Aviation Week & Space Technology

The Australian startup is working toward a leapfrog achievement in electric propulsion and market positioning.

Leonardo’s EW decoy for transporters; Northrop wins missile defense sustainment work; Indonesia to buy C-130s; 11th batch of F135s; new GPS III payload arrives.

After more than four decades of close association, RTCA’s status as a federal advisory committee to FAA ends.

Between its 2011 peak and last year, the market fell by 7%. Stated requirements and program funding imply an additional 50% market drop by 2027.

Close cooperation between the unmanned-aircraft industry and aviation authorities is advancing delivery by drone from laboratory trials to real-world experience.

IATA revised downward its profit forecast for this year as fuel and labor costs rise. The industry has to be careful to protect its margins, but not everything is under its own control.

Whether it is a hacker or careless employee who accidentally uploads a virus, aviation is vulnerable—and not as cyberprepared as it should be.

Reducing flight restrictions that hamper long-haul flying on Trent 1000-powered aircraft remains possible.

For Blue Origin, the first step is to cut launch costs with reusable rockets and capsules.

The downside of the celebrated "connected aircraft" is that it opens more avenues for cyberattacks.

Drawing lessons from the corporate sector, the military uses data from strikes to improve its cybersecurity.

Transitioning lessons learned developing the X-57 electric propulsion demonstrator has become as important as getting NASA back to building X-planes.

The move pitches Boeing into head-to-head competition with the industry’s top two APU providers and takes the company’s aggressive cost-control strategy to a new level.

Airline aims suborbital; behavior-detecting drones; Airbus reinforces urban air; Siemens electrifies aviation; Echodyne tracks drones.

The growing size and complexity of government networks require planners to tap capabilities offered by commercial platforms.

Trials could lead to nationwide deployment of advanced systems designed to reduce conflicts with piloted aircraft.

A set of small-and-growing defense companies are beginning to make their mark on sector’s landscape.

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

Readers discuss fan blade containment, geofencing for drones, aerial ride-share security. Partnership for Open & Fair Skies's response to column on subsidies.

Airbus and Boeing have been fighting about government support for years. Now it is time for a comprehensive negotiated solution that includes all players.

The C919’s turbofan is due to enter service in 2030. AECC is not waiting to finish that job before beginning an engine for the CR929.

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The next-generation Pearl 15 engine forms the vanguard of Rolls-Royce’s counter to aggressive competition in the high-end business jet market.

Bombardier developed two new large-cabin, long-range business jets under cover, helped by a secretly certified engine from Rolls-Royce.

The U.S. Army acquired most of its large fleet of UAS through non-traditional procurement channels. Now it is facing the consequences.