China

By Chen Chuanren
FL-60A was developed by state-owned armed manufacturer Norinco and has an estimated range of 100 km (62.1 mi).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
China has completed development of the Feilong-60A, the country’s first modular rocket-based loitering munition dubbed locally as “Chinese HIMARS.”
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Kurt Hofmann
Swiss CEO Jens Fehlinger sees ongoing strong North Atlantic traffic despite a Trump administration economic agenda that includes tariffs and tax cuts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Craig Caffrey
With all eyes on the spat between the new administration in Washington and its allies in Europe, China quietly released details of its budget plans for 2025.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Vivienne Machi
Those payloads are collecting “all kinds of very interesting data” on Beijing’s network of space surveillance satellites, Space RCO Director Kelly Hammett said.
Satellites

By Molly McMillin
With business aviation in the Asia Pacific region on the upswing, MRO provider ExecuJet Haite is expanding quickly to meet demand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Ukraine would contribute 50% of future proceeds from state-owned mineral resources into a reconstruction fund that it would jointly own with the U.S.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Spotted at NASA’s Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, the forward fuselage of the Rockwell XFV-12A looked disconsolate on its trolley.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Sichuan Airlines has expanded its European operations, further strengthening the dominance of Chinese airlines on China-Europe routes.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Both aircraft have a similar configuration, with eight propellers on four underwing booms.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
New spins on NASA-developed heat shield technologies paved the way for an era of reusable space vehicles.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. imported $47 billion in minerals from Canada in 2023.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The Air Force is looking for sustainment engineering and logistics services for the QF-16 optionally crewed Viper.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
AutoFlight has secured a 157 million yuan order for 12 CarryAll uncrewed and Prosperity passenger eVTOL aircraft from Hanyang Investment Development Group.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and with a subsidiary in Australia, IperionX is focused on titanium.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris, Thierry Dubois
The zero-emission airliner delay leaves advancing hydrogen to startups that are focusing on retrofits and smaller aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
The Long March 8A rocket lifted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Wenchang, Hainan, on Feb. 11 at around 5:30 p.m. Beijing time.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Valued at $26.3 million, the orders included 200 medium-altitude, 100 heavyweight and 100 lightweight logistics drones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The metals are crucial inputs for a wide variety of defense systems, and the U.S. has limited domestic reserves and stockpiles.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
Direct flights between India and mainland China may be allowed to resume soon thanks to an agreement between their respective governments.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
Licenses will now be required by Chinese manufacturers that wish to export 20 products that use tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, indium and molybdenum.
Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
The December quarter was notable by TransDigm’s standards for not including any new M&A deals.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Eve Air Mobility has conducted the first test of the pusher propulsion motor on its full-scale prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Chinese satellite startup Ada Space Technology has filed preliminary paperwork to go public.
Satellites