Aerospace Emerging Technologies
Dec 05, 2023
AI leaders cooperate; Cargo eVTOL flies; UK extends R&D funding; and China’s firefighting eVTOL.
Dec 01, 2023
Electra.aero begins flight-testing its blown-lift distributed electric propulsion ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing technology.
Nov 30, 2023
Airbus is building a road map of technologies for automated aerial refueling that will pave the way for a second-generation MRTT.
Nov 29, 2023
Helped by international players, the UAE has become a regional leader in space.
Nov 29, 2023
Hybrid eSTOL flies; sea-based high-speed VTOL; China’s electric regional; Piasecki’s tilt-duct ARES revived.
Dec 06, 2023
The Boeing 747-400 will work in conjunction with Stratolaunch’s Roc carrier aircraft to conduct air launches for hypersonic tests in multiple U.S. locations.
Dec 05, 2023
Electric Power Systems is developing a modular family of battery systems for electric aircraft propulsion.
Dec 05, 2023
France’s EcoPulse distributed electric propulsion demonstrator—developed by Daher, Safran and Airbus—has conducted its first flight in hybrid-electric mode.
Nov 29, 2023
The UK government is expected to provide £975 million in funding support for the country’s civil aerospace industry over five years starting in 2025.
Nov 28, 2023
SAF, like safety, should not be an area for competition.
Nov 28, 2023
The UK government has announced £53 million ($69 million) in support for nine SAF production projects.
Nov 28, 2023
Aviation executives say the flight proves SAF can safely be dropped-in for jet fuel, while environmental campaigners say Virgin's world-first is greenwashing.
Nov 27, 2023
Airbus Helicopters' Vertex project has demonstrated fully autonomous flight, including takeoff, cruise, approach and landing.