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The Airframer Bulletin

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Edition of 13 February Published every Thursday
Lead story

Cummings Aerospace and ATRX plan hypersonic UAS

The companies will integrate a high-speed turbo-rocket onto a flight-proven airframe, advancing supersonic and hypersonic drone capabilities for military applications.

13 February 2025
A rendering of the Hellhound unmanned aircraft system, designed by Cummings Aerospace.
A rendering of the Hellhound unmanned aircraft system, designed by Cummings Aerospace.
The G650 aircraft family has set over 125 world speed records, including a round-the-world flight with one stop.

Final Gulfstream G650 rolls off the line

The last G650 has moved to Gulfstream’s Appleton facility for completions before delivery, while the fleet continues to set records and influence the next generation of aircraft.

13 February 2025

3D printing expert opens competence centre in Delft

Materialise joins the Aerospace Innovation Hub at TU Delft, expanding its aerospace partnerships and advancing additive manufacturing research.

13 February 2025
The Pelican 2 is the world’s largest and most productive autonomous electric agricultural aircraft.

Pyka introduces Pelican 2 with expanded payload and FAA approval

The upgraded autonomous agricultural aircraft features a 300-litre capacity, FAA commercial authorisation and a major order in Brazil for large-scale operations.

13 February 2025
L3Harris has developed AMORPHOUS under contracts for the U.S. Army and the Defense Innovation Unit.

L3Harris tests large-scale autonomous control

The open-architecture software allows military operators to manage thousands of uncrewed systems from different manufacturers through a single interface.

13 February 2025
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Recycled material from the Tornado has been used to produce new compressor blades and a nose cone for the Orpheus engine.

Rolls-Royce recycles Tornado parts for 3D-printed components

The Tornado 2 Tempest project has successfully converted surplus military components into powdered metal for additive manufacturing in the UK’s Future Combat Air System.

13 February 2025
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XB-1 achieves first independent supersonic flight

Boom Supersonic's demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier, completing a significant testing phase for supersonic commercial flight.

30 January 2025
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