Aviation Week & Space Technology

Charles Lindbergh’s grandson teams up with other pioneers of electric flight to launch a startup developing a hybrid-electric tilt-wing VTOL air taxi.

Efficiency, emissions, noise, speed, affordability, accessibility—all challenges ahead for aviation and aerospace.

In addition to building and refurbishing New Glenn reusable rockets, the new plant also will house launch and mission control.

Turkey’s allies are concerned about Ankara’s rapprochement with Russia.

2017 in Review

2018 could be a big year for new entrants to the rotorcraft business.

The threat of a nuclear North Korea joins ongoing conflict with Islamic extremists and increased competition among the world’s major military powers.

Regulators around the world still trying to remove any possibility for aviation accidents or losses of life.

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Market demand for new aircraft can support continued growth through 2019 and even afterward.

The U.S. is ramping up missile defense spending, while Russia and China have their own plans.

High-energy laser tech has matured, with development shifting to tackling challenges of integrating electric lasers onto combat platforms and deploying them.

Multiple electric-powered aircraft demonstrators and prototypes are in development, but when will they be cleared to fly in national airspace?

From the North Korean missile threat to Russian murky cyber campaigns and Chinese technical prowess, the Pentagon aims to adapt while retaining its advantages.

Business aviation is hoping for a turnaround in deliveries in 2018 as four new models enter service.

From small to large unmanned aircraft, developments in propulsion and aerodynamics are pushing flight times to new lengths, potentially reaching months.

Readers praise and/or puzzle over Photo Contest contenders and express skepticism about lack of magnetic anomaly detection equipement on Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Tritons.

Aerion is also looking for a U.S. assembly site, and Lockheed’s Georgia, plant meets the needs, including a supersonic test corridor off the Atlantic coast.

Past is prologue for the A&D industry in the new U.S. tax regime passed by Republicans, according to executives and analysts.

Notwithstanding the Bombardier/Boeing rift, Canada is positioned for robust growth—mainly in the defense sector—in 2018.

The gas turbine continues to evolve and advance, even as interest accelerates in alternate propulsion concepts.

Market for avionics retrofits showing strong growth in response to ADS-B mandates and older aircraft remaining in service longer.

Investment in aerospace startups is growing, and expanding out of the space sector into other areas of the industry.

After a strong 2017, air cargo operators are optimistic that growth trends will continue in 2018, albeit at what may be a slower pace.

In this week’s roundup, Embraer declares KC-390 airlifter is ready for initial operations, Lockheed wins contract to develop networked cruise missiles, Myanmar receives Russian training aircraft, and Poland seeks F-16 support.