Aviation Week & Space Technology

After years of study, the service may be on a path to build new satellites by 2029, but the commander of U.S. Strategic Command says that is too slow.

Bell’s innovation unit showcases designs for cargo drones that combine VTOL flexibility with fixed-wing efficiency.

Andrew C. Ivers has been appointed corporate senior vice president/president of L3 Technologies’ communication systems business segment, effective Jan. 1. He succeeds John S. Mega, who will become corporate senior vice president of special projects.

Air Force secretary outlines several ways it is moving faster to aquire new technologies.

Our editors and artists picked their favorite photos, including warbirds, watery landings, combat aircraft maneuvering space launches and more.

this year's Aviation Week Photo Contest winners.

Readers discuss nature observations and innovation; hypoxia and hypocapnia in cockpit; need for pilots in the cockpit; means for humans to arrive at Mars safely.

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A scope-clause restriction complicates Embraer’s sales effort on the current E175, but the 70-seat version allows the same number of premium seats.

Boeing’s trade complaint is ill-conceived, breathtaking in its audacity and disingenuous in its arguments.

Expansion is not tied to any one particular program but rather to the growth in demand for Boeing and Airbus airliners and in defense work.

For the first time, our judges declared a space photo as Best of the Best. Growing competition and increasing launches are helping this dynamic category.

Our editors brought their expertise to bear on photographs that encompassed commercial, defense, space and just-plain-exuberant flying fields to select the photographs that they found most compelling in their respective fields this year.

Actions by Congress and upcoming elections could change the direction of defense spending, especially if the balance between Republicans and Democrats shifts.

Airbus predicts there is still potential for strong growth in this region for the next 20 years.

Traditionally, Latin America is not a thriving spot for crossover jets, but several forecasters see this changing.

In this week’s roundup, Israel prepares to integrate Israeli weapons and EW systems on its F-35s, Russia flies fifth-gen fighter with a new engine, India successfully tests Akash missile and Singapore receives approval to buy F-15 equipment.

You don't have to work in aerospace to be a winner of Aviation Week's Photo Contest, but it helps.

Our judges have strong backgrounds in photography, journalism and art and design. They bring an appreciation for aesthetics and love of aviation.

The airline industry is confident about 2018 prospects and sees no end to the up-cycle. But there are risks and rising costs. Our editors discuss the IATA outlook.

The U.S. Air Force will seek proposals for basic and applied research into four Grand Challenge areas for its future propulsion strategy.

The demand side of the airline industry equation supports further strengthening of performance, but the picture is beginning to change on the cost side.

The quirky, inventive chief executive of SpaceX wants to fly his Tesla sports car on Falcon Heavy’s debut flight in January.

Smart investors should be ready to place bets on who will win, and potentially lose, as companies race to electrify the airplane.

Internal and external competition and other factors are eroding the lead that this small Middle Eastern state has held since 1985.