Airframer
New · Commissioned research Example questions subscribers put to the record, from acquisition targets to supply-chain exposure.

Put any question to the Airframer record and receive a bespoke analyst report — every claim linked to its source, every population a live query you can re-run. Quoted per question, paid with download tokens.

Ask your question →

The Airframer Bulletin

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

All news ✕ Clear Jump to press releases ↓
Edition of 15 October Published every Thursday
Lead story

Edgewing opens GCAP engineering site in Turin

The Italian facility is the first of three planned engineering hubs for the Global Combat Air Programme, with sites in Japan and the UK to follow in coming months.

15 October
Edgewing CEO Marco Zoff cuts the ribbon in Turin with Italian, UK and Japanese government, military and industry representatives.
Edgewing CEO Marco Zoff cuts the ribbon in Turin with Italian, UK and Japanese government, military and industry representatives.
Icing protection will extend the H175’s offshore, search and rescue, public services and VIP missions into colder weather.

Latecoere supplies H175 icing protection cockpit panels

Additional Cockpit Control Panels will equip the H175’s Full Icing Protection System configuration, designed to expand the super-medium twin’s operational envelope in icing conditions.

15 October
The flight included a runway independent rocket-assisted take-off and manoeuvres at speeds up to Mach 0.8.

U740 Valkyrie completes initial flight in Europe

The uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft has flown at a test facility in Northern Europe, keeping Airbus and Kratos on track to deliver a combat-ready system by 2029.

15 October
ZeroAvia used Xcert AI to review ZA200 documents ahead of design freeze and testing.

Xcert AI extends certification platform into verification

Verification and quality workflows have been added to the AI certification readiness platform, building on the EASA AI Olympics win and the collaboration with ZeroAvia.

15 October
More news – Test Services
Nextek handles VX307H production from PCB assembly through final assembly and test.

Kontron begins US production of latest VPX platform

Production of the rugged 3U VPX compute platform has started at Nextek in Huntsville, Alabama, moving it from a build-to-order to a build-to-stock model.

15 October
The Weekly Review — the week’s news, connected

Engine makers sign up with suppliers in India

Safran Aircraft Engines has selected Aerolloy for LEAP titanium castings and Safran has signed long-term supply agreements with Aequs, while GE Aerospace plans to nearly double its Indian supplier spend by 2030.

15 October
The Airframer Bulletin

This page, in your inbox every Thursday

The week’s supply chain stories, new program links and directory additions.

Sign up free
Edition of 8 October
Edition of 1 October

Drone battery supply takes shape as Pentagon grant backs US cell line

A Department of War grant of up to $75 million will go towards converting a US electric-vehicle battery line to drone cells, and SES AI's Korean plant gained ISO 9001 certification for NDAA-compliant cells.

30 September