Aviation Week & Space Technology

The U.S. Navy’s first carrier-based, autonomous refueling aircraft has had “growing pains,” a Boeing executive says, as the production phase begins.

Boeing has long owned the freighter market, but Airbus has launched the A350F and is looking at additional cargo versions.

The U.S. Army and defense industry is eagerly awaiting the outcome of an extended bidding war for a long-range, high-speed rotorcraft.

On Oct. 14, eight renovated galleries of the museum in Washington, D.C., will reopen to the public. Chris Browne, the museum’s John and Adrienne Mars director,

SLS debut launch is scuttled by an approaching hurricane.

As the European Commission and ESA rally to support reusability concepts, research and technology projects slip to the right.

Volocopter is looking ahead not only to where its urban air taxis will fly but to the airspace and vertiports they will need to operate.

Axiom aims to include two Saudis during next private mission to the ISS.

A Mars architecture concept review is expected to be completed in January.

A web of challenges is holding back aerospace and defense from exceeding expectations, especially labor and supply chain issues.

Startup believes it can automate air taxis but will face FAA certification challenges.

Slowing long-term projections are due to multiple factors well beyond COVID and supply chain woes, such as China’s shrinking population

A program aimed at identifying cost savings inadvertently led to a major performance improvement for the Lockheed Martin stealth fighter.

SAF from carbon dioxide; Climate research HAPS; Vertical flies VX4; Rheagal cargo eVTOL; and UAM flight trials.

Hopeful that practical obstacles will be overcome, European Commission official says UAM will be a reality in Europe in 3-5 years.

Operators of business aircraft can provide a personal touch to lure pilots, unlike the airlines whose size works against them.

The sailing of the long-delayed aircraft carrier is a trial run ahead of its 2023 operational deployment.

As airlines map out their paths to net-zero emissions, the industry seeks to make sure they have accurate ways to track their performance.

The U.S. military services are looking for a range of autonomous aircraft—from expensive high-end aircraft to less costly lower end systems. Aviation Week editors discuss what industry is offering, particularly for mid-range attritable systems, and some of the complications involved with cultivating the new technology.

Iranian loitering munitions and drones may be filling in for Russian combat aircraft and guided missiles in Moscow’s war against Ukraine.

Eviation Alice’s first flight denotes a milestone for a new generation of purpose-designed electric aircraft.

Analysis is needed determine whether slamming a spacecraft into an asteroid belongs in the Earth’s future planetary defense arsenal.

Industry veterans agree the regional sector will serve as a proving ground for new aircraft concepts—but they do not agree on the specifics.

A Raytheon/Northrop Grumman team will field the first hypersonic missile powered by an air-breathing engine by the end of fiscal 2027.

Ground-launched Brimstones have been successful against Russian tanks in Ukraine; MBDA hopes the success attracts the British Army, too.