Aviation Week & Space Technology

Special Operations Command has selected five aircraft for a demo this summer, continuing the long quest to acquire a light attack fleet.

This webinar took place May 7, 2021. With COVID-19 having dealt a huge blow to regional airlines, it is unclear how soon their appetites for new

While Roc flight tests hog the limelight, Stratolaunch is quietly developing the Talon-A hypersonic testbed—Roc’s primary payload.

Extended reality systems present a way to address key safety and workforce-training challenges.

The company aims to regain its position at the top of the business-jet market, which it started losing 28 years ago.

While the Australia-New Zealand travel bubble is the first in the Asia-Pacific region, demand has been slow to rebound.

Will we ever be able to trust an autonomous aircraft?

Egypt to buy more Rafales; A Space National Guard proposal; Navy training system to start production and the U.S. halts Minuteman test.

Bidders in Finland’s fighter contest must include the whole suite of aircraft, weapons, training and support in their €9 billion package.

What now in the post-pandemic world? During several recent trade shows, webinars and Aviation Week interviews, advisors and analysts have shed light on where they think industry giants are going next and why.

Scalable autonomy framework development supports airborne agent that can react to unanticipated situations for a wide range of aircraft.

London City Airport flight operations are now being directed from 70 mi. away.

COVID-19 has pushed sustainability and emissions reduction higher up the aviation agenda–and highlighted the need for further action.

ZeroAvia testbed crash; Lufthansa deploys riblets; MightyFly’s autonomous logistics; Wingcopter’s triple drop; Hydrogen startup funding.

The slow pace of Leonardo’s AW609 program has not benefited from the global pandemic.

Europe’s industry sees itself in a time crunch for sustainability, but budget negotiations on the Clean Sky follow-on program drag on.

The latest Skunk Works demonstration series shows off new level of ad hoc, multidomain networking.

Readers write about the C10, biofuels and electric propulsion.

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Internal production headwinds slow but still persist.

Finland fighter bids submitted; Air Force One’s costs rise; Pentagon’s R&D nominee; and Top Aces win renewal.

First mission is to send an uncrewed Orion capsule into lunar orbit.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Up to five test runs of the rotorcraft are planned by May 4.