Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Jen DiMascio, Lee Hudson
The U.S. military is debating everything from creating a sixth service for space to a unified combatant command to how to architect and buy a new generation of satellites.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Boeing’s 737 production cut may turn out to be the extra time the supply chain needs—but now suppliers will have no excuse in a future rate hike.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
Exactly how NASA could pull off a 2024 Moon landing remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: It will cost billions.
Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
With worries over flying rights eliminated, the effect of uncertainty on consumer confidence is causing headaches for carriers.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
Congress ordered a think tank to forecast what the Air Force needs in 2030, and the results call for a fleet revamp.
Defense

Gordon Roesler and Mark Mykityshyn
In-space logistics are the key to increasing robustness and economic productivity.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz, Jen DiMascio
After the geostationary communications satellite market collapse, Maxar is focused on launching its Legion satellites and rapidly providing data to customers.
Space

By Sean Broderick
Which London airport the carrier will use and when service will start remain to be determined.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Boeing’s 737 MAX production cut deepens worries of market-share loss versus the Airbus A320neo and brings strategy considerations to the fore again.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Unusual debuts at Aero; Wing delivers in Australia; Ehang flies food; UK counters UAS; DARPA challenges launch teams; Connecting UAS to ATC.
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio, Lee Hudson
The U.S. is recapitalizing its space assets while simultaneously focusing on a future space architecture.
Defense

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick, Guy Norris
Listen in as our editors discuss which air transport applications have the best chance of breaking out.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Ground and flight tests will pit aircraft and sensors against Swiss requirements for a Hornet and Tiger replacement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The march toward integrating drones into the U.S. national airspace system continues.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
China’s regulator gives autonomous air taxi developer Ehang permission to begin passenger flights for specific missions at special locations.
Air Transport

By Jen DiMascio
Japanese F-35s grounded; industry calls Air Force IP buybacks a mistake; Raytheon helping bridge space tracking gap; Ukraine’s new cruise missile.
Defense

By Fred George
Pilots reveal the inside story on details of new MCAS protection features after Boeing 737 MAX upgrade simulator demonstrations.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Irish air navigation service provider serves as interface between North America and Europe.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick, Thierry Dubois
It was never going to be the best year, but suddenly the 2019 commercial aerospace manufacturing outlook is cloudier due to the Boeing 737 MAX production cut.
Air Transport

By Steven Grundman
Defense business strategists would do well to follow the example of Pentagon legend Andrew Marshall by focusing on asking the right questions.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Government and industry see the Tempest as a way of reigniting national interest in high-tech engineering.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Facing an unprecedented grounding, Boeing takes its MCAS upgrade demo on the road.
Air Transport

A web of regulations and a lack of standards are major obstacles to the logical development of a market to counter small unmanned aircraft.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Graphene sensors in composites; Safe hypergolic fuels; Space-saving SARsat; Bell UAM in Japan; Automation via 5G.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
Brazil’s hopes for self-sufficiency in space ride on Visiona’s nanosat.
Space