Aviation Week & Space Technology

In the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill, some speculate that the Joint Strike Fighter’s price will be comparable to legacy aircraft.

Ad Astra Rocket and Aerojet Rocketdyne head toward November ground tests of high-power electric propulsion systems for spacecraft.

UK backs Rolls on electric; Terrafugia updates flying car; Zephyr in new record bid; Coyote to counter drones; Hybrid-electric push; Pratt sponsors GoFly; Raytheon hypersonics for DARPA; Titanium applications advance.

The tsunami of sensor data presents opportunities and challenges for satellite operators and service providers.

David Neeleman and the Airbus A220 could be a disruptive combination.

Boeing’s new midmarket airplane plan spurs Airbus to accelerate development of Airbus’ longest-range narrowbody.

Proposed Boeing-Embraer joint venture will go beyond the product-based Airbus acquisition of Bombardier’s C Series, say executives.

Former Red Bird Airport, now Dallas Executive Airport, is no red-headed stepchild, sporting a runway extension and $16 million expansion.

New spaceport gets backing from UK Space Agency and British government.

Changing threat prompting aggressive time lines for British-led sixth-generation combat aircraft.

Subscale testing suggests folding an aircraft’s outer wing sections in flight will improve lateral stability and control and reduce drag.

With a June 2020 compliance date nearing, European airlines seek accommodation to equipping fleets for ADS-B Out surveillance.

U.S. draws allies closer in space ops; Israel uses Patriots to shoot down Syrian UAS; U.S. seeks $84.5 million for Huey program. and Japan’s hunt for intel-gathering aircraft.

Electric motor startup MagniX locates global headquarters and a second engineering center in aviation’s biggest industrial cluster.

Startup Astrobotic aims to deliver payloads to the lunar surface once a year, starting with the first flight scheduled for 2020.

Eventually, the ISS will need to leave low Earth orbit. One option may be to boost it into a 1,000-year storage orbit for future generations to salvage.

White House says it wants an expert in building public-private partnerships to serve with Bridenstine at NASA.

The National Defense Industrial Association president/CEO says Israel’s first combat use of the F-35 is advantageous for the U.S.

Bombardier and ATR predict rising demand for smaller cargo aircraft in this region, as growing economies and geographical factors create opportunities.

Boeing NeXt brings together the aerospace giant’s research investments to develop new markets such as on-demand cargo drones, urban air taxis and even hypersonic airliners.

M&A in the A&D sector is surging and may be on its way to new levels across the board. Many advisors are wondering who is next?

JNAAM will be a Meteor with a Japanese gallium-nitride AESA. Prototypes should be ready in Japan’s fiscal 2023.

NASA and JAXA flight tests show significant cuts in approach noise through treatments to reduce airframe acoustic emissions.

Environmental group says new supersonic transports will have higher emissions, noise and fuel burn than subsonic airliners—requiring either new engines or new standards.

Could an upstart use A220s and Embraer E2s to overfly hubs?