Top U.S. officials seek to balance the use of government-made spy satellites with new commercial developments in imagery and intelligence collection and analysis.
Once classified, the U-2’s Senior Year Electro-optical Reconnaissance System—UTC Aerospace Systems’ SYERS—has added capabilities while spawning derivatives that equip a range of platforms.
Raytheon’s MTS is the sensor ball on a wide range of platforms. Now the company is leveraging that real estate to bring onboard new targeting capabilities.
Bitter experience led the U.S. Army to plan a 20-year program to field an advanced high-speed rotorcraft. Industry insists it can move faster—and needs to, to protect the program from budget changes.
The timing coincides with the 2017 imposition of new Stage 5 noise restrictions. Aerion will have five years to present an actual aircraft for final approval.
Our editors were at this year’s Airbus media briefings in Hamburg, where Airbus executives were vocal about supply chain issues they’ve encountered with both the A320neo and A350. The narrowbody was built as what Airbus COO Tom Williams described as a “glider” due to issues with its Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines. And the A350 is playing catch up as Airbus tries to maintain its ambitious delivery plans despite troubles with cabin component suppliers. A potential stretched version of Boeing’s 737 MAX was dubbed "Mad Max" by Airbus sales chief John Leahy, who is also looking at the case for a stretched A350-1000. Listen as our editors discuss all this and more.
With Asian airlines experiencing rapid growth, aviation has attracted a diversified group of financiers in the region. Now that group is looking beyond its home market.
DARPA uses machine learning advances to improve automatic target recognition, helping pilots make decisions in high-speed combat against enemy air defenses.
Despite some automated messages indicating smoke in a lavatory and electronics bay sent just before the crash, investigators are no closer to understanding what brought down EgyptAir Flight 804.
By William Garvey, Fred George, Jessica A. Salerno, Rupa Haria
At this year’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Geneva, our editors note much optimism in the market, with a busier show floor and static display than in recent years.
Future times are upon us, with everything from advanced data analysis to robots gone rogue discussed at the opening of The Washington Post’s new conference center.
To handle explosive growth and the potential for more, Asian LCCs are continuing major aircraft orders and the smaller carriers are creating alliances.
Boeing moves into development of the Active Parallel Actuator Subsystem to enable Chinook helicopters to be flown to their performance limits while improving safety and reducing wear and tear on components.
