Aviation Week & Space Technology

A U.S. Army Theater High Altitude Area Defense missile destroyed this Aerotherm reentry vehicle launched by a Coleman Research Hera rocket on Aug. 2, 1999.

The U.S. and Sweden are dangling incentives to secure combat aircraft orders in Thailand and the Philippines.

Power-dense motors; controls from high flyers; rechargeable thermal battery; in-space refueling port.

The Russian aircraft manufacturer is pursuing attack and logistics UAV concepts that have evolved because of the war in Ukraine.

As the AIAA's Aviation Forum and Ascend events come together for the first time in Las Vegas, editors review some of the cutting-edge developments shared there.

Questioning of aviation’s net-zero-emissions 2050 target comes as key technologies move toward ground and flight testing.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

Ortberg faces the challenge of fixing not one company but effectively two: Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Boeing Defense, Space and Security.

Seoul is preparing its future fighter for near-term service and a long-term evolution.

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

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

The CODA system automatically translates and standardizes commercially derived data points to support space domain awareness missions.

The spacecraft’s propulsion system issues are driving plans to end Boeing’s Crew Flight Test.

Readers write about Aviation Week Farnborough coverage and podcasts, Europan Ocean tidal flexing, pilot training and Miles Aircraft’s legacy. Plus: Behind the Scenes at EAA AirVenture.

The NTSB probe of the Alaska Airlines 737-9 blowout suggests safety systems work, but not effectively enough to address problems promptly or assuage workers.

New requirements to validate human factors assumptions and the need to comply with a 2013 rule have pushed Boeing down an unfamiliar path to 777X type inspection authorization.

Data from 363 prior missions was key for the speedy return to flight.

But how to return the Perseverance collection to Earth remains to be determined.

An engine choice for a 737 successor may be years away, but Boeing is showing signs of preferring ducted engines to the outwardly more efficient open fan.

Cost overruns and schedule breaches are driving a new look at engine replacement and radar modernization requirements.

CFM International blames high-pressure turbine blade supply issues for Leap 1A delivery delays that are adding to Airbus’ production headaches.

Roberto Cingolani wants his company to play a greater role in the global aerostructures business and shape the development of new-generation combat aircraft.

The service is weighing a quick start for its next tanker while pausing the sixth-generation fighter program.

The design builds on experience from the Air One vertiport operational demonstration in Coventry, England, in April 2022.

The multinational airline group cited regulatory challenges as it announced it was abandoning its plan to acquire Air Europa.