At Aviation Week’s 59th annual Laureate Awards in Washington, editors saluted two dozen finalists and then announced a winner in each of six categories: commercial aviation, defense, space, innovation, technology and business aviation.

U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory/Lockheed Martin team was named Aviation Week’s 2016 Defense Laureate winners for its work on an integrated collision avoidance system (ICAS) designed to automatically maneuver U.S. combat aircraft away from an imminent collision with the ground or other aircraft.

Tomorrow’s Leaders’ honors at Aviation Week 2016 Laureates Awards gives recognition to young U.S. service members already excelling in their fields.

Despite uncertain funding, Aurora Flight Sciences’ Orion unmanned aircraft project has achieved considerable technological success, and for that it is awarded Aviation Week’s 2016 Innovation Laureate.

There may be some hints of intent as the presidential campaign heads into the home stretch in September-October.

The strategic world of today does not conform to air mobility and force-structure plans based on mass force movements between secure bases.

USAF Staff Sgt. Greggory Swarz’s decision to rush—with no thought of personal safety—to aid crash victims at an air base in Spain resulted in two airmen surviving a crash that proved fatal to 11.

Committee leader seeks to improve FAA; Lockheed offers new platform to end U-2, Global Hawk controversy; and Air Force seeks reflectors on cubesats.