Big ideas, competitive selection, rapid demonstrations, sparse oversight—all characteristics of the first projects selected under a NASA “Shark Tank-like” initiative to bring a more entrepreneurial element to its aeronautics research.

Electric propulsion is already changing personal aviation. Could a new NASA X-plane pave the way for a revolution in on-demand transport and a rebirth for commuter airlines?

A roundup of this week's top stories in aerospace and defense.

The long-awaited restructuring is at hand, even if the economic and business logic it expresses is defying conventional expectations of how it would unfold.

Honeywell tackles the challenge of fusing data from multiple different sensors to enable unmanned aircraft to see and avoid other air traffic.

Airbus’s E-Fan electric-powered two-seater draws style inspiration from the automotive industry while advancing the light-aircraft art.

Hybridizing light aircraft for safety; MBDA’s highly modular missiles; Embraer’s ‘mixed reality’ cockpit designing; Aircelle’s electro-luminescent display; UAS sensor-tech pipeline inspection demo.

The jetliner supply chain might find itself the victim of someone else’s idea of success. As both Airbus and Boeing consider a further ramp-up of their A320 and 737 single-aisle jetliner families, everyone involved should consider the likely ramifications.