Aviation Week & Space Technology

Beyond the KX-46A’s boom unexpectedly extending while fuel is flowing, it could scratch the receiver aircraft; high-frequency radios are also sparking concern.

Congress may push back on Trump’s Air Force One cost-cutting plan, the Kiowa Warrior’s last flight for the U.S. Army, Raytheon radar clears third test, and Indonesia takes delivery of Airbus helicopters.

From U.S. Air Force generals to Chinese civil authorities, the push is on to find more pilots. Aviation Week editors discuss.

The service asks airmen to take on more responsibility in an unconventional fight.

Its satellites can connect from spot-beam to spot-beam and deliver full-motion video to small UAVs.

Airbus believes its aggressive industrial strategy in China helps with aircraft sales. Others are taking a different approach.

The Israeli defense ministry’s advanced technology department is developing wide-area surveillance UAVs, new ways to pick targets out of a crowd and a system of a thousand scattered sensors.

General Electric’s advanced inverter could be a precursor to viable hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion.

Boeing thinks the answer is a “win-win” for both its capacity-pressed production system and its airline customers in China.

Russia probably won't detach new module from ISS to form part of new space station.

Prime, OEM and Tier 1 aerospace and defense players are buying major rivals, answering the question of how they will grow in the near- and mid-term.

Air Canada and WestJet Airlines to prepare for new peers planning to offer unbundled products.

Development has taken longer than expected, but engine testing is an important milestone in realizing Paul Allen’s new space vision.

The service considers contracting out initial pilot training to universities and private companies.

In this week’s Washington Outlook: Continued delays could impact precision weapons buys, T-X contract award, new nominees to the Export-Import Bank and the fate of the Space Corps.

The purpose-built Seeker is a bug-eyed, butt-ugly beauty.

Has the commercial aviation industry finally vanquished the cycle? Even thinking such a thing sounds hubristic, but it is difficult to argue with the numbers.

This week’s podcast offers a glimpse into the notebooks of Aviation Week editors after a news-rich week at the Air Force Association’s annual meeting.

The $9.2 billion acquisition may test the Trump administration, which has concern over a shrinking defense base and ordered a study and recommendations.

Air Force is looking for “every opportunity” to speed up the next-generation ICBM program.

European Aviation Network to begin commercial service on a British Airways Airbus A321 later this year with service that uses ground and space-based assets.

At least four teams expressed interest in competing for the billion-pound UK contract to provide aggressor training for all three military services.

Areas underserved by rail—including the U.S.—are potential targets for hybrid-electric propulsion regional aircraft.

North Korean missile shows ability to hit beyond Guam; MBDA chief aims for more European defense cooperation post-Brexit; India may pursue satellite to monitor border with China; Canada ups pressures on Boeing.

There are questions about how Doha’s tiny air force will be able to absorb the massive capabilities in which it is investing.