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2022
25 January

ReleaseMACOM achieves AS9100D aerospace certification

25 January

ReleaseParallel Flight Technologies opens round of equity crowdfunding on Start Engine

24 January

ReleaseFlying car certified to fly

24 January

ReleaseFurther product and manufacturing expansion for the Variohm Group through CPI acquisition – harsh duty position sensing and switching technologies

24 January

ReleaseBye Aerospace eFlyer 800 program advances

24 January

ReleaseAcquisition of UK-based Williams Advanced Engineering

24 January

ReleaseMIMO Technik qualifies additive manufacturing process for Boeing using multiple SLM 500s from SLM Solutions

24 January

ReleaseE-LynX Airborne Software Defined Radio completes connectivity flight tests onboard F-5M aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force

24 January

ReleaseNano Dimension establishes first Additively Manufactured Electronics (AME) NanoLab facility to advance multi-Layer printed electronics

23 January

ReleaseThe MC-21-300 aircraft will be tested in Yakutia in conditions of low negative outdoor temperatures

21 January

ReleaseAirbus delivers the last ever Dauphin to Spanish Customs

21 January

ReleaseFACC develops state-of-the-art business jet cabin for Bombardier Challenger 3500

21 January

ReleaseZuri presents a new generation of its hybrid VTOL aircraft

21 January

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman reaches E-2D manufacturing milestone

20 January

ReleaseAFWERX Agility Prime completes first USAF-piloted flight of an eVTOL vehicle

20 January

ReleaseParallel Flight Technologies and LIFT Aircraft enter agreement for hybridisation of HEXA eVTOL aircraft

20 January

ReleaseOverair Inc. commences propulsion testing for Butterfly eVTOL vehicle

20 January

ReleaseE20 aircraft 50% scale-down verification aircraft successfully made its maiden flight

19 January

ReleaseRadian Aerospace emerges from stealth, announces seed funding led by Fine Structure Ventures

19 January The Hurjet’s maiden flight is planned for 2023.

TAAC strives for critical system development in Turkey

TAAC carries out R&D, design and production of critical subsystems for fixed and rotary wing aerial platforms, including the opening/closing mechanisms of the landing gear and gun cover of the National Combat Aircraft.

19 January Zeva’s Zero, a zero-emissions electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has flown untethered in its first series of taxiing tests.

Superman-like eVTOL completes first flight

The uncrewed Zeva demonstration aircraft completed four flights, totalling more than four minutes of controlled hovering, simulated taxiing manoeuvres at slow speeds, and limited vertical climb manoeuvres.

19 January

ReleaseBidding process for the sale of Piaggio Aerospace formally reopens

19 January

ReleaseAir Industries Group wins two long-term agreements for flight critical components for Blackhawk helicopters with combined value of $18.2 million

19 January

ReleaseEnstrom Helicopter filing bankruptcy

19 January

ReleaseVSMPO-AVISMA will continue to supply titanium for Airbus A350

19 January The small scale spin testing facilities at Element Warwick will initially support Rolls-Royce programs.

Element partners Roll-Royce for UK spin testing

The Element team at Warwick will help Rolls-Royce conduct a comprehensive evaluation of its next generation disc alloy in shorter timescales, more conveniently than possible with its existing Berlin facility.

19 January The Seaglider is planned to enter commercial service by 2025.

Regent appoints builder for seaglider demonstrator

Leveraging existing dock infrastructure, Regent's commercial seaglider will float, foil, and fly. Not strictly speaking an aircraft, it will be regulated and certified by maritime authorities.

19 January Leonardo, which leads the development and delivery of the Typhoon’s ECRS Mk0 and ECRS Mk2 radars, will also deliver R&D work as well as key antenna, processor and APSC components for the HENSOLDT-led ECRS Mk1.

