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1 November 2022

ReleaseHybrid eVTOL company Plana signs letter of intent with electric power systems for advanced air mobility batteries

1 November 2022

ReleaseTriumph receives first full production Auto Feather Unit order

1 November 2022

ReleaseAddUp and Dassault Aviation: towards an automated additive manufacturing workshop for aeronautics

1 November 2022

ReleaseVoltAero secures the first funding in its Series B round from the strategic industrial investor, TESI

1 November 2022

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences announces new fixed-wing eVTOL small UAS

1 November 2022

ReleaseBeckwood launches new patents-pending linear servo press line

29 October 2022

ReleaseTier 1 Engineering' 3rd generation electric helicopter achieves a historic airport-to-airport cross-country flight 75 years after historic English Channel crossing

27 October 2022 In the coming months, the X-57 project will begin a series of test flights.

Maxwell powers up from its own installed batteries

Random vibration acceptance testing for all the cruise motor controllers for the X-57 have taken place to make sure that all the systems stay functional while they endure the vibration environment expected during flight.

27 October 2022

Wire harness expert finds a base in Texas

North Dakota's KMM has created 70 new aerospace jobs in Kerrville since the company's arrival in December 2021 and plans to create 400 in the coming years. New investment will enlarge its base in Texas.

27 October 2022

magniX sets about developing hydrogen fuel cells

By offering this technology alongside battery electric and hybrid electric systems, magniX will be able to offer a wider range of electric solutions to operators transitioning to carbon-free fleets.

27 October 2022

GE Aerospace draws more Indian business into supply chain

Indian companies have demonstrated the ability to master the complex manufacturing and special processes required for aero-engine manufacturing while simultaneously maintaining focus on quality, says GE.

27 October 2022 The Stalker was flying an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission to detect a simulated military target.

Red Hat brings AI innovation to Lockheed Martin

With Red Hat Device Edge, Lockheed Martin is equipping U.S. military platforms, such as the Stalker unmanned aerial system, with advanced software that was previously too large and complex for these systems.

27 October 2022 Expanding in Paignton, Devon, UK.

Rockwood invests to meet composite manufacturing demand

The company has also invested in new machinery, such as a Hexagon Absolute Arm, which has been instrumental in developing novel business class seats for aircraft.

26 October 2022

ReleaseUnipart Logistics wins a major logistics contract with Airbus

26 October 2022

ReleaseIonblox raises $24 Million Series B investment to support the commercialisation of unique high energy plus high power battery cells

26 October 2022

ReleaseUMILES Next and TECNALIA take to the skies again completing successfully its second test flight on the eVTOL prototype Concept Integrity

25 October 2022

ReleaseAmprius Technologies, Inc. and BAE Systems enter into a three-year cooperation agreement

25 October 2022

ReleaseGA-ASI demonstrates air-to-air laser communications

24 October 2022

ReleaseSky Peak Capital announces the acquisition of Hicks Machine and the formation of Excelus Manufacturing Solutions

24 October 2022

ReleaseThe world's first eVTOL flying car displays upgraded design, completing maiden flight

24 October 2022

ReleaseEssex Industries acquires Connecticut manufacturer, Precision Aerospace

24 October 2022

ReleaseDevelopment and modernization of the L-159 aircraft continues. The L-159 T2X prototype has completed its flight

22 October 2022

ReleaseMicropac opens new Headquarters

21 October 2022

ReleaseBison Capital, Angeles Equity Partners, and Brian Nelson acquire Precision Surfacing Solutions

20 October 2022 This release of Aperture can process eight video inputs and supports four video outputs with near-zero latency.

Universal enters serial production of Aperture

The initial release of the product line connects eight video streams to four independent users, enhancing safety and improving decision-making for flight crews and mission specialists.

20 October 2022

First production AW609 tiltrotor takes flight

Designated AC5, the aircraft took to the air at Leonardo's Philadelphia-based site on 13th October performing as expected the initial in-flight evaluation of systems and general handling.

20 October 2022 Ground test units are used extensively to enhance Falcon 10X systems maturity.

Dassault gathers subassemblies to kick off Falcon 10X production

With the Falcon 10X, Dassault is taking a new approach to ground testing, which will be used to demonstrate the maturity of all systems well before the aircraft even takes to the air.

