December 8, 2025

PHOTOGRAPHY ISSUE

2025 PHOTO CONTEST

PROPULSION

HYDROGEN PROGRESS

TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

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PHOTOGRAPHY ISSUE

2025 PHOTO CONTEST

A Banner Year Complete entries to the Aviation Week Photo Contest surged this year by more than 16% to 1,014. That is close to a record for the contest and the most we have received in many years. More entries overall should yield a greater number of high-quality entries, and that is what our judges found as they sat down to select the winners in early November.
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PROPULSION

HYDROGEN PROGRESS

> AIRBUS CONTINUES PROPULSION WORK TO ENABLE ZERO-EMISSION AIRLINERS > FUEL CELL ENGINE DEMONSTRATOR GETS AVIATION-GRADE PARTS > INTEGRATION OF CRYOGENIC ELECTRIC PROPULSION TEST BENCH IS UNDERWAY

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

Aurora Coinvests To Fly X-65 Aurora Flight Sciences plans to coinvest with DARPA in the completion and initial flight testing of the X-65 active-flowcontrol demonstrator, restarting the program after it was paused earlier this year because of budget and schedule overruns.

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PROPULSION

DESERT DUST-BUSTERS

> ENGINE-MAKERS ARE TESTING UPGRADES FOR DEMANDING CONDITIONS > GE9X DUBAI FLIGHT PROGRAM IS UNDER STUDY > PRATT BUILDS GTF DURABILITY ON LESSONS LEARNED

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DEFENSE

Decision Time Nears for Next Evolution of Airlifters

> U.S. AIR FORCE AIMS FOR A NEW STRATEGIC AIRLIFTER BY 2041 > EMBRAER AND AIRBUS COURT THE UAE FOR A TRANSPORT ORDER

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SPACE

The UAE Space Agenda's Focus Turns to Economy and Security

> EMIRATI SPACE COMPANY PLANS 2028 LAUNCH FOR FIRST PIECE OF SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR SATELLITE SYSTEM > THE COUNTRY AIMS TO BUILD ITS OWN SPACEPORT

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SPACE

NASA Scales Back Boeing Starliner Missions to the ISS

> NO ASTRONAUTS ARE PLANNED TO BE ABOARD THE NEXT STARLINER > MODIFIED CONTRACT HALVES THE NUMBER OF ISS CREW FLIGHTS

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DEFENSE

UAE Locks on Missile Expansion

> EDGE AND CALIDUS UNVEIL NEW WEAPON PROJECTS > MBDA TO ESTABLISH A SUBSIDIARY IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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DEFENSE

French Air Force Plans Dedicated Nuclear Deterrence Rafale Squadron

> RESHUFFLE IS AIMED AT SAFEGUARDING STRATEGIC FLEET > ENVISAGED DELIVERY LEAD TIMES MAY TEST NATIONAL BUDGETS AND DASSAULT’S RAFALE PRODUCTION RAMP-UP

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SPACE

ESA Secures Funding Boost To Preserve Relevance

> EUROPEAN LAUNCHER CHALLENGE IS OVERSUBSCRIBED > NASA COMMITS TO ROSALIND FRANKLIN EXOMARS ROVER MISSION

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