Aviation Week & Space Technology

A draft version of the Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review reveals plans for a variety of new, reintroduced or revamped nuclear options.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets are crucial tools in RAF operations over Iraq and Syria.
Defense

By Adrian Schofield
As it enters its latest phase of fleet growth, AirAsia is looking to tap new investment in its affiliate carriers across Asia.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
The Italian space industry is driving Europe’s effort to have a reusable vehicle, with an original commercial target.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Bill Carey
Accomplished pilot and industry veteran Elwell assumes role of acting administrator as permanent appointment looms.
Air Transport

By Kevin Michaels
Airbus, Boeing and their peers are trying to avoid the aerospace equivalent of a “midlife crisis.”
Air Transport

Urban air mobility generated headlines with air taxi debuts and demonstrations at the largest U.S. consumer electronics show.
Aerospace

Derek Webber
The growth in commercial space could allow NASA to hitch a ride to a port in GEO orbit from which to explore the Moon, Mars and the entire Solar System.
Space

The NATO-led effort to build a self-sufficient Afghan Air Force will soon be put to the test.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Rearranged MRJ avionics are being made but the design of new wiring harnesses is not yet complete.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
DARPA’s collaborative CODE; France advances naval UAV; airspace awareness from Insitu; a better loitering munition.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Boeing HorizonX, formed to bring in disruptive ideas from both outside and inside, has its first internally developed innovation, an unmanned cargo aircraft.
Aerospace

The company has pushed longstanding government contractors to rethink how they do business, move to drive down costs and improve quality to remain competitive.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Fit checks for the triple-core booster, a practice propellant load and finally one or more static test fires will pave the way for long-awaited debut flight
Commercial Space

By Bradley Perrett
Perhaps the most significant change to Japanese military policy will be breaking the iron ratios by which the armed forces share the defense budget.
Defense

By Steven Grundman
If the defense budget wins enough support to pass, it would represent an increase of only about 2% over the Obama baseline.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Fifteen years after it first tried to market solar-powered high-altitude UAVs, AeroVironment signs development deal for “pseudo-satellites.”
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Thirteen improvised systems, each carrying 10 small bombs, were launched against the Khmeimim Air Base. Russian units took control of six and shot down seven.
Defense

Kelsey Atherton
While the consumer drone world attempts variations on the quadcopter form, the software and sensors are what will lead to something bold.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
The Falcon 9-launched satellite is rumored to have reentered after what SpaceX says was a successful launch.
Space

He walked on the Moon, commanded the inaugural shuttle mission and was the first person to fly on six space missions. He also headed NASA’s astronaut office and was an outspoken advocate for astronaut safety.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
Japan moves ahead with potential purchase of SM-3 Block 2A, U.S. Army takes first step to buying new Airbus Lakota helos, new questions about Indonesia’s AW101 purchase and Mexico considers U.S. weapons for its ships.
Defense

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Demand is strong for converting the newer narrowbody aircraft for cargo use, but supply can be a problem.
Air Transport

After doubling production last year, Kratos' target drone business is set for another expansion after capturing the Army’s MQM-107 replacement program.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
“We have to move at the speed of business, not the speed of bureaucracy,” says 45th Space Wing Commander Wayne Monteith.
Space