Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus, Boeing and Thales Alenia Space have introduced new, software-defined satellites that can be reconfigured in orbit to adapt to new missions.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Oberon will lean on British expertise in radars and smallsat technology.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Startups report progress with full-scale prototypes as Bell and Boeing test eVTOL unmanned cargo aircraft.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
Peregrine offers AIM-120 Range and AIM-9X maneuverability in a smaller package.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Hawk30 flies; BAE buys HAPS developer; Austrian tests inspection drones; Helipad monitoring; Carmaker backs Volocopter.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
ADS-B is giving more freedom to transatlantic flights to fly optimum trajectories for fuel and time savings.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
MHI prime contractor is looking to expand its commercial launch footprint.
Space

By Joe Anselmo, Lee Hudson, Steven Grundman
Pentagon veteran Steve Grundman joins Aviation Week editors to discuss the state of U.S. cooperation with military allies
Defense

Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events and Aviation Week Network events.

By Tony Osborne
British-Italian agreements call for alignment on Eurofighter upgrades, and the creation of industrial and collaborative frameworks to work on Tempest.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Despite a White House-led effort and Europe’s longtime example, A&D apprenticeship and other workforce development efforts remain nascent.
Workforce

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

By Steve Trimble
A new strategic blueprint implies broad changes in Marine Corps aviation fleet, starting with F-35 orders.
Defense

By Guy Norris
Boeing plays down loads test incident on 777X as engine update remains top priority
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Mark Carreau
ISRO is trying to salvage its first soft lunar landing attempt.
Space

Miguel Smart and John Karren
In PwC’s latest survey of global CEOs, 46% said that significant upskilling was the most important factor in closing the aerospace talent gap.
Air Transport

Readers commend our Apollo 50 coverage, show their 2-year-old "reading" our magazine and comment on electric propulsion, missiles and climate change.
Feedback

By Tony Osborne
MBDA proposing weapons bay launched short-range air-to-air missiles for Tempest.
Defense

By Jens Flottau
Traffic is slowing, the regulatory environment is changing and new airline business models are under pressure—2019 could be a decisive year for the industry.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick, Steve Trimble
As the foundation of U.S. military dominance becomes a vulnerability, DARPA makes push for decentralizing
Defense

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

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
Boeing not expected to finalize proposed MAX changes until early to mid-October.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Following airframe and engine demonstrators for its next combat aircraft, Japan flies an integrated suite of radar, passive RF and infrared sensors.
Defense

By Carole Rickard Hedden
A typical day for Wirsing, a technical program manager, involves the far edges of what is possible in aerospace and defense.
Aerospace

Mitsubishi introduced the SpaceJet M100 at the Paris Air Show in June, part of a major shake-up of its regional-jet strategy.
Aircraft & Propulsion