Aviation Week & Space Technology

Readers discuss Phoenix airship, Airbus wing-making, the Breguet deux-ponts, lunar lander development timeline, the MAX grounding and new narrowbody concepts.

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

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

With a software-driven product focus, L3 Harris hopes to change the defense industry’s business model.

GPS outages disrupt Israeli airports; U.S. Army’s first JAGM firing tests; Israel investigating cause of GPS blackout.

Mitsubishi to acquire CRJ sales and support network to support its SpaceJet regional jet, but Bombardier will end production in 2020.

Integrating the former Bombardier program into the Airbus organization has been a major focus over the past year.

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Aviation Week’s defense team discusses the U.S. Air Force’s newly acknowledged AIM-260 air-to-air missile and the impact of leadership changes at the Pentagon

The U.S. is unsure if the EU understands the unintended consequences of the PESCO policy.

Bombardier launched the C Series in 2008 as airlines sought more efficient aircraft. The step transformed the industry, but differently than expected.

With SAMI in place, Riyadh wants to become an aerostructures hub and a partner on a future combat aircraft.

The stunning merger plan reinforces worries that both defense spending and the commercial aircraft order boom have peaked.

A new core processor and software architecture opens up possibilities for F-35 weapons and sensors.

Airbus’ low-risk launch of the A321XLR adds to the pressure on Boeing to react sooner rather than later with plans for its new midmarket airplane.

Initial contracts for the CR929 bridge a gap between Russian and Chinese opinions on order timing. Development targets are looser and later.

Embracing hybrid-electric aviation could boost the aerospace sector’s appeal, prolong the long-term 4-5% annual growth in air travel and stimulate the regional market.

With Quest aircraft and KVE Composites acquisition, Daher accelerates strategy implementation.

The existence of a more powerful replacement for the AIM-120 is now acknowledged.

The proposed purchase of WestJet by private-equity firm Onex Capital has received Canadian Minister of Transport Marc Garneau’s blessing, clearing a major regulatory hurdle necessary for the deal to close.

From lone GEO satellites to large LEO constellations, more companies see an emerging need for in-space robotic servicing.

If successful, Northrop’s Mission Extension Vehicle could seed a market for in-space servicing of satellites and open the door to manufacturing in space.

With labor relations on a calmer footing, Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith is looking ahead to a strategy for dealing with profitability and key competitors.

After playing catch-up to boost-glide weapons, scramjets become a viable near-term option.

Electric and hybrid-electric projects abound at Le Bourget as aerospace industry leaders commit to a sustainable future.