Aviation Week & Space Technology

Firefly’s rocket is flying again as the company aims to ease launch constraints while validating systems for a more capable configuration.

Aviation Week editors Robert Wall and Steve Trimble discuss the evolution and future of laser weapons that are now getting their first battlefield kills.

The F-47 and B-21 are the crown jewels of next-generation air dominance and strike capability, but they will also be part of a larger family of systems.

Pittsburgh-based Near Earth is flight-testing its modular autonomy system in a Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk.

Two new entrants—the Guimbal G5 and MD Helicopters MD564—aim to challenge established players in the competitive light helicopter market.

The CASIC LY-1 laser weapon, revealed at Beijing’s Victory Day parade, features a larger aperture than the U.S. Navy’s Helios.

E-commerce demand is here to stay in the long term, but Trump’s tariffs led to trade lane changes and disruptions in the Middle East have caused reroutings.

As high-energy lasers become weapons for countering small drones, the technology is on its way to demonstrating the potential to shoot down strategic threats.

Stop-fold tiltrotor becomes X-76; Sikorsky tests hybrid powertrain; light-driven SAF production; and from nuclear power to liquid fuel.

Editors are joined in Atlanta by vertical flight veteran Mike Hirschberg to discuss the highlights of this year's Verticon rotorcraft expo.

Investor sentiment for defense remains strong, but here are some factors to consider about the wave of initial public and secondary offerings.

While Bombardier and Gulfstream have led business jet deliveries, the Falcon 10X may help revive Dassault’s market share.

In Europe, the U.S. and Canada, development of megawatt-class hybrid propulsion enters a critical phase.

The FAA has moved to address overscheduling at Chicago O’Hare to prevent large-scale operational disruption this summer.

Assessing the the Iran war status is increasingly about who has what in stock.

The U.S. Space Force is sharpening plans to monitor and defend the region between Earth and the Moon as global competition extends deeper into space.

High oil prices are also a huge concern to an air cargo industry that was dealing with tariff turmoil before the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran in February.

This year’s air show season welcomes a light aircraft that beleaguered grunts first met at the Battle of the Bulge.

National ambitions may hinder consolidation in the LEO constellation communications market.

Congress and industry agree that ADS-B “In” is needed, but equipage requirements and operational scope remain open for discussion.

The new French five-seat helicopter is targeting a light turbine segment dominated by the Robinson R66 and Bell 505.

HAESL, the HAECO-Rolls-Royce joint venture that maintains Trent engines, is rolling out technologies that should further reduce engine shop time.

Some 14 years after exiting the single-aisle engine market, Rolls-Royce is trying to get back into it, unveiling a new engine concept called the UltraFan 30—but can it break the CFM-Pratt duopoly?

Meyer, who died March 4 at age 93, is largely credited with saving business aviation from possible ruin and helping propel the sector’s sustained recovery.

Gerald Brown was arrested for violating the Arms Export Control Act for allegedly working as a contract instructor for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force.