Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX’s Block 5 is optimized for rapid reusability and multiple reflights, designed to meet the needs of its U.S. government and commercial customers.
Commercial Space

By Richard Aboulafia
China’s mandatory technology-transfer policy is having a deleterious effect on its aerospace development strategy.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
The EuroMALE unmanned air system is a testbed for multinational cooperation on a fighter jet.
Defense

By Angus Batey
The small, expendable decoy BriteCloud is being deployed on the UK’s Tornado fleet.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Lange Aviation develops a unique fuel-cell-powered surveillance aircraft with long endurance, high redundancy and reliability and low operating costs and emissions.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Dubai-based Jetex Flight Support commits to installing a charging network to support private flights using Wright Electric’s planned nine-seat electric aircraft.
Aerospace

Arie Egozi
Israeli companies have miniaturized combat aircraft technologies to protect the Israeli Air Force’s growing fleets of UAS.
Defense

By Bill Carey
Research and development efforts envision highly integrated, easier to use flight controls.
Connected Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
New European fighter will maintain Europe’s industrial capability but come with a hefty price tag. Cover photo: Tony Osborne/AW&ST
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The Trump administration’s new policies on conventional arms transfers and unmanned aircraft system sales are intended to ease commercial sales.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Russia’s unmanned helicopter, Fly Airbus, drive Audi; Aeryon’s defense drone, DLR’s new flying testbed, and insurer backs safer drones.
Aerospace

Bernie Baldwin
In a region where at times widebodies are used for intraregional services, crossover jet OEMs must change Middle East carriers’ mindset.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Sandra Magnus
A former space shuttle astronaut helps us see that what happens in orbit makes a big difference to people’s lives on the ground.
Space

By Irene Klotz, Guy Norris
To support a higher flight rate, the company sought out and adopted manufacturing processes and personnel from other industries.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Dynetics to demonstrate the airborne launch and recovery of volleys of low-cost UAS under a DARPA program to expand the potential uses of unmanned aircraft.
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Homeland Security and Justice departments seek congressional grant of authority to defend against rogue drones.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
Malaysian company hawks Turkish UAV, MDA’s missile-hunting software endeavors, UK company wins Indian border-watch contract, and Mexico cleared to buy Sikorsky MH-60Rs.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
New mega-constellations of satellites are forcing a rethink about how to manage traffic in low Earth orbit.
Space

By Graham Warwick
DARPA cancellation of an ambitious VTOL X-plane program underlines the challenges facing industry in developing hybrid-electric and distributed-electric propulsion systems
Program Management

By Guy Norris
More SS2s are in production as The Spaceship Co. broadens its portfolio to include other aerospace and transport products.
Space

By Bradley Perrett
Honda Aircraft handed over 43 HondaJets in 2017, only the second full year of deliveries. Its North Carolina plant is designed to build six units a month.
Business Aviation

By Jen DiMascio
The former congressman has been a champion of commercial space efforts, which should serve him well as SpaceX and Boeing prepare to launch humans to space.
Space

General Atomics, Phantom Works and Skunk Works have uncloaked their MQ-25A designs as decision time approaches. Here’s what we now know.
Defense

By William Garvey
After a 60-year production run, the Pilatus PC-6 Porter line is shutting down.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Aviation Week talks to the head of the Italian Air Force about the JSF and the service's other needs.
Defense