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Impressive improvements in aircraft fuel burn and carbon emissions are being offset by the industry’s rapid growth.

From the loss of 40N6E missiles in the English Channel to Russia’s attempt to sell the air defense system to Saudi Arabia, and the politics of sanctions, Defense Editor Steve Trimble discusses new developments from the International Defense Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi.

The number of electric-propulsion aircraft projects continues to climb at a staggering rate. 2019 could be a year of many firsts in this dynamic industry. Listen in as we discuss the big changes to come for the aerospace industry.

Marking 50th anniversary of first 747 flight, our editors discuss the “giant jet’s” rocky beginnings, how much of a future it has left and whether Airbus will shutter the A380 line.

After the delivery of the KC-46A tanker, the service is looking to detach itself from future, platform-centric plans. Listen in as our editors discuss.

Listen in as our editors discuss the shocking turnabout for the late Paul Allen’s air-launch space company and other recent churn in the space launch market.

Unpaid controllers, delayed certifications and a European regulatory quagmire are just some of the impacts of political crisis across two continents. Listen in as our editors discuss.

From transonic truss-braced wing designs to learning lessons from Apollo, Graham Warwick and Guy Norris report from this year’s AIAA SciTech conference in San Diego, California.

Need workers? Got workers but they don’t have the right skills? After decades of shedding employees, A&D finds itself in a race to staff-up ahead of everything. What should companies do?

Aviation Week editors discuss Acting Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan’s career as Boeing’s Mr. Fix-It and whether he will stand up to President Trump.

Airbus' Mobile assembly line is preparing to break ground on a new A220 factory that will nearly double employment. Listen in as general manager Daryl Taylor shares details with our editors.

Why President Trump’s view that current defense spending levels are “crazy” may not be off the mark.

Why Ellen Stofan is confident humans will follow robots to Mars in less than 20 years and how she plans to bring the 42-year-old institution back to the future.

A year after giving its C Series program to Airbus, Bombardier unloads its turboprop business. Is the CRJ line next? Aviation Week editors discuss.

China is drawing on existing technology with a proposed new manned launch vehicle, Moon rocket and is tweaking the design to make its Long March 8 reusable. Keep listening as Aviation Week editors reveal details of the Chinese space program and commercial endeavors by Rocketlab and SpaceX.

A swarm of drone projects appeared at China's biennial air show, including mystery flyable hardware. Has China really revealed its secret projects? Also, what’s the latest schedule for UAC’s CR929 widebody airliner? Listen in as our editors discuss on location in Zhuhai.

The engine OEM should be celebrating a year of record production. Instead the end of 2018 cannot come soon enough. Listen in as our editors discuss Rolls’ production delays and its long-term future.

Capital Alpha Partners’ Byron Callan Byron Callan talks with our editors about the latest hot topics in defense.

The U.S Army has multiple modernization programs underway, including long-range precision fires, future rotorcraft and tactical UAVs. Listen in as our editors discuss.

Low bids propped up by its commercial airplane business helped Boeing snare $25 billion in military contracts including the T-X, MQ-25 and MH-139 competitions. But could the OEM’s strategy backfire in the long run? Aviation Week editors and Teal Group’s Richard Aboulafia break it down.

The upcoming T-38 replacement decision, future of the Joint Star replacement program, and the F-35’s massive production ramp-up are all big headlines rumbling under the surface. Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss.

Where the Pentagon is focusing cutting-edge RandD and what Boeing is telling investors about its airplane production crunch are the focus of this week’s discussion.

The U.S. Navy has picked a winner for its hotly contested, unmanned, carrier-based aircraft, but will the losers go away quietly?

Piecing together the U.S. Air Force’s emerging initiatives to revamp the 1950s-era bomber for long-range strike missions.

What's the commercial viability of hybrid-electric aircraft? Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss electric propulsion and the Pentagon’s new zeal for hypersonics.