Aviation Week & Space Technology

The F-35 is a “benchmark” in competition to replace the Tornado, German officials say.

As the Islamic State loses territory, U.S. and Russia must work harder to deconflict air operations in a rapidly shrinking battlespace.

While some airlines are close to placing significant orders, others are in the early stages of negotiations.

In this week's Washington Outlook: Defense policy legislation skips the creation of a corps, puts the deputy defense secretary in charge of space spending.

Anglo-French UCAV and Turkish TF-X are preserving British fighter know-how.

NASA’s Advanced Composites program finally comes to grips with the complexities of designing and certifying carbon-fiber aircraft structures.

Industrial augmented-reality startup Upskill launches new platform aimed at enabling large-scale use of smart glasses in manufacturing and maintenance.

The A380 program remains reliant on one customer as the secondhand market fails to take off.

The Oklahoma Republican congressman would become the first professional politician to head the U.S. space agency.

Auto-ICAS integration challenge remains for F-16 as ground collision protection speeds up for F-35.

A look at two important pilot safety issues: one, the mysterious causes of hypoxia-like symptoms in pilots. And two, a new technology that could prevent crashes in the air as well as into the ground.

Aviation Week flies next step in combat aircraft collision avoidance safety. Photo: Christoper Higgins/U.S. Air Force

Malaysia has begun exploratory talks with other Hornet operators about buying surplus F/A-18s. Advanced new aircraft are not currently affordable.

As airlines increasingly cut back on inflight entertainment options—noting that most passengers bring their own devices—JetBlue remains committed to IFE seatback offerings.

Airbus is under the gun on many fronts, including executive battles and claims of corruption lodged in the UK and France and possibly Germany and the U.S.

Can Denmark’s defense ministry perform all of the tasks it thought it could with 27 F-35s? Also, India’s latest weapons tests, Orbital’s next-gen launch system clears new milestone, and Harris develops all-digital payload for future GPS III satellites.

Aiming to mitigate effects from delayed Exploration Mission-1, the ascent abort test of Orion’s launch escape system will proceed, program manager says.

The battle over the U.S. Export-Import Bank may not have reached biblical proportions, but it could be the end of days for the institution anyway.

Restricted from selling armed unmanned aircraft systems in the Middle East, an interim approach is to wirelessly link surveillance drones with attack helicopters.

While Asia-Pacific demand surges, intense competition has prevented yields from matching fuel price rebound.

Astronomers in 10 nations tracked object that passed 27,200 mi. from the Earth's surface and measured 15 m by 8 m.

Manufacturing technology that places carbon fiber more precisely where there are loads within a structure could enable more slender, flexible wings that are lighter and have less drag.

Trump’s executive order to shore up the defense industrial base and supply chain is a good start but needs to encompass outlets and allies beyond U.S. borders.

The power of the Space Launch System can enable a mission to study the region between the Solar System and the stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

European carriers are pursuing long-haul growth to counter challenges such as geopolitical uncertainty, competition from low-cost carriers and the threat of more terrorist attacks.