Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Tony Osborne
The UK will need a multilayered approach to protect national infrastructure and events from drone misuse.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Future UltraFan variants could incorporate starter generators as part of more-electric push.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno, Guy Norris, Irene Klotz
Virgin Galactic sees service starting next year and a fleet of five spaceships within five years. Meanwhile, investors and future customers continue to line up.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Unique approach of system integrators competing to attract technology “sprinters” is enabling use of swarming robots on urban missions.
Defense

By Jens Flottau
The MAX crisis is having a deep impact on Boeing’s road map for future aircraft development, but the OEM does not have enough info for an informed way forward.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Airbus backs advanced batteries; VoloDrone; Seaplane becomes ePlane; DARPA’s launch conundrum; GE-powered drone; pilots and drones; Uber Eats’ drone delivers.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
Heritage aerospace primes Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman agree to work under startup Blue Origin in quest to get NASA to the Moon in 2024.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
U.S. officials now explicitly bash the quality and safety of Chinese and Russian weapon systems as doubts spread about U.S. support.
Defense

By Guy Norris
Developed in secret like the Pearl 15, Rolls-Royce’s Pearl 700 has already amassed 1,200 test hours in advance of first flight on the new Gulfstream G700.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Christian Zur, Andy Anderegg and Scott Kordella
It is time to balance the needs of the aviation community with those of the burgeoning space industry.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
October 2019 may go down in history as a New Space turning point: the first publicly traded human spaceflight company and the first space holding company.
Space

By Tony Osborne
With navy orders, Germany could have the largest fleet of NH90 helicopters of all the operating nations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The arrival of new narrowbody types and additional 787s will spur the next phase of Korean Air’s fleet renewal and will also enable network development plans.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have established clusters for local aerospace industry to thrive.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
German heavy helo logistics proposal; space-based sensor demonstration contracts; Japan’s hedge against fighter failure and a new contract for F-35s.
Defense

By William Garvey
The company founded by Kenn Ricci is “a multibillion-dollar force,” from fractional operations to remanufacturing to engine parts.
Business Aviation

The Middle East continues to be a theater of innovation, improvisation and adaptation for both offensive and defensive small drone warfare.
Defense

By Jens Flottau
Patrick Ky talks with Aviation Week about EASA's return-to-service process for the MAX. Added training requirements could be an unwelcome burden for Boeing and customers.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
Ten years after calling for a fifth-generation fighter, the UAE appears no closer to acquiring the F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Higher combustion chamber pressures for the first stage and staged-combustion for the second stage would improve the launcher.
Space

By Lee Hudson
Aviation Week Pentagon Editor Lee Hudson was aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) for tours on Oct. 30.
Defense

The FAA has yet to act on a slew of measures spelled out in last year’s landmark FAA Reauthorization Act, despite the inclusion of hard deadlines by Congress.
Air Transport

By Piotr Butowski
The Kronstadt Group plans to produce about 30 Orion aircraft per year.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Bill Carey
Developing and advanced nations will start using surveillance data provided by Aireon.
Connected Aerospace

By Steve Trimble, Lee Hudson
How the U.S. Air Force plans to build new combat aircraft like Apple makes the iPhone.
Defense