Aviation Week & Space Technology

Link 16, electronic countermeasures and state-of-the-art self-defense systems might be in 60-year-old Stratotanker's future.

NASA, other stakeholders still pursuing ideas for commercial enterprises in space, which have so far proven elusive.

New technologies from Thales use physiological data from pilot research to develop systems that help reduce human factors errors in the cockpit.

While building a lander to put humans on the Moon and elsewhere looks possible in 4-5 years, the financial commitment needed to do so is much less certain.

Amazon founder and Blue Origin owner says the concept for reusable launch vehicles will grow the launch industry to a “new equilibrium.”

Proposed ducted-fan vertical-takeoff-and-landing business aircraft switches to hybrid-electric propulsion to reduce cost and attract investment.

Jeff Bezos and others are focusing on bases on the Moon as jumping-off points for deeper-space exploration.

Lockheed Martin is completing preliminary design of the QueSST low-boom flight demonstrator for NASA. The latest configuration for the X-plane is undergoing high-speed tests in NASA Glenn’s 8 X 6-ft. supersonic wind tunnel.

Get ready for the mother of all lobbying battles. U.S. aerospace and aviation industries queue to lobby President Trump in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to set federal policy for open skies and other issues.

Moving the needle on autonomous aircraft, Airbus showcases a modular ground/air vehicle concept it has jointly developed with automotive design house Italdesign.

The two manufacturers are trying to quickly eliminate root causes of a rash of engine replacements in the A320neo fleets of IndiGo and Go Air.

Hybrid engines and augmented reality cockpits shape Bell’s vision for the helicopter of the future.

Militants in Iraq and Syria are adapting consumer drones and micro-UAVs for surveillance missions and deadly strikes.

Leonardo tests Gurney flap; Robinson eyes diesel helo; UK extends unmanned helo trials; ArcticShark flies in Oregon.

The AirAsia Group and Singapore Airlines subsidiaries plan network and fleet expansion this year, including forays into European markets.

A robotic lunar lander capable of delivering as much as 10,000 lb. of cargo to a permanent outpost on the rim of the Moon’s polar Shackleton Crater could make its first flight by July 2020, with a little help from NASA.

The aircraft’s additional payload/range capabilities are enabling some airlines to expand into new markets.

Buying new aircraft would be cheaper than the plan to keep the bizjet-based T-1A flying.

Clean Sky Tiltrotor will feature tilt wing to boost payload capability, eliminate complexity involved in tilting engines.

Replacing dozens of aging 30-seat Saab turboprops flying for U.S. regional airlines could be the sweet spot for French turboprop manufacturer ATR.

The market for light single- and twin-engine models remains buoyant, while the defense market benefits as military spending rises in many countries.

Airbus Clean Sky 2 twin demonstrator designed to cruise on one engine.

Bell is turning the more than 400 letters of intent received for the Safran Arrius 2R-powered Model 505 JetRanger X into orders.

Marenco Swisshelicopter investing heavily to be ready for production of single-engine, 2.6-metric-ton SKYe SH09 light helicopter in 2018.

In this week’s Washington Outlook, a jaundiced view of this year’s budget debate, NASA plans to buy more Russian rocket rides and a surge in attempts to carry weapons on to passenger aircraft.