Artificial Intelligence

By Chen Chuanren
Japan seeks record ¥8.9 trillion defense budget, emphasizing AI, standoff weapons, hypersonics and layered air defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Container-transporting turboprop; heavy-lifting drones; Nvidia’s AI at the edge; and NASA backs university research.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Initial results from aviation aftermarket companies’ recent digital initiatives show promise in boosting efficiency and cutting costs.
Emerging Technologies

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Aviation MRO logistics managers are embracing technology and hybrid models to cope with supply chain disruptions.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Wing tests Nvidia’s Jetson Orin Nano 2 AI module to improve drone delivery with faster perception, reasoning and energy-efficient autonomous systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
With the worst of the geared turbofan unplanned removal crisis over, Pratt & Whitney is shifting to a more productive, sustainable aftermarket operation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
ArcheanX combines AI, LiDAR and video tools to enhance aircraft inspections, offering faster, more accurate solutions for MRO and aviation maintenance.
Emerging Technologies

Christian A. Klein
ARSA asserts that human oversight will remain crucial as technology accelerates the MRO industry’s digital transformation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
JetZero, nTop and Nvidia bring artificial intelligence to the early stages of aircraft design.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
The UK government and industry partners, including Google, have launched a large-scale contrail-avoidance trial on flights across the North Atlantic, one of the world’s contrail hot spots.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
The new U.S. National Security Science and Technology (S&T) strategy report identifies space as one of the top three areas it needs to dominate the battlefield, alongside air superiority and long-range strike.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. startup reaches a milestone in the software certification process.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
Less than two months after going public, Elon Musk has a different message for SpaceX investors and workers: The company is going to be all about AI, not space.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
Air freight demand between Asia and Europe is expected to remain strong, as the market shifts from e-commerce toward higher-value cargo linked to AI infrastructure and advanced manufacturing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Listen to any U.S. Navy leader talk about the Pacific Ocean and eventually you’ll hear the phrase the “tyranny of distance.”
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
AI may be the next useful tool for air traffic controllers in Singapore.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Shield AI and Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology demonstrated three drones working together as part of an autonomous search mission in Taiwan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Archer unveils AI platform ZEE, predicting aircraft movements to enhance airport safety and efficiency, with testing underway at Hawthorne Airport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Geopolitical challenges are changing the network planning for Europe’s aviation industry.
Airports & Networks

By Chloe Greenbank
Airports across Africa and Arabia are building aviation’s next operating system, fit for the digital-native traveler. But progress is far from even.
Airports & Networks

By Michael Bruno
Leonardo DRS of Arlington, Virginia, will acquire eight-year-old Raft of nearby McLean for $450 million in cash.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
AeroVironment partnered with Applied Intuition to integrate autonomy software into its Mayhem-10 launched effects system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Archer unveils hybrid autonomous VTOL programs targeting defense and civil markets, leveraging Midnight technology and Anduril partnership.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Dassault prepares Rafale F5 development featuring AI, UCAV integration and advanced systems despite pending French approval.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA joined the White House's Genesis Mission to accelerate AI-driven scientific research, engineering and space operations.
Budget, Policy & Regulation