The Air Force’s insistence that the F-35 will soon deploy to Europe, the Pacific and even the Middle East signals a shift away from the Pentagon’s historically more cautious use of stealth aircraft.
This week's Washington Outlook column discusses how the next president can best secure a budget deal, FAA's certification of Moon Express and Virgin, and the presidential candidates' mixed messages on space policy.
Although a solid concept died aborning, the technology behind it, now perfected by BoldIQ, speeds service and margins among operators in the air and on the ground.
Ten years after the formation of an FAA/industry alternative fuels initiative, significant technical progress has been made, but commercialization remains a challenge.
Firefly Space Systems’ 125,000-lb.-thrust engine will be the first aerospike rocket to fly and is pivotal to the company’s goal of developing a scalable family of relatively simple, lightweight launchers for the small satellite market.
Creation of an Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team to identify and prevent causes of unmanned-aircraft accidents headlines initiatives announced at the first White House drones workshop.
Piaggio flies its MPA; U.S. bombers practice long-range mission; Russian companies beef up export marketing; Northrop wins contract for second Japanese E-2D.
Autonomous robots will halve the time required to inspect the envelope of Lockheed Martin’s LMH-1 hybrid airship, and allow checks to be conducted in parallel with production, saving time and money.
Access to innovative commercial technology is not the problem, it’s the acquisition rules that can lead to its being reclassified as military, a Rockwell Collins exec argues.
South Korea will be the first customer for the Angara 1.2, designed for small or medium-size satellites and capable of lifting up to 3,500 kg to LEO or SSO.
NASA hopes the docking adaptor awaiting installation on ISS is just the first step in a broad range of international spacecraft standards that will be needed to explore beyond low Earth orbit.
The idea of using laser weapons against ballistic missiles in their launch phase gains traction as the U.S. Missile Defense Agency prepares to select two flying testbed aircraft to carry its low-power laser demo program into the stratosphere.
A recent order for up to 50 Boeing narrowbody aircraft is the strongest statement yet that the airline's revival is on track, and the prospect of further orders underscores the carrier’s growing confidence.
Germany’s DLR prepares for a second series of wind-tunnel tests of an active rotor system using multiple swashplates to provide individual blade control and higher harmonic control to increase performance while reducing vibration and noise.
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"While mom would have preferred that I read the classics, she decided that Aviation Week was an acceptable compromise. More than 40 years on, I still haven’t read Moby Dick, but I do still read Aviation Week!"
NASA seeks X-plane ideas; Airbus, Dedrone team on counter-UAS; Erickson’s new S-64 rotor blade; NASA tests Pipstrel’s electric propulsion; Skunk Works robot inspects airship hull.
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