Aerospace

Hypersonic test specialist Stratolaunch has begun a six-month study with NASA into the development of a next-generation, air-breathing version of its Mach 5 Talon-A test vehicle.

Seoul is selected as South Korea’s UAM pilot site, starting with medical transport and expanding to tourism along the Han River and nearby hubs.

MB Energy partners with Arcadia eFuels and MetaFuels to develop e-SAF supply chains, with production plants planned in Europe and Morocco by 2030.

The Aviation Week Photo Contest director, two judges and a first-place winner from 2025 came together in this webinar to share information on taking winning aviation and aerospace photos.

Joby Aviation begins a U.S. tour to showcase its J208 Caravan with Superpilot autonomy, highlighting defense, cargo and emergency response missions.

Traditional safety hurdles slow aviation’s response to GPS jamming and spoofing.

New factories mean nothing without workers, and industry is finally stepping up to fill the floor space.

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

“The investment castings market,” analysts say, “is in War Games mode.”

The Airplane Farm’s PowerWing eVTOL aims to redefine personal flight with a minimalist design, leveraging FAA’s new Part 22 rules for light sport aircraft.

Joby Aviation has begun air taxi demonstration flights in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

GE’s $12 billion acquisition of CPP has huge implications for the castings and aircraft engine sectors—Aerodynamic Advisory’s Kevin Michaels joins Aviation Week editors to explain why.

India’s regional market is a large opportunity for aircraft manufacturers, and ATR has reason to believe the opportunity can turn into reality.

GE Aerospace is overcoming supply chain bottlenecks and introducing wholesale production system improvements to accelerate fighter, trainer and helicopter engine assembly.

AI-enabled systems routinely fly mock dogfights between fighters within visual range of each other. The next step is to unlock air combat beyond visual range.

Bye Aerospace has received a special airworthiness certificate from the FAA for its eFlyer 2 full-scale prototype.

Wayfarer’s Waylift system, tested with NASA support, uses stowable electric propellers to enable short takeoffs and landings with high efficiency.

Isar Aerospace eyes its first commercial launch this year after achieving orbital success, with plans to scale-up production to meet demand.

Matt Nurick is a 2026 20 Twenties winner and an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan. His innovative work focuses on advancing avionics systems and launch vehicle technology through hands-on engineering and systems integration.

EASA and the commercial air transport industry are lagging in adopting AI, according to the regulator's executive director Florian Guillermet.

ITEC is working toward standardizing air traffic control systems with its new SkyNex air traffic management system planned for first delivery later this year.

Venturi Space used the International Space Summit in Paris to unveil the Alta Luna, an astronaut-driven rover, to support future lunar-base operations.

The German aerospace center DLR is looking to construct vertiport infrastructure at its Cochstedt facility to better assess how future operations might work.

DLR low-altitude tests; Dronamics uncrewed cargo trials; DARPA’s first Lift Challenge; Tekever VTOL uses hydraulic propulsion; and Sceye lighter-than-air HAPS.

Boom Supersonic nears engine core testing for its Overture airliner, aiming for boomless cruise and faster propulsion development with vertical integration.