Aviation Week & Space Technology

After years of production delays and shortages, fighter OEMs are investing in in new facilities, manufacturing methods and labor to spark new growth.

Defense budgets are undergoing exceptional growth, spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, concerns over China’s global intent and the Israel-Gaza conflict.

An ex-U.S. Air Force civilian employee allegedly transmitted classified information about the vulnerabilities of Air Force aircraft to unauthorized people between November 2020 and March 2021.

Frank Kendall has spent his time as secretary working to reshape the Air Force—but will his work outlast him?

Despite obvious historic parallels with the TSR-2, industry partners are confident they can deliver a new-generation combat aircraft in the mid-2030s.

Photonic navigation sensors; Airbus and quantum computing; in-space refueling; alternatives to GPS for PNT.

In the defense industry, all eyes are on the UK in July for RIAT and Farnborough. We kick off the conversation with a special episode about the British elections and what they (and those in France) mean for A&D.

A group of recently launched startups are bucking the strategy.

A surprising groundswell of single-aisle airliner propulsion systems are under development.

Airframe production rate changes, stretched supply chains and durability remain major challenges in spite of rising utilization rates.

To simplify its fuel cell engine design, Airbus elected not to use batteries that would have boosted peak power.

As demand remains healthy, airlines are managing capacity challenges amid supply chain woes, engine issues and significant aircraft delivery delays.

The company capitalizes on M&A deals like none other in aerospace and defense.

As pressure to cut aviation’s environmental impact intensifies, non-CO2 emissions are in the spotlight.

A wave of new orders and investments in capabilities is giving Eurofighter a “golden moment.”

Three years on from their commitment, airlines are frustrated, particularly over the hurdles to greater sustainable aviation fuel uptake.

Editors unpack a week that started with a unique media briefing at Boeing's Renton facility and ended with the purchase of Spirit AeroSystems.

Cryo-compressed hydrogen; Nullforming antenna; Contrail mitigation; Condensed battery flies.

The airframer is building production and hopes for more KC-390 orders in defense as its executive aviation branch thrives. Where will it invest next?

Forces in Europe are doing more in space, including through an increased focus on situational awareness of the domain to address growing threats.

Readers write about reducing aviation CO2 emissions and the FAA’s moving of the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control to the Philadelphia ATC facility.

A South Carolina airport is facing encroachment from a high-density housing development nearby—with 274 homes on the short final.

A new plan focuses on tracking airplane production basics as key to addressing issues and eventually increasing production.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

The region is going shopping to address defense shortfalls, with counter-UAS on most countries’ lists.