20 October 2022 Joe Morris, Director of DoD Programs from Toray Advanced Composites with Monica Rommel, CEO of Specialty Materials, meeting at the Specialty Materials facility in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Resin and fibre experts target future aerospace applications

The collaboration is intended to improve the supply chain by uniting Specialty's boron fibre with Toray's carbon fibres and resin systems including toughened epoxies, cyanate esters, bismaleimides and polyimides.

20 October 2022 BAE and Supernal teams celebrate the collaboration.

BAE onboard for Supernal's flight control computer

BAE Systems will use 40 years' experience to help define the architecture of a lightweight, fly-by-wire system for Supernal's autonomous-capable eVTOL aircraft.

20 October 2022

Savannah expansion will boost G400 production

A manufacturing facility expansion will also augment ongoing growth at Gulfstream's wing production facility adjacent to the G400, G500 and G600 manufacturing building.

19 October 2022

ReleaseZeroAvia reduces greenhouse gases and drives toward nore sustainable air transport with Ansys

19 October 2022

ReleaseAlef launches the Alef flying car, first and only drivable flying car with vertical takeoff and landing fitting today's road infrastructure

18 October 2022

ReleaseDucommun's grand re-opening – Guaymas, Mexico operations

18 October 2022

ReleaseTurn up: Larger, lighter additive parts

18 October 2022

ReleaseTrelleborg expands its capabilities in engineered polymer solutions

18 October 2022

ReleaseElectra achieves sale of 1,000th sustainable eSTOL aircraft

18 October 2022

ReleaseFlightSafety selected by Dassault as factory authorized training provider for Falcon 10X

18 October 2022

ReleaseJoby applies for Japan aircraft certification

17 October 2022

ReleaseDarkAero 1 benefitting from Marsh Brothers Aviation polymers bearings

17 October 2022

ReleaseHyundai Motor Group's Supernal and Honeywell announce Advanced Air Mobility avionics collaboration

17 October 2022

ReleaseHonda Aircraft Company reveals latest aircraft – the HondaJet Elite II

17 October 2022

ReleaseGE Honda Aero Engines completes testing of HF120 engine using 100% low carbon Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

17 October 2022

ReleaseDassault EASy IV flight deck to enhance situational awareness and aircraft operations for new and in-service Falcons

13 October 2022 The EH216 AAV conducting flight demonstrations in Spain.

EH216 flies traffic integration tests in Spain

The ultimate goal is to perform large-scale demonstrations of UAM services with air vehicles, and the safe integration of different types of UAS operations in urban environments.

13 October 2022 Rolls-Royce's concept for a gas turbine running on hydrogen.

Twenty research projects gain EU clean aviation funding

Seven hundred million Euros will be available to innovators looking for the technological breakthroughs that could help deliver net zero carbon by 2050.

13 October 2022

Sikorsky tasks Magellan with King Stallion assemblies

The CH-53K achieved initial operating capability in 2022 and is on track to deploy to the fleet in 2024. The Marine Corps plans to deploy the first CH-53K Marine Expeditionary Unit detachment in fiscal year 2024.

13 October 2022 The first Light Civil Helicopter will fly EMS missions.

Korea's LAH on track for certification soon

Building on the completion of the LAH, Airbus and KAI are preparing new joint development programmes. These will leverage Airbus' technical know-how in helicopter drive systems and flight control systems.

13 October 2022 Markus Dirscherl, KEBA Industrial Automation; Dr. Michael Haidinger, Boeing; Dr. Anna Christmann; Norbert Steinkemper, Broetje-Automation; Michael Ernst, 3D.aero; and Tobias Weber, Boeing, in Renton where the 737MAX is assembled.

Germany approves shimless assembly automation project

High-precision measurement will be combined with innovative process technology and end-to-end digitisation such that manual compensation of component tolerances (so-called "shimming") can be consigned to history.

13 October 2022

US Marines orders logistics UAS prototype from Kaman

The KARGO UAV is optimised for expeditionary employment. Compact form-factor of the system fits in a standard CONEX shipping container and is designed to be unloaded and operated by as few as two people.

13 October 2022

ReleaseInvestment support for unmanned helicopter and kamikaze