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The joint venture will be the sole provider of sustainment services for all Saudi military fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.

MHI calls for closer cooperation with Kawasaki, Subaru and Japanese aircraft-equipment builders.

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NASA’s aeronautics leadership has committed the agency to return to flight research. And that means building and flying X-planes.

ULA CEO Tony Bruno has bold claims for the company’s space propulsion module, which starts off as an upper stage on ULA’s planned Vulcan rocket.

Readers discuss U.S. Air Force purchase of ULA rockets, smallest debris risk, USAF's Joint-Stars choices and efficacy of UAS for firefighting missions.

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

Dick Benschop has been named president/CEO of Royal Schiphol Group, the operator of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.

Lockheed Martin and the JPO are struggling to get maintenance problems under control as the F-35 fleet triples in size.

Safran’s success in ground-testing a counter-rotating open rotor engine is not enough for Airbus, which sees the concept as one option among others.

The director of the Navy’s F-35C integration office sees no “showstoppers,” but challenges remain before the service can field the fighter operationally.

Yes, what happened to the parent company of the aerospace and defense industry’s No. 2 aerostructures provider could happen to your company.

Uniquely positioned after completing a preliminary design for NASA, Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works was the only bidder to build the low-boom flight demonstrator, but NASA praises the quality of its bid.

System makes use of newly developed wake-vortex categories allow increased aircraft movements at Heathrow.

ANA’s move to merge its two LCCs echoes steps by other Asian airlines such as Singapore Airlines to strengthen their low-cost units.

U.S. Air Force mulls bids to ensure at least two commercially viable orbital space transport systems from 2022. Rockets with Russian engines need not apply.

President of CAE’s Defence & Security Group Gene Colabatistto joins Aviation Week Editors to discuss innovative ways contractors can help combat the U.S. Air Force’s acute pilot shortage, both in the manned aircraft and Remotely Piloted Aircraft community.

Boeing, General Atomics and Lockheed Martin are vying to win the contract for the unmanned tanker. Cover: Lockheed Martin

Aerostructures will decide the winners and losers in the next phase of the commercial aerospace industry evolution.

Data stored by a variety of electronic devices provides the safety agency with more clues as it investigates aviation mishaps.

General Atomics says its formidable aircraft design, industry team and institutional agility will help it snatch MQ-25 Stingray from Lockheed Martin and Boeing.

Industrial giant Siemens is aiming for a leading position as a supplier of electric propulsion systems to aircraft OEMs.

Protecting against lightning; connecting IoT via space; supercapacitors for energy storage; Flexible ultrasonic sensor; drone concerns in New Zealand.

Understanding China’s political realities can help predict where demand for commercial aircraft is going better than just relying on standard economic analysis.

Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss the unveiling of the tailless UAV and SpaceX’s unique testing strategy.