Survey of 700+ Aerospace Experts Names Ten Technologies Shaping the Future
Ten technologies will fundamentally reshape aerospace operations, manufacturing, and services over the next two decades according to a debut report released by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the world’s largest aerospace technical society.
The report, “Technologies Transforming Aerospace,” captures insights from AIAA’s global community of aerospace professionals, identifying the leading technologies disrupting the status quo in aviation and space.
The survey of more than 700 aerospace experts, combined with in-depth interviews of nearly two dozen senior technology leaders in industry, academia, and government, defined the top technologies that will shape aeronautics and space by 2045. AIAA partnered with BryceTech, an analytics and engineering firm, to conduct the survey and rank the technologies based on their impacts, feasibility, use cases, and potential barriers.
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“Aerospace has reached a technological inflection point,” said Clay Mowry, AIAA CEO. “The technologies highlighted in this report will permeate the aerospace supply chain over the next 20 years, increasing efficiency, enabling mobility, and transforming exploration. The signal is clear: the next aerospace era is here, and AIAA’s engineering community is equipped to shape the future using advanced computing, materials, and propulsion technologies.”
Top 10 Technologies Transforming Aerospace
(in alphabetical order)
- AI-Aided Advanced Design and Engineering
- Alternative Aviation Fuels
- Electric Aircraft
- Fully Reusable Launch
- High-Temperature Materials
- Hypersonic Propulsion
- In-Space Manufacturing
- Pilotless Aircraft
- Quantum Computing and Sensing
- Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion
“What makes this forecast powerful is the scale of the signal,” said Carissa Christensen, CEO of BryceTech. “Based on the depth of the data, we’re seeing convergence across the aerospace community on the technologies that will define the next era. This roadmap is built on the collective expertise of the people who will make future innovations real.”
Technologies That Just Missed the Cut
The forecast also identified several technologies that narrowly missed the top 10 but remain significant areas of development: collaborative autonomous systems, direct-to-device (D2D) satellite communications, functional materials with adaptive properties, large-scale additive manufacturing of aerospace structures, novel aerodynamic designs (including blended wing body and truss-braced wing aircraft), and on-orbit refueling systems.
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