Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
Earthquake damage at test range delays plans to demonstrate airborne launch and recovery of unmanned aircraft that would cooperate with manned platforms.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Norwegian scalable ramjet could have applications across air-, ground- and sea-launched weaponry.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Up to three eVTOL developers sought to participate in the developmental testing event to pave way for NASA’s UAM Grand Challenge.
Aerospace

By Richard Aboulafia
After years of above-trend air traffic growth, air travel demand has slowed markedly this year, putting the jetliner double cycle at risk.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Airbus’ move to increase the A220’s range even more has to be seen in the context of its wider strategy against Boeing.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Oberon will lean on British expertise in radars and smallsat technology.
Space

By Guy Norris, Michael Bruno
Boeing is noting publicly that orders from China form a key element of its planning for future production totals and assembly rates, but there could be issues.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus, Boeing and Thales Alenia Space have introduced new, software-defined satellites that can be reconfigured in orbit to adapt to new missions.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Startups report progress with full-scale prototypes as Bell and Boeing test eVTOL unmanned cargo aircraft.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
Peregrine offers AIM-120 Range and AIM-9X maneuverability in a smaller package.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Hawk30 flies; BAE buys HAPS developer; Austrian tests inspection drones; Helipad monitoring; Carmaker backs Volocopter.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
MHI prime contractor is looking to expand its commercial launch footprint.
Space

By Tony Osborne
ADS-B is giving more freedom to transatlantic flights to fly optimum trajectories for fuel and time savings.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Despite a White House-led effort and Europe’s longtime example, A&D apprenticeship and other workforce development efforts remain nascent.
Workforce

Miguel Smart and John Karren
In PwC’s latest survey of global CEOs, 46% said that significant upskilling was the most important factor in closing the aerospace talent gap.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Boeing plays down loads test incident on 777X as engine update remains top priority
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Jens Flottau
Traffic is slowing, the regulatory environment is changing and new airline business models are under pressure—2019 could be a decisive year for the industry.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
A new strategic blueprint implies broad changes in Marine Corps aviation fleet, starting with F-35 orders.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
British-Italian agreements call for alignment on Eurofighter upgrades, and the creation of industrial and collaborative frameworks to work on Tempest.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
MBDA proposing weapons bay launched short-range air-to-air missiles for Tempest.
Defense

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

By Mark Carreau
ISRO is trying to salvage its first soft lunar landing attempt.
Space

By Graham Warwick, Steve Trimble
As the foundation of U.S. military dominance becomes a vulnerability, DARPA makes push for decentralizing
Defense

By Steven Grundman
The industrial capabilities on which the U.S. defense strategy relies would wither from increasing isolation.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Following airframe and engine demonstrators for its next combat aircraft, Japan flies an integrated suite of radar, passive RF and infrared sensors.
Defense