Aviation Week & Space Technology

Experts back idea of carrier-based refueling UAV; McCain presses Obama to stand up to China; U.S. Air Force still working cost growth on GPS ground segment; airlines can apply for flights to Cuba.

If results are to remain strong, aerospace and defense companies must shift from stock buybacks and like to an emphasis on fundamentals.

It is appropriate for government to fund high-risk, high-reward research and development.

The benefits of independent, user-financed air traffic systems are clear.

Ways to prevent missile launches; lawmaker girds for fight against NASA chief; safety outfits issue battery recommendations; the rocky road to rocket replacement.

Robotic systems must operate using the same actions we would expect from the judgment and, ultimately, the ethics of a pilot.

Bill to overhaul the FAA wins Natca endorsement; Defense experts outline the next president’s national security choices; and NASA official urges space companies to respond faster to consumer demands.

What do the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and U.S. Special Operations Command have in common?

The Arizona senator accuses United Launch Alliance of “manipulative extortion” on RD-180 engines; cargo carriers fight FAA fuel tank AD; NASA ponders how to use funding windfall; U.S. nuclear weapons seem here to stay.

A 17-year-old pilot recounts how he got the flying bug and why the aviation industry is so important to him—and the world.

Inspector faults FAA’s productivity, program management; military leader encourages debate about deadly autonomous weapons.

Threats abound, yet we do not have a clearly stated, coherent security, intelligence or foreign policy strategy for each of these threats.

Considering defense budget changes; A-10 evades retirement; United Airlines fined for treatment of disabled passengers.

Lockheed and Northrop would know every delay and overrun will count against their chances of replacing the F-15E.

Scientists prepare to save dollars for research; officials call for increased missile defense presence after North Korean test; and the FAA signs up 181,000 small UAS owners.

The technology generating vast quantities of data from new aircraft is well ahead of coherent plans for how to use that information.

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Government and A&D contractors need to reach out to entrepreneurs, take more risks, be more creative.

EDITORS Picks

Shelby vs. McCain continues. NASA gains $1 billion. And international travelers to U.S. face new restrictions.

The U.S. export credit agency is back but needs a board of directors. Meanwhile, the fight continues over Russian RD-180 rocket engines.

Pentagon girding for reductions to modernization plans in 2017.

Aerospace suppliers would be wise to tune into the “Delta Effect” and the other factors currently impeding aftermarket growth.

MRO demand will grow a paltry 1-2% in this year while global air transport capacity will increase a healthy 5-6%. Why the divergence?

From no-fly zones in Syria to the potential return of F-22 production, presidential candidates are talking tougher about defense.