Aerospace

A&D organizations have been adopting several new technologies over the last few years, however, successful integration and implementation vary greatly depending on company size and the preserved need for this new technology.

Inmarsat, Iridium and Cobham developing systems for improved broadband flight deck connectivity and advanced data link capabilities.

2018 shaping up to be pivotal year for U.S. launch industry, with resumption of human spaceflights and new rockets for small satellites.

Facing three major refueling deficiencies, Boeing will not begin deliveries to the Air Force until 2018. Airbus A330 MRTT winning non-U.S. competitions.

Industry experimenting with synthetic aperture radar, mix of services from geostationary and non-geo satellites.

These projects focus on greater bandwidth—but not necessarily broadband—compared to the existing Iridium, GlobalStar and Orbcomm constellations.

A high-temperature airflow test site designed to evaluate a key technology in the Reaction Engines’ hypersonic air-breathing combined cycle Sabre rocket engine is under assembly at Front Range Airport near Watkins, Colorado.

As Dassault announces it is designing a new jet, engine-maker Safran’s presence in business aviation has weakened.

Circulation-control UAV; X-57 battery success; Airbus autonomous landing sensor; Falcons train drones; daring Bugatti’s sad end.

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Aerion announces plans with Lockheed Martin for its supersonic business jet, surprising news from Dassault, and the exciting aerospace trends and changes we expect in 2018.

To the traditional focus on commercial growth and defense procurement, add private spaceflight, aerospace startups, advanced rotorcraft and supersonic transports as areas to watch closely in 2018.

Textron’s aviation subsidiaries are developing seven aircraft simultaneously, which analysts rate from iffy to nearly guaranteed successes.

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Flight trials in Edmonton, Alberta, focus on safely integrating drones used for bird scaring and land surveying into routine airport operations.

With a deep-strike capability and a second-strike nuclear capability, Israel is regarded as a stabilizing force in the region.

Safran’s CROR concept has to be evaluated long before a commercial program is launched.

Eyeing North Korea, Japan plans spending on Aegis at sea and on land, radars and improved PAC-3 interceptors and command and control.

New fighter, transports and UAVs are prominently featured in Germany’s defense modernization plans.

After a peak in 2016 and continued deliveries of new gear, economic stagnation is forcing reductions in Moscow’s future equipment purchases.

President Xi’s ambitious goal may become more tangible in 2018, as Chinese UAVs patrol the Pacific and J-20 fighter production picks up.

China tests drone collision; Lindbergh goes eVTOL; Northrop’s EW UAV; Dzyne’s vanishing drone; Russian Post UAV trial

Incoming CEO Chris Kubasik looks to prove L3 can be the “nontraditional, sixth prime” that Washington and Wall Street seem to be seeking.

In the last few months, our team has been working behind the scenes to improve the multimedia experience for subscribers of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Bell’s innovation unit showcases designs for cargo drones that combine VTOL flexibility with fixed-wing efficiency.