En route to sustainable aviation: from climate science to mitigation policies
19 Nov 2026
Toulouse
Faced with the climate emergency, commercial aviation is at a crossroads: it must achieve its decarbonisation goal by 2050 while ...
What’s the latest on life on Mars?
29 Sep 2026
Toulouse
By Sylvestre Maurice, astrophysicist-planetologist, director of IRAP, AAE correspondent We live in extraordinary times: some twenty robotic vehicles have explored ...
The Space Sector: From National to International
30 Sep 2026
Welcome aboard the “Vol AAE 8.30” morning sessions, the Academy’s quarterly digital event. This short, intensive, and 100% online session ...
Giant telescopes and Adaptive Optics: a revolution in space observation
27 Oct 2026
Toulouse
By Thierry Fusco, Research Director, Scientific Assistant, Optics Department, ONERA Adaptive optics has revolutionized high-resolution imaging by compensating in real ...
Newsletter No.142 – What future for eVTOLs?
In-depth study on eVTOLS In-depth study on eVTOLS prepared by the AAE eVTOL working group chaired ...
2015-2025: The rise of civilian drones
Raymond ROSSO Co-presidents of the AAE/3AF working group. Former interministerial coordinator for Galileo at the French ...
OCCAR
Joachim SUCKER Director of OCCARThe role of the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation in the European ...
The future of EU defence: Why EDA is at the forefront
André DENK Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA)If there is one acronym that deserves ...
AAE Dossier No.58: Towards an essential European a...
Based on an in-depth analysis conducted by the Air and Space Academy on the lessons learned from the war in ...
AAE Dossier n°57 – 2015-2025: The rise of civilian...
The drone sector is evolving rapidly, particularly in terms of civilian applications. Over the past decade, European regulations have gradually ...
Opinion n°21 – Danger of interactions between unco...
The case of independent automated safety systems of air traffic control and aircraft This document is the result of work ...
Dossier 56 – Seven recommendations to secure the f...
The ESA Ministerial Council in Seville in November 2023 was held without the availability of its launchers, due to the ...
Dossier 55 – Decarbonising air transport by 2050: ...
AAE Dossier n°55 develops the themes already addressed in its Opinion n°20. It analyses the situation of air transport in ...
Dossier 54 – Progress in air transport automation:...
Digital technology has brought about a revolution with the introduction of automated systems into the various components of air transport ...
Managing the impact of weather on air and space launch operations
Recording of the lecture by Jacques Verrière, former captain, Air France flight instructor, and member of the AAE, held at ...
AI for Experts: From Tool to Trust
Replay de la matinale « Vol AAE 8.30 » du 9 juin 2026, le rendez-vous trimestriel digital de l’Académie. Un ...
European satellites for weather forecasting
Recording of the lecture by Alain Ratier, member of the AAE and former Director General of EUMETSAT, on May 26, ...
Travel through a black hole with Interstellar
Recording of the lecture by Jean-Pierre Luminet, Emeritus Research Director at the CNRS, Marseille Astrophysics Laboratory, and Corresponding Member of ...
Artemis, jump seats and deconstruction
By Eric DAUTRIAT, Former Director of Launchers at CNES and former Vice-President of AAE As might be expected, Artemis 2 ...
Résolution du phénomène vibratoire Pogo du lanceur Diamant BP4
By Michel VEDRENNE, Former Director at Dassault Aviation's Direction Générale Technique and fellow of AAE Diamant launchers, developed by France ...
A few pages on Artificial Intelligence
By Claude ROCHE, Ingénieur en chef de l'Armement, former Program Director at DGA, former Vice President Major Systems at Matra ...
Update on Airline Pilot Hypovigilance and Incapacitation Detectors
By Jean-Jacques SPEYER, member of the Civil Aeronautics Commission of the AAE This note recalls the work carried out up ...