Aviation Week & Space Technology

Hypersonic weapons offer advantages in four broad areas, including the ability to project striking power at greater range.

Beset by sagging profits brought about by intensifying competition, many of Europe’s airlines, old and new, are revising their tactics.

Following the acquisition of Virgin America, Alaska Air Group is facing decisions about what to do with its A320 fleet and orders.

SideArm grabs Fury UAV; Clean Sky studies hybrid electric; NASA’s radiosonde glider; TsAGI’s stop-rotor helicopter; Airlander ready to fly; Gilat to develop conformal Ka-band.

Pakistan is considering AESA radar options for the ultimate JF-17 model.

Rather than sit back and await market recovery, Textron Aviation—comprising Cessna and Beechcraft—is moving on up to a neighborhood populated by “heavy iron” jets, a category that has been more stable through the down economy.

Has “jetmania” returned as cheaper, used regional jets flood the market? Can they compete with new, more-efficient turboprops? Listen in as our editors discuss.

In this week’s Washington Outlook: the president meets with airline executives, generals describe a budget crisis without admitting failure, the battle for heavy-launch business and an argument for commercialized space-traffic control.

DARPA's plan to partner with Space Systems/Loral for repair in space and leave a commercial capability in place under challenge.

Ejection seats have evolved along with the aircraft they serve. Here is a brief history of the changes time and technology have wrought.

Why replace what still works? This ejection-seat company still relies on vintage warbirds to test its products.

Fly-by-wire control system issues challenged F-15SA service entry.

Helicopter engine manufacturer Safran studies hybrid power systems as a way to reduce turbine engine size and fuel burn.

ATR prepares for dip caused by stronger dollar and lower fuel prices that favor the used-jet market.

A propeller-driven AEW indicated by a mockup would probably need catapults, which would be hard to justify unless China plans several carriers with catapults.

The AW159 Wildcat looks well-placed to win the order for 12 helicopters, which could lead to contracts for a further 42.

In this week’s roundup, Malaysia’s coast guard will own UAVs, Belgium joins U.S. space situational awareness efforts, U.S. Navy to buy one fewer MQ-4 Triton and a South Korean Foreign Military Sale for Raytheon missiles.

A passionate believer in the potential for the convergence of electric propulsion and vertical flight to usher in a new era of aviation moves from NASA to ride-hailing giant Uber.

Airline profits may ease as fuel costs rise, the business jet market is likely to get “less bad,” and signs bode well for defense sector growth.

China Southern Airlines will eventually base 200 aircraft at the new airport being built in Beijing’s southern suburbs.

Introducing new, lighter helmet posed challenges for manufacturer Martin-Baker’s F-35 ejection seats.

JAXA’s mission to de-orbit space debris hits a hurdle when a 700-m cable fails to deploy.

The supersized Raytheon/MHI Standard Missile-3 Block 2A is on track for deployment in 2018 following a successful intercept test.

Data from the Geostationary Carbon Cycle Observatory also is expected to help researchers aid governments in meeting carbon-reduction goals as well as farmers.

European Union-wide regulation would establish common rules for growing the civil unmanned-aircraft market in member countries.