In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, June. 27 2023

June 27, 2023

H55 Picks Equipmake Motor For Electric Trainer

Swiss startup H55 has chosen Equipmake to supply the electric motor for its 100-kW electric propulsion system that will power the Bristell B23 Energic trainer.

Credit: H55

Daher, Ascendance Collaborate On Hybrid-Electric Propulsion

Daher CEO Didier Kayat has set the target of proposing a hybrid-electric product to the market by 2027.

Credit: Ascendance Flight Technologies

Airbus Teams With Czech UAS Provider

Airbus and Czech uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) developer Primoco UAV have teamed up to cooperate on small UAS development.

Credit: Primoco

ADAC Buys VoloCity eVTOLs For EMS Research Flights

German air rescue organization ADAC Luftrettung has purchased two VoloCity eVTOL aircraft for research operations starting in 2024.

Credit: Volocopter

Australia’s Dovetail Secures Aircraft Electrification Grant

The grant supports an A$12.8 million project to develop, flight test and certify the conversion of the Cessna Caravan to electric propulsion.

Credit: Dovetail Electric Aircraft

KKR Raises Bid For Circor To $1.7B

KKR agreed to raise its overall bid to roughly $1.7 billion from $1.6 billion by boosting its per-share bid price by $2 apiece.

Credit: Circor

Element 1 Joint Venture To Sell Methanol-to-Hydrogen Technology

Element 1 granted the new joint venture a worldwide exclusive license to its hydrogen generation technology for all aerospace applications.

Credit: Element 1

Italy Joins France, UK In Cruise Missile Project

Italy has signed a letter of intent with France and the UK to join the development of the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program.

Credit: U.S. Navy

Responsive Space Key In Military Shift To LEO, SF Official Says

This includes both rapid launch to reconstitute satellite architectures and on-orbit servicing.

Credit: U.S. Space Command

Swiss startup H55 has chosen Equipmake to supply the electric motor for its 100-kW electric propulsion system that will power the Bristell B23 Energic trainer, and Daher CEO Didier Kayat has set the target of proposing a hybrid-electric product to the market by 2027.

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