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The Airframer Bulletin

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

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Edition of 8 May Published every Thursday
Lead story

Cirrus fits G7+ with Garmin’s full emergency Autoland

Safe Return, automatic updates and runway alerts have been made standard as Cirrus added Autoland to its high-performance piston range.

8 May 2025
Once activated, Safe Return flies to the nearest airport, avoids hazards, lands safely and shuts down the engine.
Once activated, Safe Return flies to the nearest airport, avoids hazards, lands safely and shuts down the engine.
LAST Armor protection uses high-performance fibres and advanced ceramics for traditional ballistic defence.

QinetiQ supplies LAST Armor for U.S. Army's FLRAA integration

The company was contracted through Integris Composites to support survivability system integration for the U.S. Army's long-range assault aircraft.

8 May 2025
The PhantomStrike system uses gallium nitride technology to boost detection range and reduce vulnerability to jamming.

PhantomStrike radar completes flight test on Raytheon testbed

Raytheon demonstrated long-range targeting, terrain mapping and faster digital beam agility during the Ontario test flight of its compact fire-control radar system, which also features a strong resistance to jamming.

8 May 2025
More news – Weapons Systems
Stratolaunch's Talon-A2 completes its first autonomous landing at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Stratolaunch makes second hypersonic flight and successful recovery

The TA-2 vehicle exceeded Mach 5 again in March 2025, confirming reusability and advancing the goals of the MACH-TB programme.

8 May 2025
The production facility will support 300 direct jobs and hundreds more in related fields.

Flying Whales confirms Sherbrooke for airship assembly base

An agreement will allow Flying Whales to begin studies and preparations for the construction of its LCA60T production facility in Quebec.

8 May 2025
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Hexcel qualifies composites for blended wing Z4 aircraft

Composite material testing has progressed under the FAA’s FAST scheme, as Hexcel supports JetZero’s drive to reduce fuel burn and drag.

8 May 2025
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Dynamatic and Deutsche begin fuselage production in Bangalore

The collaboration has moved from planning into serial manufacture following a commitment formalised in 2024 and strengthened at Aero India 2025.

24 April 2025