Aviation Week & Space Technology

Brazil’s hopes for self-sufficiency in space ride on Visiona’s nanosat.

Without adequate funding, the Pentagon is looking at ways to sustain its weaponry for the long term.

Westcott facility for Reaction Engines core testing takes British high-speed rocket propulsion research back to its post-war roots.

High-temperature, Mach 3.3 test paves the way for a hypersonic run for Reaction Engines pre-cooler.

If the Trump administration can talk with the Taliban and North Korea, surely it can work with the EU and Airbus to end the aircraft subsidy dispute at the WTO.

Investigators are looking closely at how the ET302 crew reacted, and why they reactivated a system that they identified as central to their problem.

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

Production of Gripen E for Brazil is starting, but selection of an air-to-air missile for the model is still pending.

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UTC’s advanced projects organization and Collins Aerospace lead the charge to develop megawatt-class electric power and propulsion technology

Studies suggest both the traffic and infrastructure are available to make urban air mobility attractive as a premium service.

For the second time this decade, China is disappointing makers of business aircraft. Domestic use of the aircraft, meanwhile, has flattened.

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

The time line for the fleet's return to service is not clear.

Steppingstones are in place to fast-track revived U.S. lunar exploration initiative, but some key items are missing.

Readers' focused on various aspects of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 situation, pre- and post-crash queries and conjectures.

Opening of a new supercomputer facility at MBDA leads to confirmation that France is developing a scramjet-powered nuclear cruise missile.

Turkey, U.S. still at odds over S-400; Lockheed to deliver AEHF-5 soon; Cubesat to process hyperspectral images; and sizing up the defense electronics market.

The U.S. is responding to increased Chinese and Russian space threats by building a space force and planning to spend $14 billion in fiscal 2020. Is it enough?

Flying the SpaceX Falcon Heavy with ULA upper stage is an option for lunar missions beyond 2022.

U.S. Army seeks major funding for its Future Vertical Lift modernization program beginning in fiscal 2020, but targets existing programs as the bill-payers.

The company plans a $50 million laboratory to help develop high-power electrical systems for aircraft.

Airbus’ Silicon Valley outpost launches a project to develop an autonomy system that can scale across the manufacturer’s product line.

The U.S. military gave the public only one glimpse of the F-35's hotly contested dogfighting chops at the last Paris air show. That’s changing this year. Listen in as demo pilot Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson talks about the latest public debut.

AirAsia X will leverage new aircraft programs for the next phase of its long-haul, low-cost model.