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

Saturday 1 August 2026 Edition of 9 July In the Bulletin every Tuesday
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Edgewing wins £4.6 billion GCAP design contract

The 18-month agreement covers completion of the concept and assessment phase and further detailed design work for the trinational fighter aircraft.

8 July
GCAP aims to deliver the stealth fighter to Italy, Japan and the UK by 2035.
GCAP aims to deliver the stealth fighter to Italy, Japan and the UK by 2035.
The 700 kg-class aircraft is the heaviest electric aircraft to fly in India to date.

Sarla completes Sylla eVTOL flight test campaign

The half-scale demonstrator has logged more than 500 tests and over 18 hours of flight time, validating propulsion, battery and control systems.

8 July
The TRAC10 will be built at Cirrus headquarters in Duluth, Minnesota.

Cirrus unveils TRAC10 training aircraft

Orders for more than 100 aircraft have been placed by 13 professional flight schools ahead of deliveries beginning in the United States in 2027.

8 July

Kratos expands Oklahoma City drone manufacturing site

Additional capacity will support production of the Valkyrie collaborative combat aircraft, Firejet aerial targets and Mighty Hornet IV.

8 July
Yakima flight testing precedes a public debut at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this summer.

Carbon Cub ULT gains regenerative turbine power

The TurboTech TP-R90 regenerative turbine engine has been fitted to CubCrafters' backcountry airframe, producing the first Sport Pilot‑eligible turboprop.

8 July
Hydrogen is seen as having the potential to substantially reduce aviation's long-term climate impact, comparable to the effect of electric vehicles on the automotive sector.

Airbus and MTU plan hydrogen engine venture

A non-binding agreement building on last year’s Paris Air Show memorandum sets out plans for a dedicated organisation to develop and commercialise hydrogen fuel cell engines.

8 July
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