Aerospace

Rocket Lab founder and CEO Sir Peter Beck received recognition at the Laureates Awards, crediting the company's 3,500-strong workforce for the achievement rather than accepting individual accolades.

The UK-based ATI has published a technology strategy which, if followed, would quadruple the value of the British aerospace sector by 2050, the non-profit says.

Lufthansa Technik and Airbus are collaborating to extend the planned application of Aeroshark riblet films to the A330ceo’s wing and empennage.

Grace Gratton, a junior studying space physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, shares her groundbreaking research and advice on dedication as a 2026 20 Twenties winner.

Aviation Week editors discuss the state of X-planes, how they have historically performed and what challenge the next X-plane program should take on.

Laminar-flow business jet; hybrid-electric tiltwing; Solar Impulse 2 lost; and jet fuel from ethanol.

Executive argues that eVTOLs carrying first responders could expedite care and help eliminate "ambulance deserts" in many states.

As eVTOLs approach certification, a new industry is confronting a shortage of trained maintainers to keep aircraft operational.

Eight projects spanning 26 U.S. states will test early operational concepts using eVTOL, hybrid-electric and autonomous aircraft.

Aero Friedrichshafen, which shattered attendance records, proved that innovation in business aviation is accelerating toward a quieter, cleaner and more accessible future.

Zuri progresses hybrid tiltrotor demonstrator testing for regional air mobility applications.

PteroDynamics develops hybrid-electric VTOL UAS with Cobra Aero for military applications.

EDA advances automated refueling tests to include unmanned aircraft and tankers.

SkyDrive is doubling down on a smaller multicopter that it believes is better suited for the dense urban environments of East Asia.

Vern Raburn’s attempt to mass-produce low-cost airplanes was a flop. Was Eclipse the forerunner to today’s air mobility ventures?

Broadening the scope of potential NGAP applications beyond the F-47 may boost the chances of a final breakthrough for variable-cycle engines after four decades.

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

Next-generation proprotor blade and advanced tiltrotor concept show promise.

Scaled Composites built the flying-wing UAS under a DARPA project to demonstrate hybrid propulsion.

After completing demonstration flights with its electric air taxi first in the San Francisco Bay Area and then in New York, Joby Aviation is taking the lessons learned into its planning for operations set to begin this year under an FAA pilot program.

NASA is continuing to speed up the rate of X-59 flight tests.

Merlin is expanding its autonomous flight platform into the commercial cargo market with the launch of a new product line called Condor.

Iridium has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Aileron space-based air traffic surveillance system that it hosts on its satellite network.

Complex operations enabled by regulatory waivers and deviations under an FAA pilot program are expected to shorten the time from type certification to operational readiness for commercial electric taxi operations.

Otto Aerospace has moved into detail design of the Phantom 3500 business aircraft, advancing its plans to exploit drag-reducing laminar flow technology.