Aerospace

Raytheon’s win of USAF’s Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar competition has larger ramifications for rivals Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman

Bombardier’s CSeries test fleet is rebuilding momentum and will soon be joined by the first aircraft to be configured with a full interior, marking two welcome developments for the hard-pressed Canadian manufacturer and its engine supplier, Pratt & Whitney.

The goal of deep-space exploration is driving many technological benefits, including a high-efficiency iodine-fueled RF ion microthruster

The Future Of Additive Manufacturing Is Particularly Bright For MROs

Metal Additive Manufacturing Growing Faster Than Other Techniques

A significant number of attempts to fly at hypersonic speed have failed—not due to the advanced airframe or propulsion technology being tested, but because of the rocket booster needed to reach that speed.

The announcement by Airbus Group that it was putting €2 billion in defense and space businesses up for sale is an important milestone not only for Airbus but also for European A&D.

Exelis sets its sights on airborne and technology strengths

In the wake of MH370, designers work toward securing avionics systems

After $79 billion dollars of work and nearly 10 years of operational use without a kill, the stealthy, twin-engine F-22 has finally destroyed its first target in a conflict.

Goal is to form an overarching network of data, each platform a node contributing information to the cloud and downloading from it, even in the heat of battle.

Can applique technologies reduce fuel burn across the U.S. Air Force transport fleet?

Flight tests on NASA Gulfstream will focus on verifying structural strength of morphing flap

Major upgrade enhances Australia’s continent-wide monitoring system

Counter-stealth radars could proliferate

Big M&A may lurk, but divestitures remain industry’s go-to portfolio shaper

Clean Sky’s Low Noise Configuration project is demonstrating noise-reducing technologies for regional-turboprop landing gear and high-lift systems.

Confident that unconventional designs can reduce aircraft noise, NASA eyes less radical approaches.

NASA turns to numerical simulation to prove flap and gear noise reduction

Embedding aircraft noise simulation into conceptual design tools could lead to quieter aviation

The Air Force Research Laboratory is accelerating the transition of fuel-saving and alternative-energy technologies to meet Air Force goals.

NASA "auralizations" of different aircraft types powered by turbofan, open-rotor, prop and electric engines.

New image shows significant update to EC135 helicopter

Developers eye mini-lasers for small UAVs

A version of this article appears in the September 15 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.