Aviation Week & Space Technology

The story of the Navy’s stealth unmanned air vehicle has taken some new turns. Is a secret project behind the changes?

As current heavy models become aged, helicopter manufacturers turn to larger types for new product lines.

Rockwell Collins and SITA are helping the airline industry piece together which data pipes will most economically meet global tracking push.

The Harris-Exelis merger brings back to light some fundamental truths about the U.S. defense sector that otherwise tend to be forgotten.

With production drying up, Eurofighter partners are spending money on Typhoon upgrades in hopes to catch an impending wave of Middle East fighter orders.

Middle Eastern countries have recognized the usefulness of low-cost light attack aircraft, and others are beginning to follow their example.

Italy’s indigenous HammerHead UAV funded by the United Arab Emirates gets airborne with Reaper and Predator in its sights.

Rand analysis suggests joint military aircraft programs are unlikely to achieve life-cycle cost savings if they attempt to maximize airframe commonality.

The F-35’s version 3F software is still lagging for the aircraft’s development, though version 2B, needed for the Marines, has nearly finished testing.

Many U.S. airlines say they want to begin scheduled service to Cuba soon, but will the market be as strong as airlines hope?

As deal to sell Aer Lingus to IAG makes progress, the Irish government is seeking more concessions about employment and connectivity.

Pilots (active and retired) weighed in on pilot shortage coverage. Essentially, 'pay a decent wage' was underscored by all: Lowering the pay of senior pilots was decried; offering schedules and wages that could help crew to fly and have a semblance of family life was underscored; a veteran pilot reminds us that good core training can be accomplished in a year, and affordably; a retired U.S. Navy pilot responds to ongoing discussion of stall training.

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The Navy looks for lower-cost firepower, Russia plans 2024 ISS Exit, Ex-Im bank advocates flock to Capitol and AIA’s Blakey heads to Rolls-Royce.

GE makes strides in anti-engine core icing strategies, as knowledge of phenomenon begins to grow.

A ndrew Harrison has been appointed executive vice president/chief revenue officer of the Alaska Air Group, and Shane Tackett vice president-revenue management and Jay Gupta managing director of infrastructure and modern platforms in the Information and Technology Services Div. at Alaska Airlines. Harrison has held several financial positions at Alaska Airlines and Tackett was vice president-labor relations. Gupta was senior director of infrastructure with Thomson Reuters.

Modernization of Australia’s air force moves forward, in concert with plans to fully network air, land and sea operations under Plan Jericho.

While New Delhi negotiates for a small share of Sukhoi T-50 development, its defense ministry engineers prepare a fighter that would be 80% Indian

India tends to drag out defense equipment orders, but its increasingly close relationship with Japan augurs well for ShinMaywa’s chances of completing a deal for US-2 amphibians.

State Department finally lays down a new policy for exporting military and commercial UAS.

Under fire for A-10 retirement plans, USAF holds close air support summit to ‘reset’ the debate

Complex constellation of four spacecraft will characterize what happens when magnetospheres collide.

Seeking to extend its Pro Line Fusion avionics line into the helicopter market, Rockwell Collins is broadening the system’s capabilities for a wide range of missions

Arming ourselves with an Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) is a waste of time, talent and money, says one industry observer.

Long-delayed NASA James Webb Space Telescope to run tests of critical instruments this summer.