restructuring,” says one.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
Warhead reliability, missile acquisition misfires increase scrutiny on U.S. nuclear establishment.
Defense

By Guy Norris
Aerospace software startup aims to fill close-in air combat and tactical training gap.
Aircraft & Propulsion