Aviation Week & Space Technology

Barring a breakthrough worthy of a Nobel Prize, it is extremely unlikely electric and solar will play a significant role in reducing aviation’s environmental footprint anytime soon.

Aerospace titan puts “faith” in political process | Voters reject the F-35 | Inspector General investigates government contracts to ULA.

The strategic world of today does not conform to air mobility and force-structure plans based on mass force movements between secure bases.

Committee leader seeks to improve FAA; Lockheed offers new platform to end U-2, Global Hawk controversy; and Air Force seeks reflectors on cubesats.

The Obama administration must address the massive subsidization of the Gulf carriers—more than $42 billion over the past decade—or U.S. workers, communities and our airline industry will pay the price.

The Senate commerce committee’s bill won’t include ATC reforms but will inspire debate over airline seat space; the Navy asks Congress for 14 more F/A-18 Super Hornets; Trump names a national security adviser.

Open skies agreements benefit U.S. passenger and cargo carriers, the U.S. economy and communities around the country.

Republicans who served President George W. Bush list some of Trump's scariest national security flaws.

Lawmakers draw battle lines on defense budget; FAA creates rulemaking committee for micro UAVs; Foreign Military Sales process remains slow; Culberson makes another attempt to allow the NASA administrator to serve 10 years.

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.