Aviation Week & Space Technology

U.S. Air Force demand for a new fleet of Massed Modular Aircraft points to a novel way of fighting, with swarming, attritable aircraft flinging long-range missiles from afar.

Congress’ prohibition on share buybacks and the Pentagon’s memo on cost disclosure are likely to discourage potential new defense contractors.

Textron and Merlin are adapting the Cessna SkyCourier into an autonomous aircraft intended to move thousands of pounds of supplies across contested environments.

Network moves and supplier deals offer clues to Abra’s future strategy.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore lays out an ATM upgrade plan including multiple advanced controller tools and a framework for regional cooperation.

The debris problem is likely to worsen as new reusable launch vehicles from China and the U.S. loft hundreds of thousands of spacecraft into orbit.

In trajectory-based operations, aircraft systems share their planned trajectory so controllers plan further ahead and better integrate aircraft into traffic.

With global air passenger demand projected to double by 2050, air navigation service providers are upgrading their systems to better manage congested airspace.

Editors gather on the eve of the AFA's Air, Space & Cyber Conference to discuss what the key themes will be at this year's event.

Traditional safety hurdles slow aviation’s response to GPS jamming and spoofing.

It is not only disruption in war zones that is threatening aviation’s reliance on GPS.

Readers write about Telstar 1, space-based missile defense, JetZero’s Z4, Iridium (element and satellites) and China’s lead in hypersonics.

Isar Aerospace kicked off a busy week in Europe, which is showing it is looking to reclaim a leadership position in space launch.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

GPS’s lack of resilience poses a growing threat to aviation safety.

DSNA implemented a new procedure at Paris Orly Airport in 2025 to promote continuous descent operations in relatively dense traffic.

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

Collaborative combat aircraft are set to become major military aircraft production items.

“The investment castings market,” analysts say, “is in War Games mode.”

Early results from the NTSB’s investigation suggest the Boeing 767’s pilots attempted to go around before running off the runway in Miami.

New factories mean nothing without workers, and industry is finally stepping up to fill the floor space.

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

The company’s point-to-point delivery vehicle hits a key milestone.

GE’s $12 billion acquisition of CPP has huge implications for the castings and aircraft engine sectors—Aerodynamic Advisory’s Kevin Michaels joins Aviation Week editors to explain why.

GE Aerospace is overcoming supply chain bottlenecks and introducing wholesale production system improvements to accelerate fighter, trainer and helicopter engine assembly.