Aviation Week & Space Technology

September was a busy month at several high-profile companies, and it could be a good indication of what is to come for the industry as many of them adjust to market conditions.

After a hiatus of more than 50 years, NASA plans a trial run of a full-scale nuclear-fission power system designed to produce 1 kW of electricity.

Sonic booms should not pose a barrier to speeding progress in aviation technology.

Scaled flies Model 401; Yamaha goes multicopter; Flirtey flies defibrillators; Spike tests supersonic design; DARPA taps Aerojet for TBCC; Dubai’s firefighting UAV.

MBDA’s missile programs are benefiting from a joint research initiative that involves participants from industry and academe.

Performance-based navigation and runway improvements are crucial to airline night operations at a New Zealand airport surrounded by mountains.

In being acquired by Boeing, Aurora Flight Sciences sees a path to turn its research into products, which had eluded the innovative but small company.

Despite mitigations deployed, the number of reported runway incursions each year has remained stubbornly steady, or some say, on the rise. Safety advocates and industry want to find out why.

The MBDA Meteor and Diehl IRIS-T missiles will equip the KAI KF-X, which is also getting a two-seat version. Aircraft dimensions have expanded.

The service will double down on the development of next-generation missiles, combat vehicles and rotorcraft to regain warfighting advantage.

Aviation Week had a first-hand look at a required navigation performance departure from Queenstown and an arrival at Auckland. Adrian Schofield, Asia-Pacific air transport editor, rode in the jump seat on the Air New Zealand flight.

Asia-Pacific Air Transport Editor Adrian Schofield takes a closer look at some of the challenges to Queenstown night operations, and how they are being addressed with technology in the air and on the ground.

Dassault’s Falcon 5x development faces another delay related to problems uncovered during tests of Safran’s Silvercrest engine.

The National Business Aviation Association show in Las Vegas was subdued, but behind-the-scenes activity gives reason for optimism.

Brexit is just one of the issues British budget and leisure airlines must overcome, along with cost pressures and terrorism.

In this week's Washington Outlook: The Eastern European nation is rebuilding its industrial base, Pentagon acquisition chief will cede power to services, another spat about how open the skies should be, and a way to form national regulations for UAS.

Boeing, Lockheed and Raytheon are rallying to develop U.S.’s next-generation Multi-Object Kill Vehicle.

GM unveils an autonomous, fuel-cell-powered vehicle platform as it works with aerospace industry to evaluate technology for quiet, clean power generation.

Training machines to look for missile-launch sites; Greece considers options for F-16 upgrades; the first GPS III satellite is ready for launch, and Russia’s next airborne early warning aircraft

The Ground-Based Interceptor is the central flight component of the Boeing Ground-based Midcourse Defense system and is topped by the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle.

Decades of progress toward free trade in jetliners could be undone in a few years. And Boeing could end up losing a lot in the end.

What are the ramifications of trade complaints by Boeing and U.S. airlines? Teal Group’s Richard Aboulafia joins Aviation Week and ATW editors to discuss.

“The next few months may be rather stressful for most deal-makers in the A&D sector,” say some who should know.

More than 100 helicopters may be needed to support offshore wind farms.

The U.S. Air Force has taken the next step in its plan to transition from the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine after issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for co-investment in up to three next-generation launch vehicles.