Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Steve Trimble
A new kind of air vehicle is entering the U.S. military arsenal, capable of performing several roles including strike, reconnaissance and target decoy duties.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The military spaceplane is logging hundreds of days on orbit to collect data for future development.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

William Todts
There are three lessons to take away from Airbus’ admission that it is delaying its hydrogen-fueled aircraft dream.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The United Arab Emirates’ principal defense company is eyeing partnerships to realize its engine and space ambitions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
A Munich startup maintains that it can use available technology to develop an electric short-haul aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
New spins on NASA-developed heat shield technologies paved the way for an era of reusable space vehicles.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois, Graham Warwick
The 100-kW ENGINeUS 100B1 is designed to power electric training aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Owned and operated by Firefly Aerospace, the lander, known as Blue Ghost, is aiming for a gentle touchdown in Mare Crisium.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
An alternate proposal tests the limits of the agency’s use of commercial services.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
The strained relations between airframer HAL and the Indian Air Force were on full view during Aero India.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Seeking a new era of sustained profitability, some budget carriers are playing to their unique strengths while others seek to evolve their operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
India’s navy has turned to private enterprise to find a way increase the capacity of its carrier air wings.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Supernal eVTOL breaks cover; Climate Impulse takes shape; monitoring battery health; autonomous aerial application.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Reversals by major OEMs put the burden of aviation decarbonization on startups and small aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
The airframer has received approval for a maintenance interval extension on the nose landing gear, and engineers are working to improve other systems.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick, Garrett Reim
America remains a hotbed of space innovation, but worries mount over China’s rapid advances.
Check 6

By Joe Anselmo, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
As Airbus puts hydrogen on the back burner and ATR delays its hybrid-electric turboprop, does the industry have a prayer of meeting its net-zero goals?
Check 6

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris, Thierry Dubois
The zero-emission airliner delay leaves advancing hydrogen to startups that are focusing on retrofits and smaller aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
After losing the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and scout programs, Sikorsky is pinning its development hopes on two competitions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Sharon B. DeVivo
Research shows that teams composed of individuals with varied perspectives are more likely to think creatively and develop groundbreaking solutions.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Public shareholders may no longer be head and shoulders above other constituencies, but you can bet that they will remain first among equals.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Richard Aboulafia
To what extent will China’s rise as a world power be accompanied by a determination to go it alone in the jetliner market?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Veteran astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams launched to the ISS aboard a Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on June 5, 2024.
Operations & Safety

By Jens Flottau
The Willis Lease Finance Corp. executive chairman talks with Aviation Week about growth in engine services and likely industry consolidation.
Airlines & Lessors