Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

By Helen Massy-Beresford
SAF is seen as the most realistic near-term option to cut aviation emissions, but securing more supply is an obstacle for the industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
While promising continued nuclear modernization, the White House aims to lower tensions by deemphasizing use of weapons.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Readers write about electric propulsion, airline and military pilot training and the NTSB’s staffing and funding.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney questions GE’s XA100 proposal, arguing its F135 upgrade plan is the more practical path.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Steve Trimble
The San Diego company’s next uncrewed aircraft system could be powered by a radical new engine design of its own making.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
NATO nations are heeding air defense lessons from Ukraine and preparing to invest in their ground-based surface-to-air defenses.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jens Flottau
Digging out the details of the Airbus A300 in-service fleet 50 years after its first flight is complicated.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
NASA is assessing a private initiative to boost and service the flagship observatory.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The helicopter’s aging tail-rotor system is targeted for replacement as the Army and Boeing debate acquisition future.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
The first Airbus program was on the verge of collapse several times, but then it became the catalyst Airbus needed to thrive.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Ben Goldstein
U.S. airline pilot unions do not agree on whether the last two 737 MAX variants should have more modern crew warning systems.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Researchers look to quantify SAF-fueled engine exhaust properties by measuring emissions from Boeing 777-200ER ecoDemonstrator.
Sustainability

By Graham Warwick
Boeing’s Cascade model will help inform policymakers on the effects of policies and incentives for sustainability initiatives.
Sustainability

By Steve Trimble
Trial-and-error approach informing requirements for follow-on HADES program of record.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
The air taxi developer aims to upend conventional aerospace practices.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Delta embraces eVTOL air taxis but takes steps to ensure their safety.
Advanced Air Mobility

Michael R. Bloomberg
More investment in startup companies can help the government traverse the “valley of death” at a critical moment in history.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
From relatively humble beginnings, Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program has become a major player in the battle for sustainable operations.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Xwing tests visual autoland; Standards for space servicing; Inside Aura’s electric ERA; and First military eVTOL missions.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
The inflated aeroshell will face dynamic regimes from Mach 25 to subsonic.
Space

By William Garvey
The “X” shaves $1 million off the price.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Industry officials expect a quick decision on next variant of the Precision Strike Missile program after submitting bids in September.
Missile Defense & Weapons