Aviation Week & Space Technology

Traditionally, Latin America is not a thriving spot for crossover jets, but several forecasters see this changing.

In this week’s roundup, Israel prepares to integrate Israeli weapons and EW systems on its F-35s, Russia flies fifth-gen fighter with a new engine, India successfully tests Akash missile and Singapore receives approval to buy F-15 equipment.

The airline industry is confident about 2018 prospects and sees no end to the up-cycle. But there are risks and rising costs. Our editors discuss the IATA outlook.

The U.S. Air Force will seek proposals for basic and applied research into four Grand Challenge areas for its future propulsion strategy.

The demand side of the airline industry equation supports further strengthening of performance, but the picture is beginning to change on the cost side.

The quirky, inventive chief executive of SpaceX wants to fly his Tesla sports car on Falcon Heavy’s debut flight in January.

Smart investors should be ready to place bets on who will win, and potentially lose, as companies race to electrify the airplane.

Internal and external competition and other factors are eroding the lead that this small Middle Eastern state has held since 1985.

Ramifications from the upcoming British departure from the European Union continue to ripple across UK A&D.

Orbital ATK’s eighth NASA-contracted resupply mission to the ISS initiated the ambitious departure phase of a multifaceted, month-long orbital journey.

The global market was creeping toward $350 billion annually in 2016, with less than 25% coming from government budgets worldwide combined.

The future of propeller manufacturing in the UK rests on a government-supported effort to develop the next generation of regional-aircraft propellers.

If the U.S. Air Force proceeds with the J-Stars program, it will be with Northrop Grumman’s radar.

Ohio University students take to the air to get hands-on experience with next-generation avionics systems in a DC-3.

Boom Supersonic, the U.S.-based Mach 2-plus airliner developer, has forged a strategic partnership with Japan Airlines. Virgin Atlantic and some undisclosed airlines have also committed to aspects of the concept.

With 16 missions completed and two more on launch-range calendars for December, SpaceX could wrap up 2017 with more launches than any country.

FAA describes the ‘numerous’ ways an ADS-B Out equipment installation can fall short of performance requirements.

UK boosts research, Britain’s battery bid, revolutionary alloys, and solar pseudo-satellite.

After a 40-year career at one of the world’s largest aerospace companies, a Boeing veteran explains how people and innovation drive success.

ATR is bolstered by FedEx order, which confirms for the manufacturer that new freighters—versus converted passenger aircraft—can be economical.

From turbo-generator to motor-driven fan, E-Fan X demonstrator will flight-test a complete high-power, high-voltage hybrid-electric propulsion system.

Paul Eremenko may have been frustrated with internal resistance to change at Airbus. He was hired in 2015 to run A3, the Silicon Valley-based innovation hub.

Computational modeling validated by components testing assesses the severity of damage caused by a drone colliding with an aircraft at approach speed.

Twice faced with cancellation, the joint NASA-DLR project now has a budget surplus.

In this week’s Washington Outlook, ex-deputy defense secretary cautions on shorting computing research; costs up for Wfirst Telescope; terrorism a threat.