Aviation Week & Space Technology

On paper and under the right conditions a merger would make perfect sense, but those conditions are unlikely anytime soon.

The mood at the AIAA Spaceplanes and Hypersonics conference was bullish amid growing investment in space infrastructure and hypersonic development. Listen in as our editors discuss their findings.

Japan is one of the world’s most important supplier nations, but events this year show that its position faces major challenges.

Politics ensnares India’s Rafale purchase; Israel’s "special tactics" in Syria; Pilatus PC-21 reports to French Air Force; U.S. Marines to buy shipboard UAVs.

Thai Airways and Garuda Indonesia have appointed new CEOs to steer the airlines through the next phase of their recovery plans.

The FAA-led Spectrum Efficient National Surveillance Radar program would modernize surveillance and weather radar systems.

The Japanese defense ministry hopes to get funding to Subaru to begin production of UH-Xs in the fiscal year beginning in April 2019.

It could come down to a matter of timing, as the U.S. Army balances its requirements for new armed reconnaissance and long-range assault rotorcraft.

The surprise move brings together two former archrivals with differing satellite strategies—Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics.

Looking ahead to a future where drone fleets and air taxis share urban airspace, Mitre Corp. proposes a dedicated drone-to-drone surveillance system.

Small drone businesses face hurdles with the regulatory process that the FAA needs to remedy.

While analysts like the idea of adding to the force to fight high-end threats, budget realities are likely to get in the way.

GE’s fluidic propulsion tie-up; Astro eVTOL flies in Canada; SureFly buyer sought; XTI advances TriFan; TsAGI’s superconducting eVTOL.

U.S. airlines and air traffic controllers are realizing benefits from using text-based messages to supplement radio communications.

The decision to group five recent acquisitions into one unit should help Avic reach its goal of becoming a major player in the cabin business.

Can Lockheed Martin’s global production system meet ambitious delivery, pricing targets?

Through two phases of its Blueprint for Affordability program, Lockheed Martin has saved $5 billion over the program life cycle with a $250 million investment.

Driven by the F-35 and hypersonic programs, the defense contractor’s largest division sees 50% growth from 2012 to 2018.

The upcoming T-38 replacement decision, future of the Joint Star replacement program, and the F-35’s massive production ramp-up are all big headlines rumbling under the surface. Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss.

An early customer for BFR puts a meaningful dent in estimated $5 billion development cost of BFR, says Musk.

The multipurpose mission will be the second Earth circumnavigation for pilot Robert DeLaurentis.

Israel denies Russian claims and blames Syrian forces for indiscriminate anti-aircraft fire.

As the International Space Station marks 20 years in low Earth orbit, NASA faces new imperative to expand its commercial realm.

MBDA has begun flight-testing an armed eVTOL aircraft concept.

Designers of the new generation of crossover narrowbody jets have taken into account the cabin crew.