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2023
23 March

ReleaseUS investor and distributor Altisky invests in personal eVTOL manufacturer Skyfly

23 March

ReleaseHow chip design systems pushes FLIR cameras capabilities with their IR projectors

23 March

ReleaseAAT Composites secures production organisation approval from EASA

22 March Machina Labs unlocks manufacturing with artificial intelligence and robotics.

Machina Labs earns robotics composites tooling contract

Machina Labs' AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract will be focused on metal tooling for a fast-cure, out-of-autoclave (OOA) composite processing route.

22 March

ReleaseREGENT announces strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures

22 March

ReleasePropeller advance paves way for quiet, efficient electric aviation

22 March The first DART AE test flight is scheduled for 2024.

US chooses Hypersonix for scramjet test vehicle

DART AE makes significant use of 3D-printing and is powered by a hydrogen-fuelled SPARTAN scramjet engine, capable of flying non-ballistic flight patterns at speeds of Mach 5 to Mach 7 and up to 1,000 kms in range.

22 March Freshta Farzam.

Farzam sets out vision for tilt-wing future

The project will be a tandem tilt-wing design, with gearing allowing for forward flight and hover. This simplification means that, subject to funding, a full-scale prototype could be ready within two years.

22 March The ribbon-cutting event, held at the ITA campus in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, was attended by the governor of the State of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, by the director of the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology, Lieutenant General Maurício Augusto Silveira de Medeiros, by the president of FAPESP, Marco Antonio Zago, and the rector of ITA, Professor Anderson Ribeiro Correia, among other leaders and researchers from the academic and innovation community.

Partners open research centre in Brazil

The joint facility will create a favourable environment for the search for solutions focused on zero-carbon aviation, autonomous systems, and advanced manufacturing, fundamental to building future air mobility.

22 March Lift off for Alérion M1h, the hydrogen STOL pioneer.

French designers' model kick starts flight testing

The second proposed offering in Avions Mauboussin's range, the Alcyon M3c, will have a capacity of five passengers, a range of 800nm (1,500km) and will reach a cruising speed of 200kts (370 km/h).

22 March With Osaka Castle as the backdrop, Alpha Flights were included in the demonstrations.

Lift's eVTOL takes off in Japan

Lift has formally concluded Phase 1 flight test and beginner flight envelope development with the U.S. Air Force and has launched Alpha Flights, allowing people outside of their Flight Operations and Test teams to fly.

21 March

ReleaseElectric motor drive takes off in test flight of passenger hybrid electric plane

21 March

ReleasePlataine partners with NIAR ATLAS to promote innovation and digitalisation in aerospace

21 March

ReleaseSkyryse expands to new headquarters amid significant growth targeting massive revolution in general aviation

21 March

ReleaseAviation Without Borders and Transcendent Aerospace partner to create a game-changing state-of-the-art medical support evac jet

21 March

ReleaseDucommun Incorporated enters into definitive agreement to acquire BLR Aerospace

21 March

ReleaseTECNAM commemorates seventy-five years

21 March

ReleaseTextron Aviation utilises 100-percent renewable wind electricity to power all of its Kansas-based facilities in 2022

21 March

ReleaseAstronics Corporation announces reliability testing solution for defence microelectronics

20 March

ReleaseStirling Dynamics partners Hanwha Aerospace to develop zero-emission aviation technology

20 March

ReleaseSolar Atmospheres of California installs large car bottom air furnace

20 March

ReleaseA new milestone for NHIndustries!

20 March

ReleaseElectro Technik Industries, Inc. acquires Advanced Power Conversion Solutions

17 March

ReleasePower4Flight IntelliGen integration on the Northwest UAV NW-230

17 March

ReleasePatent application filed for CAV Systems-designed ice protection solution for drones and small Uncrewed Aerial Systems

17 March

ReleaseLeonardo AW09 PS4 prototype performs first flight

16 March

ReleaseToray achieves industry's first accreditation for thermoplastic prepreg manufacturing from globally recognised NADCAP program

16 March

ReleaseDoroni Aerospace raises $3.5M+ from investors, achieves milestone eVTOL flight tests

16 March

ReleaseHydrogen power for delivery drones: Wingcopter and ZAL GmbH start joint development

15 March Production is under way with a handshake.

US Air Force gives go-ahead for MH-139A production

The initiation of low-rate production will yield the first operational aircraft set to replace the U.S. Air Force's current fleet of UH-1N “Huey” helicopters, with first delivery slated for 2024.

15 March The Vertical Aerospace Energy Centre

Vertical opens aerospace battery factory in Bristol

Operational ramp-up of Vertical’s battery manufacturing machinery has begun by assembling the first in-house developed prototype battery modules in the facility.

15 March ZeroAvia's HTPEM Fuel Cell Stack.

High temperature fuel cells stretch power expectations

ZeroAvia's testing confirms the potential for HTPEM systems to accelerate the development of large hydrogen-electric powertrains for large aircraft.

15 March

ReleaseDual channel MIL-STD-1553 FPGA mezzanine card

15 March Phenix Solutions’ engineering team evaluated several aircraft engine OEM’s before selecting Rolls-Royce.

Phenix picks Rolls-Royce power for heavy-lift UAS

The proven track record of Rolls-Royce and pedigree of the RR300 made the selection easy; the engine has nearly two decades of operation in civilian aerospace and has exceeded over 1.6 million flight hours.

15 March Dr. Hamid Hamidi, CEO of Limosa, and Martin Kroell, CEO of Autoflug seal the deal.

Autoflug seats meet the brief for the LimoConnect

The initial plan for serial production calls for an annual capacity of 2,000 seats in the various designs, although this will thereafter increase significantly. The first delivery for the Limosa LimoConnect is scheduled for 2028.

15 March

Triumph develops rotor control cables for AW09

The contract includes the manufacturing of the Kopter AW09 main and tail rotor control cables utilising Triumph's flexball cables, designed to provide a low-maintenance solution..

15 March

ReleaseIdeanomics subsidiary Energica announces new partnerships to develop all-electric solutions for aviation

15 March

ReleaseFirst of eight (8) AddUp FormUp 350 powder bed fusion machines deployed to support Zeda’s growth in the aerospace and medical sectors

14 March

ReleaseTransDigm announces acquisition of Calspan Corporation

14 March

ReleaseIperionX and SLM Solutions announce MOU

14 March

ReleaseOptomec releases advanced control, vision and automation software for production 3D printed electronics

13 March

ReleaseSolar Atmospheres South Carolina facility awarded Northrop Grumman approval

13 March

ReleaseCollins Aerospace launches Powered by Collins™ initiative to foster collaboration with Deep Tech small-medium enterprises

12 March

ReleaseCosmic reaches critical power density threshold with first engine prototype

10 March

ReleaseCormorant works with class-leading aircraft design company, Leichtwerk AG

9 March Magellan was the first in the industry to optimize 3D sand printing technology for production.

Collins keeps faith with Magellan's complex castings

In addition to F-15, F-16, and F-18 castings for Collins legacy programs, the extended LTA also encompasses the supply of castings to support F-35 Lightning II, KC-46, Airbus A320neo, Boeing 787 and 777X programs.

9 March

Sikorsky puts faith in CMC flight management system

The CMA-2082MC is a complete FMS with integrated radio management. It features navigation, communications and mission software, while benefiting from small size, low weight and reduced costs.

9 March

ReleaseEmbraer closes US$ 200 million credit facility in the US

9 March

ReleaseIAE celebrates 40 Years of innovation with the versatile and proven V2500 engine

9 March

ReleaseHarrington launches PPAP4Aero cloud platform to support global AS9145 aerospace supply chain