Aviation Week & Space Technology

Whether the Trump election in the U.S. or the Brexit vote in the UK, 2016 delivered shocks to the global aerospace and defense industry that will reverberate through 2017.

Test results mark an early step on the path to a new generation of highly efficient airliners designed to take advantage of boundary layer ingestion.

Airport congestion and financial worries accompany airlines’ dramatic growth rate.

Aviation Week forecasts show which regions lead the highest MRO compound annual growth rates.

Programs for trainers progress across the world, most notably for the U.S. Air Force T-X competition.

See the MRO industry’s initiatives, certifications, standards, products and services to make aircraft maintenance more eco-friendly and sustainable.

Surrounded by increasingly sophisticated air defenses, Israel beefs up its air force and electronic warfare prowess.

The worldwide missile market is on an upward trajectory through 2021, led by air defense weaponry.

Defense spending in Brazil projected to rise over the next five years, despite a pledged 20-year freeze on government funding increases.

Readers share memories of John Glenn; NASA's Alan Stern's approach to managing large projects lauded; "tailsitting" VTOL aircraft concept is debated.

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Despite slower budget growth in 2016, new fighter jets, UAVs and missiles are likely to begin operations in 2017.

Berlin is planning to spend an extra €10 billion on defense by 2020.

Purchase of Rafale fighters and rising personnel costs consume much of India’s limited modernization funds.

NASA’s unique facility is the first designed to test high-power, flight-weight electric propulsion systems for future single-aisle airliners at full scale, on the ground, before moving to flight testing.

As the region’s oil-driven economies struggle, Middle Eastern airlines seek ways to adapt to declining premium traffic, while growth continues overall.

Canada is playing two sides when it comes to replacing its outdated CF-18 Hornet.

Congress prioritizes readiness, troop increases over procurement in 2017.

From Chinese power projection to enduring border strife and ethnic conflicts, the world is heating up with tensions.

Airliner backlogs are at unprecedented levels, and China has ordered almost as many aircraft as have Europe and North America combined.

The first Japanese F-35A was delivered to the Japanese air force detachment at Luke AFB, Arizona, in November 2016

Northeast Asia, and particularly China, could hold the key to future expansion.

South Korean Parliament Refuses To Lift F-35 Budget

Aerospace news highlights of 2016: aircraft rollouts, service entries, program developments; spacecraft launches, successes and setbacks.

SpaceX and ULA will go toe-to-toe for space launches in 2017, in both the commercial and defense realms.