Aviation Week & Space Technology

TA-0 flight data matched predictions, sets up initial drop test before high-speed flight with first reusable Talon in early 2023.

With an eye on contested logistics, service officials want more capable mobility aircraft sooner than originally planned.

Building on lessons from the PW1100G, Pratt & Whitney’s expanded Advantage test and pre-production readiness program is targeting a smoother entry into service.

Upcoming flight trials by Universal Hydrogen mark a key milestone on the road to zero-carbon-emission air travel.

New research shows China’s growing capabilities to disrupt military satellite communications.

A320becomes hydrogen laboratory; China’s large cargo UAV; Embraer’s autonomous bizjet vision; and XPeng’s drive/fly eVTOL.

The Air Force Research Laboratory is developing an interface standard it hopes will be adopted by commercial industry, too.

He stared down Lockheed on the F-35 negotiations, devised a politically-neutral tanker competition and ramped up Pentagon innovation.

The past might yield fuel-savings and emission-reducing solutions for regional transport and larger aircraft.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is prompting Europe’s armed forces to rapidly relearn skills that have faded since the end of the Cold War.

Former Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper shares some of his memories about the former Defense Secretary, who knew science, technology and the politics of the Pentagon to tackle its toughest challenges.

India’s Tata Group aims to consolidate its multiple airline holdings and increase market share.

The country's air force is one of the major beneficiaries of Berlin’s defense spending uptick.

Anti-satellite threats force military satellites to use more fuel.

Two years after a prolonged grounding and delivery pause, the 737 MAX program is gaining momentum, but plenty of questions remain.

China flies new UAS; Aero Vodochody’s L-159 upgrade; MDA receives NGI software build; and Lockheed to make PRSM missiles in 2023.

Despite differences between nations, space exploration should remain a place for civil collaboration.

Woodward is likely far from the last large aerospace and defense company to announce a post-pandemic business restructuring.

In the range of solutions to drive aviation to a greener future, none alone will come close to being a silver bullet by 2050.

The service’s experiment has become the Pentagon’s lead JADC2 proving ground, but more work is needed to connect sensors and shooters.

Western governments are concerned about the trickle of information that could flow from experienced aviators hired for China’s military.

MagniX adds fuel cells; Electric propulsion standards; Net-zero competition; Drag-reducing AeroShark.

Business travelers are returning to the skies in large numbers and with a very different set of travel habits.

While the Air Force shifts focus toward a future KC-Z, some on Capitol Hill say the planned 2040 fielding date leaves too long of a gap.

The world’s largest defense-focused company expects 2023 revenue to be in line with 2022 and promises shareholders will reap rewards.