Aviation Week & Space Technology

UAS needs are shifting, and it seems like Asia is picking up the slack; agricultural and industry needs are likely to drive civil growth in the U.S. and elsewhere.

The U.S. Army is planning to finally deploy by year’s end the first of its new airships designed to aid in air and missile threat detection for the Northeastern U.S.

Indecision by company executives about the A380’s future mirrors uncertainty about prospects for its market.

Powerful New York senator takes aim at airline ticket prices that carriers contend remain a bargain, Republican committee leadership changes and Southwest wins slots from Kansas City to Washington.

Netherlands makes long-term plans for UAS deployment, both for military and civil uses.

Sipri report on global arms sales shows Russia and emerging-market suppliers continuing to gain ground on companies in the U.S. and Western Europe.

An ICBM kill, salvo trials and first flight of a new Redesigned Kill Vehicle are in the test plan for the Missile Defense Agency’s Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system during the next five years.

Boeing plans for its 767-2C, the platform for the U.S. Air Force's new KC-46 tanker, to make its debut by year-end—six months late.

The request for information lists several generic possibilities, including beaming power between orbiting spacecraft, from an orbiting spacecraft to a “planetary asset,” and between fixed and mobile assets on a planetary surface.

Iridium, Thales offer broadband connectivity to Bristow Helicopters, mitigating problems caused by interference from rotors.

Maritime patrol aircraft and F-35 buy will be at the top of the list of concerns for the forthcoming U.K. Strategic Defense Review.

Orbital Sciences Corp. will buy directly from Russia’s NPO Energomash a new rocket engine with a long heritage to replace the surplus Russian engines tentatively implicated in the Oct. 28 failure of an Antares launch vehicle with a load of cargo for the International Space Station.

Airbus is accelerating its studies of an upgraded A380 and appears to be closing on an initial agreement with Rolls-Royce.

Air Astana’s CEO says his airline does not want to become a “mega transfer business—every single airline does that and yields are very low.”

California’s Surf Air is seeking to extend its scheduled business-jet service model to other large states—but are those markets ready for what company founders have called the “Netflix of aviation?”

The EC175 is finally in service, but is it facing an uphill struggle for more sales?

Old-school Stovl: U.S. Marines’ plan for operating under fire looks a lot like the Royal Air Force’s Cold War doctrine.

Mooney International turned to Dzyne Technologies when it wanted to design its first all-new light aircraft in decades, the M10, and do it behind closed doors.

Following its dramatic expansion at Tokyo Haneda this year, ANA is preparing for its next wave of international growth from the city’s Narita Airport.

The U.S. Marine Corps seeks to update its V-22 Ospreys with sensors and weapons, much as it did for its KC-130s.

France is slowly replacing its aging Boeing KC-135Rs with Airbus A330 multirole tanker-transports, though defense budget constraints are hindering the transition.

Many A&D entities voice concern about FAA ADS-B 2020 deadline; FAA in turn ponders some appeasements to meet that date.

The safety board’s final report on an APU battery fire in a JAL aircraft contains 18 recommendations to the FAA, Boeing and lithium-ion battery manufacturer GS Yuasa Corp., adding to five recommendations issued earlier in the investigation.

The South Korean parliament, allowing only modest funding for preliminary KF-X work, has kept open the possibility of economizing by replacing an indigenous KF-X design with the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet or an advanced development of that type.

UAV developer forms separate company to produce collision-avoidance systems for unmanned aircraft and general aviation.