Aerospace

The U.S. is ramping up missile defense spending, while Russia and China have their own plans.
Defense

By Guy Norris
The gas turbine continues to evolve and advance, even as interest accelerates in alternate propulsion concepts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Henry Canaday
Regulators around the world still trying to remove any possibility for aviation accidents or losses of life.
Air Transport

By Alex Derber
Market for avionics retrofits showing strong growth in response to ADS-B mandates and older aircraft remaining in service longer.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
2018 could be a big year for new entrants to the rotorcraft business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
From the North Korean missile threat to Russian murky cyber campaigns and Chinese technical prowess, the Pentagon aims to adapt while retaining its advantages.
Defense

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By Graham Warwick
Business aviation is hoping for a turnaround in deliveries in 2018 as four new models enter service.
Business Aviation

The threat of a nuclear North Korea joins ongoing conflict with Islamic extremists and increased competition among the world’s major military powers.
Defense

Readers praise and/or puzzle over Photo Contest contenders and express skepticism about lack of magnetic anomaly detection equipement on Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Tritons.
Feedback

By Richard Aboulafia
Market demand for new aircraft can support continued growth through 2019 and even afterward.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Aerion is also looking for a U.S. assembly site, and Lockheed’s Georgia, plant meets the needs, including a supersonic test corridor off the Atlantic coast.
Business Aviation

Boeing and Embraer have confirmed they are undergoing talks towards a possible merger. The confirmation follows a report that the two companies were in discussion by the Wall Street Journal.
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
After a strong 2017, air cargo operators are optimistic that growth trends will continue in 2018, albeit at what may be a slower pace.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Offshoring MRO becomes less attractive as maintenance needs for renewed fleets decline due to growing use of composites. Most growth coming in Asia.
Air Transport

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A&D organizations have been adopting several new technologies over the last few years, however, successful integration and implementation vary greatly depending on company size and the preserved need for this new technology.
Knowledge Center

By Bill Carey
Inmarsat, Iridium and Cobham developing systems for improved broadband flight deck connectivity and advanced data link capabilities.
Connected Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
2018 shaping up to be pivotal year for U.S. launch industry, with resumption of human spaceflights and new rockets for small satellites.
Space

Facing three major refueling deficiencies, Boeing will not begin deliveries to the Air Force until 2018. Airbus A330 MRTT winning non-U.S. competitions.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Irene Klotz
Industry experimenting with synthetic aperture radar, mix of services from geostationary and non-geo satellites.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
These projects focus on greater bandwidth—but not necessarily broadband—compared to the existing Iridium, GlobalStar and Orbcomm constellations.
Space

Cameroon start-up company Will & Brothers – led by entrepreneur William Elong – intends to put the country on the map as a drone manufacturer and has raised $200,000 to fulfil his dream.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
A high-temperature airflow test site designed to evaluate a key technology in the Reaction Engines’ hypersonic air-breathing combined cycle Sabre rocket engine is under assembly at Front Range Airport near Watkins, Colorado.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
As Dassault announces it is designing a new jet, engine-maker Safran’s presence in business aviation has weakened.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Circulation-control UAV; X-57 battery success; Airbus autonomous landing sensor; Falcons train drones; daring Bugatti’s sad end.
Aviation Week & Space Technology