Aviation Week & Space Technology

A NASA-funded project has demonstrated an electric powertrain combining cryogenically-cooled power distribution with a superconducting electric motor to increase efficiency and power density.

Listen in as our editors discuss good earnings, bad earnings, SpaceX, AI, the aftermarket, Boeing, an electric airplane and a Groundhog Day moment.

The U.S. Air Force’s latest fighter deployment to Australia has revealed a reality: If it wants to get into the fight quickly, it needs support from allies.

The U.S. office is increasingly incorporating commercial remote-sensing vendors into its space-based architectures as partners instead of as an afterthought.

Venture capital investment in defense tech is booming, but as with other sectors that have seen such booms, there will be some big winners and many losers.

A major U.S. Army training win is pushing Robinson and its R66 into new military territory.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has had a clear domestic aerospace casualty: the once-vaunted government-controlled space industry.

High operations tempo, increasing threats drives a shifting strategy for air defenses and the systems the Army needs.

AeroDynamic Advisory expects production of small propulsion military engines to double in the next three years and exceed 8,000 per year by 2028.

British startup Hill Helicopters’ homegrown GT50 has run at last, putting its ambitious aircraft plans closer to the ultimate test.

Whisper Aero tests ultraquiet electric ducted fans on a modified Swift 3 glider, achieving low noise levels and advancing military and FAA projects.

The competition narrowly misses the target of quadrupling drone payload-to-weight ratio.

Military demand is driving a push to deploy new and larger satellite constellations.

Frank Kendall, U.S. Air Force secretary during the Biden administration, is not the first person you would expect to go all-in on autonomous weapons.

Winning bidder Apollo has pledged support for EasyJet’s existing strategy.

JetZero, nTop and Nvidia bring artificial intelligence to the early stages of aircraft design.

The U.S. startup reaches a milestone in the software certification process.

The regional airliner demonstrator is the heaviest electric aircraft yet to fly.

Robert Wall and Brian Everstine discuss the annual Space and Missile Defense Conference in Huntsville and focus on the major themes that emerged there.

New contenders are emerging to vie for the outsize cargo market as the current fleet continues to age and shrink.

While top suppliers reported second-quarter results that mostly beat expectations, they also lifted outlooks for the whole year.

Pivotal completes first live 911 missions with eVTOL aircraft, reaching patients faster and proving the potential of advanced air mobility for EMS.

Idaho-based Titan Batteries says it stands to benefit from having its name in the running of contracts with companies involved in military drone orders.

Drone interceptors for hire; DoorDash delivery drones; UK funds boost aerospace; and European UAM demo.

Editors discuss the long-awaited certification of the Boeing 737-7, the MAX type with the longest range, and also explore how airlines are coping after a tumultuous first half.