Aviation Week & Space Technology

Purchase of Rafale fighters and rising personnel costs consume much of India’s limited modernization funds.

Globally, air freight capacity still flies half-empty, but is recovery on its way?

Australia and Thailand in spending moods, buying new maritime patrol aircraft, helicopters and subs.

As the region’s oil-driven economies struggle, Middle Eastern airlines seek ways to adapt to declining premium traffic, while growth continues overall.

Airport congestion and financial worries accompany airlines’ dramatic growth rate.

Aviation Week forecasts show which regions lead the highest MRO compound annual growth rates.

Programs for trainers progress across the world, most notably for the U.S. Air Force T-X competition.

Defense spending in Brazil projected to rise over the next five years, despite a pledged 20-year freeze on government funding increases.

The worldwide missile market is on an upward trajectory through 2021, led by air defense weaponry.

Canada is playing two sides when it comes to replacing its outdated CF-18 Hornet.

Congress prioritizes readiness, troop increases over procurement in 2017.

Trends we anticipate in 2017 for the aviation aftermarket.

New routes, partnerships and investments expected to boost Latin American and Caribbean air travel markets

The Joint Strike Fighter is fast becoming the most sought-after combat aircraft in the world, as international partners and customers begin to operate their first jets.

The much-anticipated commercialization of bio-based jet fuel is gathering momentum

Another high-tempo year beckons for engine makers as commercial production soars, new engines enter flight test and new military powerplants begin ground tests.

Manufacturers push to get developments on track and ready for market rebound.

In 2017, the rules for commercial UAS operators will likely become a great deal more liberal.

The U.S. airline sector has pretty much totally rebounded from the slump of the early years of this century. All sectors seem to be on even keel or thriving.

Aerospace & Defense 2017 is the latest version of our annual predictor of trends to watch across all the fields we cover. With that issue in the bag, we talk with our top editors about what to look for in 2017.

Growing size and diversity of the commercial drone market begins to attract established unmanned-aircraft manufacturers, while military market grows ever more international.

In addition to the many first flights, deliveries and service entries that will occur in 2017, production increases and market questions loom.

In this week’s roundup: Italy receives Conformal Airborne Early Warning aircraft; Northrop adds refueling capability to E-2D Hawkeye; Antonov rolls out An-132 prototype and Bulgaria is in the market for secondhand fighters.

Pentagon faces decisions on critical and complex military space systems as the commercial satellite communications market continues to evolve.

Embraer wants to stimulate demand for aircraft by narrowing the gap between business aviation and commercial airlines.