Aviation Week & Space Technology

The poster child for new aviation tech like electrified propulsion and autonomy is not an exotic NASA X-plane, but that everyday workhorse: the Cessna Caravan.

Listen in to hear Frank Haselbach, president of ISABE and head of propulsion at Airbus, in conversation with Aviation Week's Guy Norris.

Autonomy is coming to commercial aviation. Its first stop: the Cessna Caravan.

The Army's next rotorcraft is still in development, but officials are planning its first upgrade—a big shift in the service's approach to aircraft acquisition.

Industry efforts are underway to address shortfalls in recruiting and training aviation maintenance technicians.

Solar sails could make new deep space missions possible. One potential application is a “space weather buoy” between the Earth and the Sun.

A growing reputation from global air forces is putting Italy’s International Flight Training School on the map.

More than 50 years into its military space odyssey, the UK is looking to take its capabilities to a higher level.

Syracuse, New York-based SRC Inc. has unveiled an electronic support measures (ESM) payload for a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).

As satellite operators turn to smaller, proliferated spacecraft to protect space-based capabilities, industry sees ground stations as a new target for attacks.

Many carriers have boosted Australian capacity and see strong prospects for further growth.

Aurora’s Liberty Lifter; stratospheric HAPS; Radian’s subscale spaceplane; and GAC plans winged eVTOL air taxi.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Culberson has played a pivotal role in the quest to learn if Jupiter’s ocean-bearing moon Europa has the ingredients for life.

Scientists believe the ocean under Europa’s frozen surface may harbor life. The Europa Clipper spacecraft will travel there to gather data and assess chemicals.

The walkout at Boeing halted much-needed progress on quality-focused changes and will make regaining momentum even more challenging.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

Ted Colbert’s abrupt departure marks the first of possibly many management changes to improve the airframer’s course.

Readers write about robotics in manufacturing, open-rotor viability and USAF F-22s in Indonesia. Plus: Behind the scenes in Washington, New York and Istanbul.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Aviation Week's Steve Trimble is just back from a trip to Israel, including its northern border. Listen to his observations from the frontline and what the fighting tells us about the future of warfare.

A massive barrage showcased the might of Israel’s airpower but raised questions about potential gaps in the country’s arsenal.

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In some emerging use cases in geostationary Earth orbit, conventional satellites weighing several metric tons would be too expensive.

A new sheet of music is coming to the U.S. industrial base and will drive an Era of Reorganization.