Aviation Week & Space Technology

A new blueprint for Marine Corps aviation doubles down on a long-term trend that favors carrier-based F-35s over an amphibious-capable variant.

The highlighting of Mars in a presidential inauguration speech–and an omission of any mention of lunar missions–has the space industry abuzz.

The Jan. 29 collision of an American Airlines CRJ-700 with an Army UH-60L Black Hawk was the worst aviation accident in the U.S. since 2009. Aviation Week editors discuss potential contributing factors and the consequences for future flight operations around DCA.

After buying new helicopters, Norway’s energy giant Equinor is supporting a newcomer to the offshore market.

Middle East defense spending trends are shifting as increases in Algeria and Israel skew the overall budget picture.

Engineers spend only about 50% of their time on engineering work in aerospace and defense, according to a study.

Results from a high-speed transport study will inform the NASA supersonic-hypersonic research road map and future development strategy.

Even if the Middle East is no longer the only game in town for defense exports, it still has ample appetite for advanced equipment, from drones to transports.

If SAF is to account for the majority of aviation’s decarbonization, the two industries need to improve mutual understanding.

The nature of the military pilot-training market is changing, driven by the exceptionally high cost of the process.

Preliminary findings offer a plausible explanation for the emergency belly landing, but many questions remain.

Lower-cost e-SAF; storing hydrogen in SAF; Chinese large cargo UAS; and supersonic prototype plan.

A new executive order seeks to bolster national security by reviving and expanding a massive space- and ground-based missile defense system.

Lessons learned from the XB-1 form the prelude to Boom’s Overture plan as engine development becomes the key pacing item for the supersonic program.

If last year was rock bottom, 2025 could be the start of recovery for the airframer and large defense prime. But the flight path is cloudy.

After President Trump signed an executive order for “Iron Dome for America,” editors discuss how an idea that dates back to the Cold War could take shape today.

As Delta Air Lines and United Airlines vie for the top spot in U.S. airline profitability, American Airlines is overcoming cost headwinds.

A crippling lack of key indigenous infrastructure and skills continues to hold back India’s defense industry, despite rising investment.

After repeated delays, there is still no fixed start date, but airlines are relieved that the European Commission has decided on a progressive rollout.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans the fifth mission for the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3 rocket on Feb. 1.

Bunce, a general aviation champ “writ large,” welcomed rotorcraft-makers, promoted unleaded avgas and opposed privatizing air traffic control.

Without a blueprint, startups plan to start small with existing infrastructure then build out vertiports as volume increases.

Shifting geopolitical realities are driving European space leaders to push defense and security up the space agenda.

Even phantom vessels emit signals that satellites can detect.

New biomass and e-fuel projects are getting underway, but European SAF volumes still have a long way to go.