Program Management

Bell Helicopter is about to begin tethered ground tests of its V-280 Valor tiltrotor ahead of first flight in September.

Airports now have the tools to proactively determine if jamming is taking place on their property.

Lufthansa Technik's partnerships with Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Honeywell are shortening repair times.

Gulfstream officials say Boeing’s “room for growth” argument for why the U.S. Air Force should pick a 737 airliner over a business jet for future Compass Call, J-Stars, Rivet Joint and AEW&C missions is “misleading.”

NASA’s Juno mission spacecraft carried out the closest approach ever to Jupiter’s turbulent Great Red Spot late July 10.

Gridlock in Washington has put U.S. manufacturers at a severe disadvantage.

A new report and recent announcements underpin how artificial intelligence capabilities could become a potential business growth driver and competitive differentiator in A&D.

Most suppliers at the air show were buzzing about the big, bold goal for the new Boeing Global Services to reach $50 billion in revenue by the early 2020s.

The PT6 faces competition from GE’s Advanced Turboprop powerplant; J. Mac McClellan’s active retirement.

Brazilian export financing could help improve KC-390’s sales opportunities.

General Atomics executives are hoping their version of a carrier-based UAV can revolutionize naval air warfare.

The House Appropriations defense subcommittee has approved legislation that would boost weapons procurement by $18.6 billion above President Trump’s budget request, adding aircraft across the armed services.

Discussions at Le Bourget revealed a handful of topics that seemed to be on everyone’s minds.

China and Russia seem to be far ahead on work hypersonic flight and weaponry, perhaps even forcing rethinking of strategic systems.

After a problematic first go-around using Li-ion in airliners, Airbus now quietly has 50 A350s flying with the batteries.

The first spacecraft is in storage, awaiting launch in 2018, and the second is integrated and ready for environmental testing, according to Lockheed Martin.

By the middle of the Paris show week, the order tally had climbed to more than 325, including 100 from United Airlines.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency plans to buy additional Ground-Based Interceptors and activate another two missile silos at Fort Greely, Alaska.

The U.S. Air Force says it will continue investing in the Aerojet Rocketdyne AR-1 engine as a potential replacement for the Russian-made RD-180.

Positioning for market rebound, L3’s Strianese aims for 8-10% organic growth and predicts big growth in undersea systems.

UTC Aerospace Systems President David Gitlin talked to Aviation Week editors about his plans for a future of more electric and much more intelligent aircraft.

Dennis Muilenburg on the New Midsize Airplane, 777X, Bombardier, Trump, Iran, China, Blue Origin and his “audacious” aftermarket plan.

Led by CEO Tom Enders, Airbus embarks on digital and technological transformation that include hybrid and electronic technologies, new manufacturing methods.

Lockheed Martin’s U-2 spy plane made its debut at the Northern Edge joint training exercise last month, demonstrating a new capability nicknamed the “Einstein Box.”

Aerospace and defense companies are being confronted by the twin challenges of unprecedented competitive pressure as well as understandably demanding customers who are seeking greater accountability on program performance.