Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Steve Trimble
A decade’s worth of investment to counter the latest Russian and Chinese threats is finally close to entering operational service across the U.S. fighter fleet.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
MagniX has completed electric engine altitude testing at NASA, with Wright Electric and RTX to follow.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
Some pilots are concerned about a Boeing 737 MAX engine safety device, but regulators say the risk does not warrant immediate action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Amateur engineers may usher in a new era of space, in which rocketry is no longer the reserve of well-funded, well-staffed operations.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Assembly of the first open-fan RISE engine demonstrator is scheduled for next year, and ground trials are expected to begin in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Europe’s detect-and-avoid; AI counts carry-ons; France’s hydrogen Technocampus; megawatt-class controller for hybrid turbofan.
Emerging Technologies

By Vivienne Machi
As the Space Force approaches its fifth birthday, one of its most critical mission areas is undergoing a massive facelift.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
The student rocket club is launching a spacecraft propulsion and guidance, navigation and control startup.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Smaller and lighter radars are becoming upgrade options for the Army’s weight-sensitive rotorcraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
A group of mostly undergraduates has set a record for amateur rocketry.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The future high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance fleet’s first delivery and flight highlight progress made despite the stop-work order.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Certifying an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi is prohibitively expensive. With markets tight, some startups are changing course.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
The partnership of five agencies operates from a facility in Boise, Idaho, and is responsible for wildland fire management of 674 million acres of federal land.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Airlines in the Americas are becoming more adept at planning around supply chain constraints, with some faring better than others.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Western satellites once flew on Russian-made rockets, such as Europe’s use of the Soyuz to deploy its Galileo navigation spacecraft constellation.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton, Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Hypersonics expert Dr. Mark Lewis joins the podcast to examine the X-30 NASP program, and how—decades later—its legacy still lives on.
Check 6

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. needs nuclear propulsion to power spacecraft beyond geostationary orbit for human space exploration and dynamic space operations.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By P. Barry Butler
The FAA has taken a significant step toward alleviating the controller shortage with the Enhanced Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The carrier is rapidly rebuilding its fleet as it looks to finish restructuring with an order for 45 Boeing 787s and leases for narrowbody Airbus A321neos.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Megawatt hybrid power for U.S. Army, Terrain fingerprints for navigation, Australian eVTOL flies and H3’s 400-kW fuel cell.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
After nearly a dozen loss-making quarters, Spirit filed for Chapter 11 and adopted “Project Bravo,” designed to overhaul a decades-old business model.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Multiple private and public entities across the region have aligned behind the drive to be a leader in advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Ann Shay
The region’s business aviation market is growing in fleet, infrastructure, technology and flight hours.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Brazil’s use of the Gripen at Cruzex was closely observed by neighbors who are planning to update their fighter fleets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The outgoing Biden administration is laying the groundwork for the larger U.S. strategic force championed during the first Trump administration.
Budget, Policy & Operations