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Kawasaki Aerospace

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34 items

2026

26 June

ReleaseAirbus signs Memorandum of Understanding to explore Japanese anti-submarine variant of the Eurodrone

2025

16 April

ReleaseEmbraer highlights collaboration and commitment in annual recognition of best suppliers

15 April

ReleaseKawasaki receives the 2024 Embraer Best Suppliers of the Year Award

2024

19 November

ReleaseVoltAero expands to North America through an agreement with AltiSky for Cassio aircraft assembly, sales, training and support

12 January

ReleaseK-RACER-X2 unmanned helicopter demonstrates top useful load capacity of 200kg

2023

18 June

ReleaseVoltAero defines the future of sustainable aviation with its Paris Air Show world debut of the Cassio 330 electric-hybrid aircraft

22 May

ReleaseKawasaki becomes a strategic investor in the framework of Series B funding for the Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft family

2022

23 March

ReleaseJapan Aerospace Corporation and Kawasaki Heavy Industries engage DART Aerospace to certify fire attack system for the new five-bladed H145//BK117D-3

2021

5 November

ReleaseKawasaki hydrogen aircraft core technology development project selected for NEDO Green Innovation Fund upport

2020

6 October

ReleaseSuccessful flight test of unmanned compound helicopter "K-RACER"

2018

18 September

ReleaseKawasaki's US plant completes first commercial aircraft cargo doors for Boeing

2017

21 June

ReleaseBoeing, Kawasaki Heavy Industries enhance collaboration to win in the marketplace

19 June

ReleaseGKN Aerospace signs GBP multi-million agreement with Kawasaki Heavy Industries to supply GTF Compressor engine components

2016

15 March

ReleaseBoeing 787-10 Dreamliner begins major assembly

2015

26 October

ReleaseGKN Aerospace signs agreement with Kawasaki Heavy Industries to supply titanium engine components

19 January

ReleasePratt & Whitney concludes PurePower Geared Turbofan engine

2014

13 June

ReleaseBoeing, Japanese partners reach agreement on 777X supplier work

2013

25 June

ReleaseJASTAC-II agreement moves Airbus research partnership in Japan to the next phase

2011

16 November

ReleaseAAR to build cargo systems for Kawasaki's C-2 military transport aircraft

1 March

ReleaseFour Japanese firms establish Joint Venture to manufacture large forgings for aircraft parts

2010

20 July

ReleaseEurocopter and Kawasaki Heavy Industries sign new cooperation agreement

2009

7 January

ReleaseKawasaki to participate in Rolls-Royce Trent XWB program

2008

16 July

ReleaseJapan's first operational tests for Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines starts

29 January

ReleaseKawasaki commences construction of new production facility for Boeing 787 Dreamliner

22 January

ReleaseFirst forward fuselage for new 777 Freighter shipped

2007

4 July

ReleaseP-X and C-X test aircraft rolled out

16 May

ReleaseFinal major structure for Boeing 787 Dreamliner delivered to Everett

16 January

ReleaseBoeing Dreamlifter delivers first assemblies for 787 Dreamliner

12 January

ReleaseBoeing closer to assembling first 787 Dreamliner

11 January

ReleaseFirst forward fuselage for 787 Dreamliner shipped

2006

16 October

ReleaseKawasaki delivers static test plane for P-X next-generation fixed-wing patrol aircraft

28 August

ReleaseFirst IPC module shipped for Trent 1000 engines

10 July

ReleaseKawasaki celebrates completion of new Boeing 787 Dreamliner facility

2005

31 October

ReleaseKawasaki ships main part of Trent 1000 engine