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2022
26 August

ReleaseBoeing invests $5 Million in Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center in St. Louis

26 August

ReleaseUrban air travel, Geely Aerofugia's self-developed flying car debut

25 August Mid Continent Controls 3-coil inductive wireless charger.

MCC brings charging convenience to Gulfstream cabins

Designed for use aboard Gulfstream's flagship models, Mid Continent Controls' inductive wireless chargers are fully qualified and FAA TSO certified.

25 August An inlet for the C919 nacelle system is inspected at Middle River Aerostructure Systems’ production facility prior to shipment.

COMAC reports C919 flight testing is complete

Seven C919s have been built and flown to date, with test flights at four locations across China. In May, COMAC achieved the first flight of the initial production jetliner which will be delivered to an airline customer.

25 August An impression of how the BN2T cockpit with Garmin TXi EIS instrumentation will integrate.

Britten-Norman extends EIS to turboprop Islanders

The TXi EIS includes safety features such as engine timers, exceedance recordings, dynamic engine indications and wireless data logging to reduce pilot workload, improve engine efficiency and reduce maintenance costs.

25 August

ReleaseLeonardo and Boeing deliver first four MH-139A helicopters to U.S. Air Force

25 August The first N3.8T aircraft is under production and is scheduled to fly in 2024.

Natilus selects PT6A to power autonomous freighters

Natilus' futuristic cargo transporters will be powered by proven engines from Pratt & Whitney, following the selection of the PT6A-67D for the task. Production of a prototype is under way.

25 August The Recon has six independent propulsion systems with independent, removable and rechargeable batteries.

Successful flights put Ryse on track with Recon

Ryse director Erik Stephansen was thrilled at how he could literally hover, take his hands off the controls and find that 'the Recon sat there stable and safe'.

25 August

Releasethyssenkrupp Aerospace and Saab sign renewal of their partnership

25 August

ReleaseCFD Research ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for $8 million laboratory expansion

25 August Successfully completing this trial demonstrates the readiness of the MS-110 systems to support customers around the globe.

Fast jet reconnaissance pod achieves first flight

Collins Aerospace reconnaissance systems have been fielded and are operational on tactical fast jet platforms such as the F-15 and F-16, as well as special mission ISR business jets.

24 August

ReleaseHoneywell, Reaction Engines to collaborate on sustainable thermal management technologies

24 August

ReleaseTrelleborg launches new flat gasket range

24 August

ReleaseFlight testing for the Switchblade flying sports car continues

23 August

ReleaseRadiant Technology introduces GEN 2 instruments

23 August

ReleaseHungarian small plane crosses the Atlantic Ocean

23 August

ReleaseMarotta Controls announces strategic reorganization

23 August

ReleaseOpto-Knowledge rebrands to OKSI

23 August

ReleaseNuburu awarded SBIR phase II contract by U.S. Air Force to develop blue laser-based area printing additive manufacturing system

22 August

ReleaseThe Gill Corporation awarded contract extension of floor panel fabrication for Boeing 777, 777X and 787 programs

18 August The DA62 MPP is the latest variant of Diamond Aircraft's successful Special Mission Aircraft portfolio.

Safran equips Diamond's DA62 for flight inspection duties

The FIS module is located behind the operator seat, and is wired up to the mission power panel and the dedicated antenna connection panel. A configuration change from ISR to FIS takes less than a day.

18 August

Heads Up acquires cabin lighting expert STG

STG Aerospace's concept-to-certification capability and extensive intellectual property are expected to provide a valuable boost for Heads Up Technologies' portfolio of lighting innovations.

18 August Joby’s all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft primed for flight at the company’s manufacturing and flight testing facility in Marina, California.

eVTOL maker Joby expands defense department partnership

With the expansion of Joby's contract, the US Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps have all now identified eVTOL aircraft as a critical area of interest.

18 August The SkyGuardian in flight.

GA-ASI tests the options with PT6 for SkyGuardian

The PT6 E-Series was chosen as a reliable and versatile turboprop engine family that will deliver the performance characteristics required as GA-ASI continues its development of MQ-9B capabilities.

