Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
Flow-controlled fighters; Graphene-skinned UAVs; Hurricane-hunting Coyotes; Light helo on test.
Aerospace

By Bradley Perrett
The LRDR scored higher than the SPY-6 in detection, multitarget handling and continuous operation, Japan says.
Air Dominance

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Industrial action by air traffic controllers and airline workers has led to disruptions, flight cancellations and now financial fallout.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Erik Lindbergh-founded VerdeGo looks to develop hybrid-electric distributed propulsion systems for the eVTOL market.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Slower growth planned for most U.S. airlines through 2019 and fuel is a big factor.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Xwing emerges from stealth mode to reveal plans to bring autonomy to small general aviation aircraft and electric VTOL vehicles.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
The future of the International Space Station hinges on expanding the number and type of commercial users, but NASA policy bans publicity and advertising.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The new space economy is beginning to diversify with service providers eyeing the smallsat community and beyond.
Commercial Space

By Bradley Perrett
Development programs or off-the-shelf acquisition are possible for Japanese requirements for electronic warfare aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Radioisotope generators and nuclear reactors eyed as the best options for surviving the long, cold lunar nights.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
Israel inches toward UAS carriers; Bulgaria reopens fighter contest; Indonesia C-130, Su-35 deliveries delayed to 2019; U.S. sells more munitions abroad.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
Boeing has found the cause of a propellant leak during a June hot-fire test of the CST-100 Starliner launch abort engines.
Space

All year, Russia has been fending off nighttime raids conducted by small, lawnmower-engine-powered aircraft.
Defense

By William Garvey
A for-profit Republican is ousted by a Democrat who wants more public say in the future of White Plains, New York’s Westchester County Airport.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
GPS outages are causing concern as the U.S. national airspace system becomes increasingly reliant on satellite-aided navigation and ADS-B for surveillance.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Citing a shortfall in combat capacity, the U.S. Air Force Association’s Mitchell Institute proposes the near-term fielding of manned-unmanned fighter teams.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
The CAAC, slow in validating A350 certification, suffers public criticism from Chinese premier.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Arie Egozi
To confront Iran in Syria and at a distance, the air force is looking to buy new F-15Is and upgrade its old ones.
Defense

By John Morris
The EAA AirVenture event spotlighted emerging technologies that will affect not just general aviation but also the future development of urban transportation.
Business Aviation

Tim Canoll
The head of ALPA writes that removing pilots from the cockpit and placing crewmembers in a remote location could put lives at risk.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
LeoLabs plans to expand its commercial low-Earth-orbit mapping capabilities with new funding from Airbus and other investors.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol’s performance review commission estimates the service provision has become more efficient but add in cost of delays, and improvement is marginal.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
UK universities prepare for Brexit; Singapore paves way for urban drones; UTAS expands “see-all” ISR sensor; wanted: airborne lidar standards; food aid delivery by drone.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
AR opens the possibility of an infinitely tailorable cockpit for a future generation of pilots.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Rolls-Royce has been through tough times before, but is this time different?
Air Transport