Aviation Week & Space Technology

Bell’s V-280 and Sikorsky/Boeing’s SB-1 aim to change how the U.S. Army fights wars.

The deflected slipstream gets to VTOL by diverting the slipstream downward to create upward thrust for takeoff and a cushioned landing.

Low-cost competition for Taiwanese travelers is strong—Tigerair Taiwan counts more than 20 budget airlines from 10 countries serving the island.

What course will the new U.S. administraton take on airline mergers and aircraft sales to Iran?

Robotics and additive manufacturing are just two technological enablers of future aerospace manufacturing.

Dassault Systemes is working with Wichita State University to find the best ways to train and attract qualified personnel for future aerospace manufacturing.

Can aircraft co-owners co-exist for long? Partners in Aviation has a plan that could ensure a harmonious relationship.

Movement toward more frequent privatized human spaceflight is just one of the big achievements slated for 2017, whatever happens in the White House.

The environment will remain tough for airlines in Europe, with significant challenges caused by Brexit, overcapacity and terrorism

HyperMach Aerospace’s combined system is designed to generate sufficient power to propel the aircraft to the edges of hypersonic flight and suppress booms and drag with plasma.

Flirtey delivers convenience; Groen’s gyroplane drone; AquaMAV flies and dives; DHS selects drone startups; Leonardo’s Solo in Italian tests.

Whether the Trump election in the U.S. or the Brexit vote in the UK, 2016 delivered shocks to the global aerospace and defense industry that will reverberate through 2017.

General Aviation has entered the “danger zone,” signaling the potential for grounded aircraft when the FAA’s ADS-B January 2020 deadline comes due.

See how fleet deliveries and retirements are expected to affect the commercial aviation MRO market value in 2017.

After a challenging year for the U.S. Air Force’s new tanker, Boeing expects to begin fuel deliveries to fighters in August.

Systems for enhanced aircraft analytics should continue to come together in 2017, improving predictive maintenance capabilities for MRO providers.

From Chinese power projection to enduring border strife and ethnic conflicts, the world is heating up with tensions.

Test results mark an early step on the path to a new generation of highly efficient airliners designed to take advantage of boundary layer ingestion.

Readers share memories of John Glenn; NASA's Alan Stern's approach to managing large projects lauded; "tailsitting" VTOL aircraft concept is debated.

See the MRO industry’s initiatives, certifications, standards, products and services to make aircraft maintenance more eco-friendly and sustainable.

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The Pentagon budget may grow under Trump, but major defense acquisition programs could come in the form of infrastructure spending and fiscal stimulus.

Airliner backlogs are at unprecedented levels, and China has ordered almost as many aircraft as have Europe and North America combined.

Northeast Asia, and particularly China, could hold the key to future expansion.

Aerospace news highlights of 2016: aircraft rollouts, service entries, program developments; spacecraft launches, successes and setbacks.