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Inside the US Air Force’s next-generation adaptive propulsion program For decades, propulsion has been the quiet determinant of air combat supremacy. While stealth, sensors and weapons often capture public attention, the jet engine ultimately defines h…

The future of VTOL autonomous fighters in the Indo-Pacific In October 2025, US start-up Shield AI unveiled X-BAT, a radical new jet-powered “loyal wingman” drone intended to fly autonomously alongside manned fighters. The company, known for its Hivemin…

How cyber security resilience is a growing necessity for the modern aviation sector, the impacts of threat activity on air travel – and travellers – and what Australian organisations can be and are doing to stay safe. If it can be argued that modern Au…

Getting a closer look at America’s next-gen air superiority fighter In the shadowy world of military aviation, where secrets are currency and superiority is survival, a tantalising glimpse has emerged from the fog. Defence giant Raytheon, the powerhous…

 In this extract from his book, Damien Lay imagines the final moments of the Lady Southern Cross and its pilots Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and Tommy Pethybridge as they went down over the Gulf of Martaban in 1935. ‘Charles!’ Tommy screamed, his voice …

In this section of the magazine, our contributors offer their thoughts and insights into industry issues that matter most to them. In this issue, Jake Nelson warns the aviation sector that high-speed rail may be more than a pipe dream, Steve Kuper argu…

Australian Aviation opens its archive to tell the story of the Embraer E-Jet, the world’s most popular regional jet family.

In this extract from her book, Michelle Huntington tells the harrowing tale of her close encounter with a mid-air lightning strike – and how her training brought her home safely. Lightning is loud when it hits your aircraft, but the real noise comes af…

Since its first long-haul international flight from Kuala Lumpur to the Gold Coast in 2007, AirAsia X – a subsidiary of the larger AirAsia Group – has become one of the staple carriers of the Asia-Pacific region. At this year’s Australian Aviation Summ…