Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Michael Bruno
The joint venture will be the sole provider of sustainment services for all Saudi military fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
MHI calls for closer cooperation with Kawasaki, Subaru and Japanese aircraft-equipment builders.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
NASA’s aeronautics leadership has committed the agency to return to flight research. And that means building and flying X-planes.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
ULA CEO Tony Bruno has bold claims for the company’s space propulsion module, which starts off as an upper stage on ULA’s planned Vulcan rocket.
Space

Dick Benschop has been named president/CEO of Royal Schiphol Group, the operator of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.

RAF Fairford
Lockheed Martin and the JPO are struggling to get maintenance problems under control as the F-35 fleet triples in size.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
Safran’s success in ground-testing a counter-rotating open rotor engine is not enough for Airbus, which sees the concept as one option among others.
Aircraft & Propulsion

RAF Fairford
The director of the Navy’s F-35C integration office sees no “showstoppers,” but challenges remain before the service can field the fighter operationally.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Yes, what happened to the parent company of the aerospace and defense industry’s No. 2 aerostructures provider could happen to your company.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris
Uniquely positioned after completing a preliminary design for NASA, Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works was the only bidder to build the low-boom flight demonstrator, but NASA praises the quality of its bid.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
System makes use of newly developed wake-vortex categories allow increased aircraft movements at Heathrow.
Connected Aerospace

By Adrian Schofield
ANA’s move to merge its two LCCs echoes steps by other Asian airlines such as Singapore Airlines to strengthen their low-cost units.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
U.S. Air Force mulls bids to ensure at least two commercially viable orbital space transport systems from 2022. Rockets with Russian engines need not apply.
Commercial Space

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Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Antoine Gelain
Aerostructures will decide the winners and losers in the next phase of the commercial aerospace industry evolution.
Air Transport

Boeing, General Atomics and Lockheed Martin are vying to win the contract for the unmanned tanker. Cover: Lockheed Martin
Defense

By Bill Carey
Data stored by a variety of electronic devices provides the safety agency with more clues as it investigates aviation mishaps.
Connected Aerospace

General Atomics says its formidable aircraft design, industry team and institutional agility will help it snatch MQ-25 Stingray from Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Industrial giant Siemens is aiming for a leading position as a supplier of electric propulsion systems to aircraft OEMs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Protecting against lightning; connecting IoT via space; supercapacitors for energy storage; Flexible ultrasonic sensor; drone concerns in New Zealand.
Aerospace

Adam Pilarski
Understanding China’s political realities can help predict where demand for commercial aircraft is going better than just relying on standard economic analysis.
Air Transport

World View’s multimonth stratospheric balloon could soon be carrying sensors for hunting rogue missiles rather than crispy chicken sandwiches.
Space

U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson is concerned Boeing is focusing on the commercial side of the house at the expense of the new tanker.
Program Management

By Mark Carreau
Impact of rising costs could jeopardize other astrophysics pursuits.
Program Management

By Graham Warwick
Testing of swarm tactics enabling drones to support ground forces in complex urban environments is to begin this year.
Defense