Aerospace

Cut unwisely now and pay dearly later is the message from U.S. Defense Department science and technology leaders, who fear spending caps threaten development of advanced capabilities that will be needed in future decades.

The digital economy is seeping into every corner of the aerospace and defense industry, and it is just the beginning.

Two German teams are working on a military-funded program that could lead to a world first: an operational air-defense laser.

The technology exists to physically take command away from a pilot and is in operation with the U.S. Air Force.

Mid-size UAV with max-size endurance; Predator-class persistent ISR for small ships; U.S. polysonic tunnel gets a refresh; Israeli AESA guides Lockheed counter-rocket laser; Amazon’s FAA-certified UAS is “obsolete”

A unique NASA truck-mounted wing testbed is laying the foundation for a distributed electric propulsion X-plane demonstrator.

Operator of the FAA’s ADS-B surveillance network sees opportunity to expand its capabilities to enable long-range operations in civil airspace by unmanned aircraft.

Facebook’s solar-powered UAV will be able to stay aloft at 60,000-90,000 ft. altitude for months at a time.

Boeing assesses 787 ecoDemonstrator results as 757 debuts to focus on aerodynamic tests

How well the Clean Sky 2 research program balances near- and long-term technologies could prove crucial to Europe’s civil-aircraft industry

The last nine months were earth-shattering for Alcoa.

The seventh and final year of NASA’s Environmentally Responsible Aviation project is on target for a grand finale: the goal of simultaneous cuts in drag, weight, fuel burn, noise and emissions seems eminently doable moving forward.

As bypass ratios increase and engine cores get smaller, Pratt & Whitney comes up with a unique solution to the challenges of small scales inside future turbofans.

What could spur Alcoa to pony up maybe $5 billion in less than a year? Aerospace and defense market share

Ethiopian Airlines is to be recognised as the Official International carrier for the upcoming Aviation Outlook Africa conference and exhibition to be held from June 30 – July 01, 2015, in Johannesburg.

Test flights are getting underway of a Boeing 757 with an actively blown vertical tail and new wing-leading-edge sections, which could pave the way for the wider use of natural laminar and active flow control technology in future airliner designs.

Moth inspires agile thinking; aerospike rocket looks for liftoff; tethered UAVs for safer cities; Amazon a step closer to delivery drones and other unmanned news

Elytron Aircraft plans to begin flight tests this summer of a two-seat, proof-of-concept tiltwing aircraft designed to take off and land like a helicopter but operate from point to point at fixed-wing speeds.

Driving down the costs of electronically steered phased arrays opens up new commercial and military opportunities.

Snowstorm shuts down Washington but fails to halt Aviation Week’s 58th annual Laureate awards ceremony, which salutes aerospace sector’s high achievers.

Greg Morris recognized early in the game just how important additive manufacturing would become. His vision and drive helped spur GE Aviation on a mission that culminated in 3-D printing in its latest engines.

Two winners took home Aviation Week’s Innovation Laureate for 2015—Raytheon and Saab pursued different routes to achieve the same outcome—introducing gallium nitride power electronics to military radar and electronic-warfare systems.

Mix Formula One technology into an aviation turbo-diesel and you get a fuel-efficient, low-emission helicopter engine.

European safety agency proposes three-tier framework for regulation of civil unmanned aircraft operations based on the risk they pose.

AAR Airlift has been awarded a contract by the United Nations for airlift services in Central Africa. The contract is valued at approximately $19 million.