Aviation Week & Space Technology

Leonardo and European researchers have big plans for civil tiltrotors. And new helicopters are coming in the next few years. Listen in as our editors discuss the state of the market and what’s coming next.

War crimes in Syria; Australia to buy new Jetwave communications system for transport aircraft; France chooses Leonardo radar for aircraft bound for North Africa; and Raytheon wins massive early-warning radar contract.

Despite having two aircraft carriers until 1997, the French navy will now have none during an extended renovation and testing period of its only one.

Human-rated and sensor-carrying stratospheric balloon flight development picks up pace.

Startup LeoLabs to use a global network of ground radars to track orbital debris and provide collision prevention services to operators of LEO satellite constellations.

Apps can be an important revenue producer for carriers, so many in Europe are choosing to bring their development and management in-house.

Can the U.S. Air Force’s air refueling fleet keep up with the warfighter?

Virgin is forming a dedicated new company, Virgin Orbit, to spearhead the development, testing and operation of its LauncherOne low-cost smallsat launch vehicle.

Modification of an ex-Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 airliner to carry and launch Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne is well underway in Waco, Texas.

NASA is fully immersed in a five-year program to bring scheduling efficiency into the departure queues of the National Airspace System, in other words, getting rid of the “conga line.”

Rapid growth in the Ka-band high-throughput satellite market is putting pressure on spectrum. Moving to higher frequencies could unlock more capacity.

The Trump administration’s space agency transition team, NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are all working on various approaches to a crewed Moon flyaround.

The supply-chain changes are the result of a rigorous category-by-category parts review process.

An import tax could imperil large U.S. aerospace surpluses with China and Mexico.

Space-debris mitigation is getting more attention as companies prepare to launch thousands of new smallsats into low Earth orbit, where the environment is already filling up with dangerous space junk.

Facing a new information age of warfare, the U.S. air arm is launching an effort to overhaul its command and control network.

Spirit Airlines President and CEO Robert Fornaro says legacy carriers are offering prices that match those of the ultra-LCCs, but not in enough volume to pose a serious threat.

Lockheed Martin broadens HWB possibilities as design focuses on bid for NASA X-plane demonstrator

Loon surprises Google; biofuels advance; a COW flies; long-distance delivery; and more UAS news

Could Russia, UAE defense deal pave way for Emirati access to F-35?

Defense ministry fighter developers have completed studies of configurations and feasibility for India’s proposed stealth aircraft. They are awaiting a go-ahead for full-scale development.

The Advanced Hawk has an engine more powerful than the one in India’s current trainer fleet. BAE and HAL also offer synthetic features in inflight training and a refueling probe.

UPS and delivery-vehicle maker Workhorse demonstrate how truck-launched unmanned aircraft could make package delivery in rural areas more efficient and sustainable.

When it comes to cutting regulations, the U.S. has seen this movie before, and we know how it ends—or at least how it has every time before.

A European program, comparable to NextGen in the U.S., wants to maximize ATM efficiency to take fuller advantage of upgraded aircraft.