PODCAST: F-35 IN THE CROSSFIRE

Part 1: Pros And Cons Of The Most Controversial Fighter

Two seasoned experts – retired Marine Lt. Col. David Berke, a former F-35B and F-22 pilot and Pierre Sprey, who helped conceptualize the design of the F-16 and A-10 fighters discuss whether the F-35 can fight in combat as advertised.

Part 2: Quality Of Testing And Ultimate Cost

Among the topics in this second part of the series is whether the cost of the $400 billion program is worth the capability of the aircraft.

OPINION

Brexit Spells Peril Ahead For UK Aerospace

UK leaders need to wake up—fast—and figure out how to keep their enviable aerospace sector from going the way of the British Empire.

TECHNOLOGY

NASA Pushing Ahead With Electric X-plane

Graham Warwick | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

NASA has taken delivery of a second P2006T fuselage from Tecnam for use in the X-57 Maxwell distributed electric propulsion flight demonstration program.

BUSINESS AVIATION

Video: M28 - The 'Other' Sikorsky

John Croft | Aviation Week & Space Technology

Sikorsky is also looking to make a name for one of the precious few fixed-wing aircraft in its lineup, the M28 turboprop.

Production Floor Trends

Sponsored by Stratasys | AviationWeek.com

Making jigs and fixtures using additive manufacturing provides dramatic cost savings compared to conventional machining. But the savings involve more than how the tools are made.