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The Airframer Bulletin

Aerospace manufacturing, week by week — reported by Airframer’s editors

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Edition of 21 December Published every Thursday
Lead story

Italy, Japan and UK governments agree on the next generation GCAP

The joint GCAP government HQ will be hosted in the UK and the first CEO will come from Japan. In addition, the future business construct will also be headquartered in the UK and the first leader will be from Italy.

21 December 2023
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Three nations agree.
Three nations agree.

DZYNE picks up $49 million for advanced UAS development

The company says it will now be able to expand payload capabilities and augment propulsion systems to deliver even greater utility and versatility to the Air Force Research Laboratory and beyond.

21 December 2023
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NASA contracts for next phase of advanced engine compact core development

The HyTEC's Phase 2 Integrated Core Technology Demonstration is a cost-sharing contract with a maximum value of approximately $68.1 million and a five-year performance period.

21 December 2023
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Boom Supersonic selects Anthem integrated flight deck for Overture

Honeywell successfully completed the first flight of its Anthem integrated flight deck using its Pilatus PC-12 test aircraft in May 2023, paving the way for Federal Aviation Administration certification.

21 December 2023
The Overair Butterfly.

US Navy awards Overair SBIR contract to advance individual blade control

Overair's unique trajectory-based control scheme in conjunction with a fault tolerant, multi-channel digital comms network could help future military rotorcraft become more damage-resistant and reliable in combat.

21 December 2023
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An artist's intepretation of a hypersonic vehicle.

Hypersonic dual-mode ramjet with rotating detonation debuts

A typical air-breathing DMRJ propulsion system can only begin operating when the vehicle travels faster than Mach 3. GE engineers are aiming for lower Mach numbers, enabling more efficiency and longer range.

21 December 2023
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Edition of 14 December 2023

Lilium selects Honeywell cooling as jet enters production

Honeywell's MicroVCS high-speed, oil-free centrifugal compressor technology allows the system to be 22% lighter than conventional screw or scroll compressor-based vapour cycle cooling systems.

13 December 2023
Edition of 7 December 2023

EcoPulse aircraft demonstrator makes first hybrid-electric flight

The demonstrator aims to evaluate the operational advantages of integrating hybrid-electric distributed propulsion, with specific emphasis on CO2 emissions and noise level reduction.

7 December 2023