Aviation Week & Space Technology

AirSpaceX eVTOL design taps electric vehicle tech; Zephyr stratospheric UAV for civil use; beefing up AUDS’ combat counter-UAS; reusable hypersonics study.

Airbus chief salesman John Leahy, now that retirement is near, reflects on his career and how the industry has changed.

With U.S. ferry flights on Russian Soyuz ending next year, pressure is on to get U.S. space taxis flying, without sacrificing safety.

Substituting procurement spending for personnel, Singapore uses aerostat surveillance and small-crew ships, while preparing to introduce tanker aircraft that need fewer people.

A deal could let Boeing improve vertical integration and tap Embraer’s engineering talent and manufacturing capacity.

Aurora Flight Sciences demonstrates resupply at the touch of a button by unmanned helicopter under the Office of Naval Research’s Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System program. Photo: John F. Williams/U.S. Navy

‘Coffee, tea or a pancetta-wrapped pork tenderloin with caramelized red onion confit, and a nice glass of Grenache?’ The making of a corporate flight attendant.

In this week’s roundup, India wants a third aircraft carrier, C-130Js arrive in France, the U.S. considers outlawing government purchases of certain Chinese telecom products, and the U.S. prepares to launch a missile-warning satellite

In spite of unprecedented backlogs, major civil aircraft manufacturers enjoy strong airline demand, but Airbus warns it may have to stop the A380 program.

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

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

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

The Italian space industry is driving Europe’s effort to have a reusable vehicle, with an original commercial target.

Accomplished pilot and industry veteran Elwell assumes role of acting administrator as permanent appointment looms.

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

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

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.

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

Rearranged MRJ avionics are being made but the design of new wiring harnesses is not yet complete.

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

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

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

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

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

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