18 August

ReleaseBlueHalo's continued growth drives campus expansion with opening of new state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing facility

18 August

ReleaseTextron Aviation Special Mission Beechcraft King Air 260 aircraft join the U.S Forest Service's aviation fleet supporting wildland fire management

18 August The furnace will open new markets for SAWPA.

Solar Atmospheres gains approval for vacuum oil quench furnace

The furnace can quench alloy steels and martensitic stainless steels to stringent aerospace standards. Near-net shapes and finished products can be hardened by quenching in oil with minimal risk of surface contamination.

18 August Example of what 4Sight sees - in this case, a highway.

AEye partners up to progress software-defined lidar

AEye's 4Sight sensors are capable of long-range detection, exceeding one kilometre, are flexible enough to track a bullet at 25,000 frames per second.

17 August

ReleaseBAE Systems to develop leap-forward technology for next-generation radar and communications systems

17 August

ReleaseAeroVironment acquires Planck Aerosystems, a leading provider of advanced unmanned aircraft navigation solutions

17 August

ReleaseBehrman Capital acquires George Industries

16 August

ReleaseDymax to support parylene coating through exclusive partnership

16 August

ReleaseNew 6U VPX carrier cards host dual XMC modules to support a wide variety of signal processing and computing options

16 August

ReleaseFreeFlight Systems' 5G tolerant TERRAIN series radar altimeters receive FAA TSO certification

15 August

ReleaseCubCrafters debuts new engine for experimental Carbon Cub aircraft

15 August

ReleaseAerospace Xelerated opens call for startups working on digital services and solutions

12 August

ReleaseElement strengthens position in Singapore with acquisition of Singapore Test Services

12 August

ReleaseZURI hybrid VTOL design update

11 August

ReleaseGodrej Aerospace strengthens its business in UK

11 August Wisk Aero’s Cora.

Engineering hub in Montreal extends Wisk's global reach

The announcement of a new Wisk hub follows its recent expansion into Australia. It has headquarters and facilities around the San Francisco Bay Area, in Atlanta (Georgia), New Zealand and Australia.

11 August

ReleaseHEICO Corp. acquires leading aircraft antenna company

11 August

ReleaseVuzix receives order for additional units for a waveguide-based HMD system from a global tier-1 aerospace and defense firm

11 August

ReleaseNTS's Nuclear Center of Excellence is awarded ICAP IEEE certification

11 August

ReleaseAitech's new U-C850x series of 3U VPX cybersecurity-enabled SOSA aligned SBCs ideal for applications handling large amounts of sensitive data

11 August The seaglider is a high-speed zero emission vehicle that operates exclusively over the water that will drastically reduce the time and cost of moving people and goods between coastal cities.

Seaglider pioneer selects Siemens cloud-based software

Regent is pioneering innovative high-speed coastal transportation while targeting net zero from the very beginning. Siemens' Xcelerator as a Service portfolio could be instrumental in helping them get there faster.

11 August The team celebrates, left to right: Maximilian D. Fahr, director of procurement & supply chain quality and Nico Neumann, vp operation & programmes at Deutsche Aircraft, with Christian Howe, director of engineering and Sven Breusted, cco at Heggemann AG.

D328eco landing gear moves into production phase

The certification of the new D328eco landing gear, retrofittable to the whole current in-service fleet of D328 turboprops and jets underpins Deutsche Aircraft's ongoing effort to support the global fleet.

11 August A place to call home.

After 60 years Astronautics comes together in Wisconsin

In March Astronautics relocated its manufacturing operations and FAA Repairs Station to Oak Creek, and now the model shop has also made the transition, bringing company activities together for the first time.

11 August

StarHagen selects Sapphire printer for superalloy parts

StarHagen selected Velo3D in part due to its ease-of-use. Once operational, Velo3D Sapphire printers can easily be monitored by operators like those experienced in traditional CNC machining.

11 August TTTech Aerospace’s certifiable TTEEnd System A664 Pro (PMC) card was successfully integrated in an upgraded UAV avionics system.

Mercury draws on TTTech experience for flight control computer

TTTech Aerospace now supplies its TTEEnd System A664 Pro (PMC) card to connect the flight control computer from Mercury Systems to the mission system of the UAV, using SYSGO's PikeOS operating system.

10 August

ReleaseSixth plasma nitrider to go live in November at Wallwork Cambridge