Program Management

The U.S. Army plans to use like digital twins and advanced manufacturing to improve aviation sustainment.

New propulsion system test site under construction for larger Hermeus hypersonic turbine-based combined-cycle engine.

Boeing’s proposed small widebody is the only near-term opportunity for a large new conventional engine.

One area where innovation is truly taking off is electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This innovation podcast series will focus on eVTOLs from a number of different design domains and disciplines.

German regional air mobility startup Lilium is to go public in a deal expected to provide up to $830 million in funds to complete certification, begin production and launch commercial operation of its piloted seven-seat Lilium Jet air taxi in 2024.

Airbus has launched an ambitious demonstration program for the use of superconducting technology aboard aircraft, aiming at a major improvement in the efficiency of electric propulsion.

Supersonic business jet developer Aerion has released the first image of a planned follow-on airliner concept designed for entry-into-service around the end of the decade which will cruise at higher Mach cruise numbers closer to the hypersonic region.

One of the bidders in the F-15EX propulsion competition thinks the U.S. Air Force’s plan to buy 144 aircraft is only the beginning.

Los Angeles-area rocket startup ABL Space Systems has closed a Series B investment round of $170 million, with the infusion going toward developing the 1,000-kg class RS1 launch vehicle and GS0 deployable launch system that should see its first launch this year.

Traditional engine-makers and startups position for emerging hybrid-electric power market.

Sustainability and environmental, social and governance investing are set to remake the A&D industry from the inside out.

Airbus and Dassault try to reconcile views in thorny FCAS negotiations as a political deadline nears.

Listen in as Nanoracks CEO Jeff Manber predicts that by the end of the year, private space companies will have more discretionary money to spend than the U.S. federal government.

The Pentagon is diversifying the U.S. early missile warning portfolio with a mix of satellite types and sizes in different orbits to prevent unwanted missile attacks.

With more than 75 first-round nominations, the 2021 Program Excellence Awards now has a list of 45 programs that will move on to Phase II.

VerdeGo launches first product in bid to become the hybrid-electric propulsion supplier for a wide range of aircraft applications.

Regulations have proven effective, while manufacturers’ processes are evolving.

Startup Spike outlines its approach to quiet supersonic air travel as it begins fundraising drive.

After a series of cancelled programs over a decade ago, U.S. military officials make a new push for tracking moving targets from space.

Are Boeing and Embraer betting on the right concepts for new aircraft in the near term?

Speed, electrification and autonomy are among technologies unlocking the potential for VTOL to perform a wider range of missions.

After working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop a robot arm for the Perseverance Mars 2020 rover, Motiv Space Systems is developing durable, multi-jointed limb also capable of functioning at the Moon’s south pole during long periods of darkness and extreme cold.

To electrify future large commercial aircraft will require new wiring systems that can distribute tens of megawatts of power at thousands of volts safely and reliably at high altitudes.

Through a new contract extension with Stratasys, Airbus will pursue 3D printing of components for MRO applications and new aircraft types.

Destroying enemy fighters has emerged as the initial focus of the U.S. Air Force's nearly year-old MQ-Next program, which seeks to field a replacement for the MQ-9 by the end of the decade.