Aviation Week & Space Technology

MIT’s Beaver Works collaboration with Lincoln Laboratory is tackling an air-launched mini-drone that can keep up with the fighters that launch it.

About $30-40 billion of lead program opportunities should be available for nontraditional defense bidders over the next five years.

The service’s wide-area maritime surveillance UAV, the MQ-4C, is about to undergo operational testing, as a forward operating base stands up on Guam. Photo: Northrop Grumman

Embraer intends to closely monitor regulatory compliance as Airbus integrates Bombardier C Series

Easier access to many airports, including those with short runways, steep approaches or noise and emissions restrictions, are a major benefit of crossover narrowbody jets.

Avionics and weapon systems upgrades have transformed the U.S. Air Force’s Vietnam-era B-52 bomber into a valuable intelligence asset.

Additive manufacturing is where GE Aviation and its parent may achieve the next breakthrough in business performance, according to a leading executive.

FAA approves safe spherical drone; JAXA tests cut airframe noise; Workhorse sets SureFly flight date; A³’s Vahana readied for flight; smaller VTOL UAV from UMSSkeldar

Aviation stakeholders must to a better job of collecting, distributing, analyzing and sharing real-time data and safety information.

Public disagreement between Airbus and Emirates over A380 production pace and design updates highlights the manufacturer’s problems.

Japan’s Kawasaki C-2 airlifter begins a hunt for orders in the Middle East. Two General Electric CF6-80 turbofans power the 69-metric ton aircraft.

Brazilian-Emirati partnership delivers new design light-attack aircraft in two years.

Some events at the Dubai Airshow were unexpected, while some expected ones did not happen. Emirates again appeared to be ruling the world of large aircraft orders, while the UAE's manufacturing industry is burgeoning.

GE Additive ships prototypes of the world’s largest laser metal additive-manufacturing machine, sized to make structural parts for engines and narrowbody jets.

The United Arab Emirates appears to be all-in on the Joint Strike Fighter, but has yet to allay concerns over protecting sensitive information.

Strength in numbers is playing out for the bottom lines of four LCCs owned by private equity firm Indigo Partners. Can global alliances strike similar deals?

Experts in nuclear policy caution that changes to limit the president's authority on ordering a first strike could disrupt the U.S.’s ability to deter attacks.

Icon’s amphibious A5 program suffers another setback with a second fatal accident, this one involving a high-profile sports star.

The Franco-Dutch carrier’s strategic plan is bearing fruit with new partnerships, and soon a new airline.

The U.S. Air Force’s need for a new escape system is driven by the prevalence of heavy HMDs and NVGs in modern fighter aircraft.

In this week’s roundup, Malaysia considers buying used Japanese P-3 Orions; Intelsat and General Atomics show they can swap beams between a satellite and a UAV; Russian Helicopters makes an early delivery; U.S. gathers three carriers in the Pacific; and Norway seeks air-to-air missiles.

The first private lunar mission is expected to launch in early 2018, a half-century after nations raced to get to the Moon.

The aircraft’s future will be determined by Emirates, not Airbus.

Local governments can require drone users to register and use an app that will make their UAS visible to law enforcement.

Milestone completes Sierra Nevada’s paid NASA Commercial Crew work and sets up critical design review for unmanned station resupply missions. Photo: NASA