Aviation Week & Space Technology

Inexpensive, mass-produced cruise missiles could ensure that the U.S. and allies have enough firepower to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

The United Arab Emirates is emerging as a hive for light attack and training aircraft developments with further offers from Calidus and Edge Group.

The United Arab Emirates is shifting its space program focus to economic gains and security, blending civil-military efforts in a bid to become a space power.

The U.S. Coast Guard is set to receive $24.59 billion through 2029 for fleet modernization, including a controversial $172 million G700 purchase.

For Emirates’ long-haul fleet, the challenge is twofold: maintaining aging widebodies while looking beyond their likely life spans to the next big thing.

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps legacy Hornets will get the safety system in 2026; development is starting for F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers.

ACMI operators are increasingly looking to markets in the Southern Hemisphere to pick up business in the European low season.

Beta’s autonomy pick; Cranfield’s hydrogen pivot; hybrid powerplant progress; flying cell tower testbed.

In spite of geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainty, airlines in the Gulf region are spending big money on large new narrowbody and widebody fleets.

Emirates wants more capacity and bigger aircraft, but will Airbus and Boeing respond—and with what?

Readers discuss student satellites, airline evacuations, contrails and Joe Anselmo’s LinkedIn post on Aviation Week’s rejection of the Pentagon's press policy. Plus: Behind the Scenes at the Dubai Airshow.

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

Blue Origin became the second company to nail the landing of an orbital-class booster.

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

Boeing 777-9 delays mean Cathay is not due to receive new widebodies until at least 2027.

Airbus, Leonardo and Sikorsky proposals are shaping NATO’s vision for a next-generation battlefield and naval rotorcraft fleet.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

Sikorsky’s CEO discussed the company’s new uncrewed H-60 Black Hawk and the Nomad, a scalable rotor-blown-wing uncrewed system.

Editors discuss significant airline MRO contracts, GTF engine progress, regional training strategies and Boeing's supply chain developments at Dubai Airshow.

NATO seeks alternative airborne early warning platforms after the U.S. withdrawal from the E-7 Support Partnership collapsed the alliance’s E-7 acquisition.

For years the question for the AAM market was about technology. Now the question is market viability.

Fighter backlogs are soaring to heights not seen in decades as countries around the world restock and modernize.

Editors discuss what the defense industry was talking about at Dubai Airshow: from Saudi F-35s to Fursan to Red Arrows.

This week, Florida's Eastern Range hosts its 100th orbital launch of the year, with another 20-30 remaining on the 2025 flight manifest.

Listen in as editors discuss Boeing and Airbus both now looking at the feasibility of upsizing their largest twin-aisles at the behest of Emirates, which led the way for orders at Dubai Airshow.