Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

Readers write about defense for tankers, Chinese ICBM silos and responsibility, accountability and authority of FAA-appointed designated certification authorities.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

The world’s airlines gathered in Boston this week for the IATA AGM after a bruising last 18 months that has also seen sustainability rise up the agenda. Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss what they were hearing at the event.

Gulfstream Aerospace debuts the G400 and G800, in stealthy development for years. Here’s how they fit into the OEM’s portfolio.

What can Kabul teach the military about evacuation missions?

Russia’s Zircon missile; Japan tests F-35B on carrier; U.S. Air Force looks for next-gen protections; and F-35A drops B61 test bomb.

Aviation Week Network recognizes 20 exceptional students who are on course to change the face of the aerospace and defense industry.

Honeywell introduces its fifth generation of integrated flight deck with advanced air mobility as the launch market.

Following news of the U.S. reopening, Europe’s airlines are gearing up for a transatlantic recovery.

The face of A&D long has been seen as “pale, stale and male.” To save the future, that might finally have to change.

The UK wants to grow its space sector, but a lack of government funding means it will need to rely on the private sector.

Focusing on routine tasks and deviations from them yields different views of safety risk.

Gulfstream Aerospace President Mark Burns talks with Aviation Week Executive Editor Lee Ann Shay about the OEM’s thought process behind designing a new aircraft family but only announcing the G400 and G800 on Oct. 4. He also unveils changes to customer support.

Japanese carmaker plans to fly prototype hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi in 2023.

As flight tests continue, Boeing is focused on ensuring a problem-free production ramp-up for the 777-9 from 2023 onward.

Landsat 9 builds on a half-century legacy of Earth observations from space.

NASA electric demos; Otter satellite servicer; Zero-emissions airports; Robotic maintainer; Textron’s eVTOL?

Rolls-Royce plans to break the world electric aircraft speed record with its Spirit of Innovation electric aircraft by year-end.

U.S. Air Force wants to add hypersonics to B-1s; North Korea’s hypersonic missile; Boeing wins German P-8, C-17 sustainment contracts.

More training, mental health assistance among wrinkles added to mitigate pandemic’s effects.

Stealth aircraft have struggled to meet cost and schedule targets, but Northrop Grumman shows how B-21 can break the cycle.

DARPA’s HAWC demonstration program scores first successful scramjet test despite new scrutiny for U.S. hypersonic weapons.