Emerging Technologies

After the FAA’s 2020 transition to satellite-based navigation, it must tackle complexities of autonomy and commercial spaceflight.

A Russian air force commander has revealed plans to introduce a sixth-generation, unmanned bomber by 2040.

Joby backs 2023 for Uber; Skyryse autonomous R44; Embraer studies hybrid; Rolls unveils ACCEL; Hyundai teases eVTOL; Deloitte UAM survey.

Production resumption is not linked to getting MAX flying again.

Following a GAO ruling, the Air Force will have to be more strategic in pairing up best offerings for launch service contracts.

Suborbital tourism, urban air mobility and supersonic air travel are all expected to take steps forward in 2020.

From environmental pressures to transformational technologies, significant changes lie ahead for the aerospace and defense industry.

A look back at aviation and aerospace milestones that occurred over the last 10 years.

Rolls-Royce has released the first images of an all-electric demonstration aircraft.

In-city trials for eVTOL vehicles in 2020 will provide key feedback on the public acceptability of urban air mobility.

The commercial market is growing and the military market is in transition, as unmanned aircraft continue to reshape aviation.

Virgin Galactic conducts sole U.S. human spaceflight in 2019.

Air-launched, anti-missile interceptors and defensive lasers are set to take the next step in development.

Lockheed Martin has extended its long-running hypersonic links with Aerojet Rocketdyne.

A conference agreement by the House and Senate on Dec. 16 inserts at least three-quarters of a billion dollars in fiscal 2020 budget accounts linked to the U.S. military’s bulging hypersonic weapons portfolio.

NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology research aircraft remains on track to make its first flight in 2021.

Norway and Sweden look set to receive shots in the arm to their defense capabilities in the 2020s, as neighboring governments react to the threat posed by Russia.

Canadian seaplane airline Harbour Air has flown a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver converted to electric propulsion and powered by a 540-kW (750-hp)

Lockheed tests ground-launched long-range missile; Japan to keep making F-35s; Space Fence nears start of ops; NATO training center opens

Northrop Grumman taps into the internet of things to enable real-time monitoring of the health of munitions and rockets motors.

Formation flying airliners; eVTOL crash cause; Pakistan’s low-cost HAPS; stratospheric glider flights; low-noise approach guidance.

If parts of the industry are going back to square one or close to it with electric technology, Japanese newcomers may have opportunities.

With the air transport industry trying hard to reduce its environmental footprint, Airbus is looking at unconventional ways to improve efficiency.

Nanotube heat shield; HAPS in flight—UAVOS’ ApusDuo and AV’s Hawk30; Latecoere tests IFE by light; Army eyes hydrogen power.

Final systems installation is underway for Mod. 2 testing of the all-electric X-57 as NASA nears a critical design review of high-lift motors for the final test phase.