Tests of the L1 adaptive control law will assess its ability to control the VISTA F-16 over a range of flight conditions and simulated failures.

Supersonic combustion in a hydrogen-fueled scramjet—achieved on first flight—is part of India’s long-range plan for an air-breathing reusable launch vehicle.

NASA is using a massive friction-stir welding tool at the Michoud Assembly Facility to build its first flight structure for the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS).

Finland’s Sharper Shape is bringing its experience with beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone operations to the U.S. and India.

Low attrition is driving a growing retirement bubble in aerospace and defense. Companies must plan carefully to balance current and future staffing needs.

Brain drain to Silicon Valley? A wave of retirements? Offshoring mania? The results of Aviation Week’s 2016 Workforce Study say otherwise.

This is your aerospace technology agenda, President (fill in the blank). Follow it, and the U.S. will stay ahead of its adversaries and competitors, air travel will stay affordable and profitable, and the industry will continue to win exports and create jobs.

Stronger nanotube-stitched carbon fiber; disintegrating parachute for vanishing delivery drone; Leonardo to fly active rotors; Flirtey to deliver Domino’s pizza; the FLYP UAV, Russia’s flying tractor?