Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Sean Broderick, Steve Trimble
Certification could come in 2019, but service return will not be until well into next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
The United Arab Emirates plans to add more airborne early warning and aerial refueling capacity.
Defense

By Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
Surprise last-minute contract vaults UAE into manned military aircraft manufacturing club.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Emirates and Air Arabia have ordered more Airbus and Boeing airliners; Etihad is reducing its Boeing 787 buy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
First Take

By Bill Carey, Michael Bruno
Acknowledged as a drone industry pioneer, the Canadian company has gone public after taking a back seat to Chinese competitors.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
A durability fix package clears GE9X production restart and paves the way for resumption of Boeing 777-9 flight tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Elaine L. Chao
U.S. Transportation chief Elaine Chao pledges support for the drone community and says safety is a shared responsibility.
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio
Russia provides MiG-29s to Mongolia; U.S. greenlights Morocco Apache buy; GAO rules on U.S. Air Force launch contest; and the outlook for the Iranian Air Force.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Connectivity, AI and new weaponry are part of the Rafale’s development roadmap.
Defense

By Byron Callan
There likely will be a bigger debate over nuclear modernization and the role and cost of technology in defense.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Six decades after the rise of the “Nuclear Navy,” fission attracts new military interest.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
As market conditions change, Europe’s launcher and satellite industries may have to reorient themselves.
Space

By Graham Warwick
A new air racing series and record-breaking attempts aim to advance the performance and efficiency of electric aircraft propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Warhead reliability, missile acquisition misfires increase scrutiny on U.S. nuclear establishment.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Many small suppliers announced executive changes and overhauls in their latest quarterly reports. “It’s turned out to be a year of restructuring,” says one.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Aerospace software startup aims to fill close-in air combat and tactical training gap.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
The airline is using the long-haul aircraft on mostly short routes but has hopes for more intercontinental services.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
Despite losing out to Blue Origin to provide engines for ULA’s Vulcan rocket, Aerojet sees a future for the AR1.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Nanotube heat shield; HAPS in flight—UAVOS’ ApusDuo and AV’s Hawk30; Latecoere tests IFE by light; Army eyes hydrogen power.
Aerospace

Continued grounding has company wondering whether all-737 fleet poses strategic liability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s intrepid, 42-year-old planetary probe joins its twin beyond the heliopause.
Space

Commercial aviation is too critical to the global economy to allow the Boeing-Airbus subsidies dispute to drag on.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The FAA’s GPS augmentation system supports NextGen precision navigation procedures and ADS-B.
Air Transport

By Jen DiMascio
Europe’s new hypersonic defense plan; B-2 software upgrade difficulties; Philippines accepts C295s; Germany rejects latest A400M delivery.
Defense