Contracts bring Leonardo to the heart of latest Typhoon radar

Leonardo is already the design authority for the ECRS Mk0 E-scan radar ordered by Kuwait and Qatar, the design of which underpins the ECRS Mk1, and is the design authority for the UK-led ECRS Mk2 radar.

19 January Safran will provide engines and other equipment on H160M and H160 helicopters for the French armed forces and Gendarmerie.

Safran chalks up diverse involvement in the H160M

Designed, built and supported in France, Arrano engines will power the French armed forces' Leopard helicopter. Safran will also supply a range of other systems and components for the program.

18 January

ReleaseDEFIANT executes FLRAA mission profile with unsurpassed speed, manoeuvrability and agility in high-speed, low-level operations and confined area landings

18 January

ReleasePrototek acquires Sac EDM & Waterjet

18 January

ReleaseRAPTOCUT machine makes U.S. debut to revolutionise aerospace CNC machining capabilities

18 January

ReleaseAutoflight starts in Europe: airtaxi 'Prosperity 1' targets certification by 2025

18 January

ReleaseGE Aviation, SmartSky Networks, and Mosaic ATM address Advance Air Mobility aafety

18 January

ReleaseLockheed Martin Ventures leads Series A funding round for Electra.aero

17 January

Release10 AI and autonomy focussed startups join Aerospace Xelerated's third cohort

17 January

ReleaseJetson ONE Swedish EVTOL company seek investment with 3000 purchase requests in two months

17 January

ReleaseDaedalean completes $58m (CHF 53M) finance round

16 January

ReleaseStratolaunch Roc carrier aircraft completes third flight test

13 January The Large Area Display 20 x 8 from Intellisense Systems Inc.

UAE's Calidus selects Intellisense PFD for light attack/trainer

The display features patented optical design techniques said to provide outstanding brightness and contrast ratio for peak sunlight readability and reduce reflections within the B-250's bubble canopy.

13 January Siemens' Capital will provide the backbone for electrical/electronic systems design and electrical harness manufacturing engineering across a multi-country development team as part of Airbus’ Lean PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) environment.

Airbus harnesses Siemens' software for digital twins

The Capital platform will enable Airbus to develop electrical and electronic systems for aircraft more efficiently using digital twins on a backbone that integrates easily with other systems.

13 January GKN Aerospace will supply flight control structures for the G800 and G400.

Gulfstream confirms GKN as contractor for latest jets

GKN is a long-standing supplier of empennages, fuselage panels, floorboards, rudders and wing skins for Gulfstream's long-range models, and this new agreement further extends that participation.

13 January Senior plc will provide the major floor beam structural assemblies for the Boeing 767 platform.

Boeing looks to Senior for beams and quadrants

Senior Aerospace is a long-standing supplier to Boeing for critical components such as the floor beams and flight control assemblies now the subject of new multi-year contracts.

13 January The US Air Force and Boom have teamed up on R&D to accelerate Overture supersonic capabilities.

US Air Force provides funding for Boom's Overture

STRATFI funding will accelerate design and development initiatives on Overture, including wind tunnel testing and propulsion system definition. The award follows an SBIR Phase 2 contract awarded in September 2020.

13 January

ReleaseThales to create highest ever Wi-Fi hotspot as it joins forces with Airbus Perlan Mission II stratospheric glider project

13 January The modernised strategic missile carrier Tu-160M retains its appearance but uses digital technologies.

First modernised Tu-160M makes maiden flight

More than 40 per cent of the shop equipment was updated and modernised at the Kazan Aviation Plant, and a significant part of the team underwent additional training, to enable Tu-160 production to resume.

12 January

ReleaseSolvay to collaborate with Trillium on bio-based acrylonitrile for carbon fibre applications

12 January

ReleaseGarmin Smart Glide now available for the G3X Touch flight display and G5 electronic flight instrument for certified aircraft

12 January

ReleaseIFS to propel major transformation project for India's largest defense manufacturer

12 January

ReleaseMoog Actuation provides precision motion control for Gremlins air recovery mission