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10 July 2021

ReleaseThe company held the 100th A220 aircraft mid-fuselage off-shelf ceremony

9 July 2021

ReleaseUnmanned aircraft destroyed during research test flight

9 July 2021

ReleaseLiebherr-Aerospace puts a new machining centre integrating a Liebherr robot into operation

9 July 2021

ReleaseBurloak acqires two additional TRUMPF TruPrint 2000 laser powder bed printers

8 July 2021 A 300 pound capacity Vacuum Precision Investment Casting furnace.

Doncasters orders casting furnace for Alabama facility

Aerospace casting manufacturer Doncasters Group will benefit from high vacuum capabilities, state of the art controls and increased automation with Teach Pour technology. Installation will be later this year.

8 July 2021

ReleaseNASA's National Campaign adds partners

8 July 2021 Russian PD-14 engines power the MC-21-310.

Russian-powered MC-21 arrives at Zhukovsky test centre

The MC-21-310 aircraft made its first flight in December 2020. The public premiere of the type is planned for the Moscow international aviation and space salon MAKS-2021.

8 July 2021 The C-130J Super Hercules team and the 200th wing flap shipset.

Quickstep reports on-time C-130J flap delivery record

Quickstep also supplies a wide range of composite parts for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter and recently announced the supply of its 10,000th part to that global program.

8 July 2021 SKYscapes Next Generation exterior coatings basecoat/clearcoat system has been qualified by Textron Aviation for its Cessna, Beechcraft, and Hawker aircraft.

Textron qualifies SKYscapes next generation coating

Textron can now continue to use a traditional, single stage exterior coating system like Jet Glo Express or Acry Glo, or offer a basecoat-clearcoat finish in the form of SKYscapes Next Generation.

8 July 2021 Martin Nüsseler and Josef Kallo with their new contract in front of the D328 aircraft.

Deutsche Aerospace and H2FLY collaborate on hydrogen power

The companies are planning to equip a demonstrator Dornier 328 aircraft with a 1.5MW hydrogen system, making it the most powerful hydrogen-electric-powered aircraft to date. First flight target is 2025.

8 July 2021

ReleaseNeXt introduces a planet-friendly personal air vehicle for the masses

8 July 2021 Volocopter secures Production Organisation Approval by acquiring DG Flugzeugbau. (Photo: Volocopter)

Volocopter takes production partner under its wing

DG Flugzeugebau will continue as an independent maintenance and development company responsible for the construction of gliders, as well as the ELA-1 aircraft. Production will be integrated into Volocopter.

8 July 2021

ReleaseOne-piece composite door structure: the ELCOCOS project is entering its final test phase

8 July 2021

ReleaseCAE and Volocopter partner to create the global air taxi pilot workforce of tomorrow

7 July 2021

ReleaseGraycliff Partners acquires Gold Tech Industries

7 July 2021

ReleaseAeronautical engineering company Avionyx expands its operation in Costa Rica

7 July 2021

ReleaseTCG LinkPRO supports successful Naval unmanned aircraft system link 16 demonstration during U.S. PACFLT unmanned integrated battle problem '21

6 July 2021

ReleaseArcline Investment Management invests in Air Comm Corporation

6 July 2021 A prototype pylon manufactured in Emmen. (Photo: RUAG Aerostructures)

ReleasefitINDUSTRY continues machining from RUAG Aerostructures in Emmen

6 July 2021

ReleaseDigital Propulsion: Significant UK R&D programme positions Dowty Propellers and its customers for world-beating, sustainable, next generation hybrid platforms

6 July 2021

ReleaseSpirit AeroSystems and Albany Engineered Composites collaborate to expand hypersonic capabilities

6 July 2021

ReleaseAir Industries Group announces Long-Term Agreement for F-35 landing gear components

6 July 2021

ReleaseArcher expands core leadership team, hiring Jeff Greenwood as Chief Flight Test Pilot and Dave Dennison as Vice President of Engineering

6 July 2021

ReleaseBell announces FVL Systems Integration Lab facility in partnership with City of Arlington, TX

6 July 2021

ReleaseExtensive list of new features for the Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet

6 July 2021

ReleaseFLYHT receives follow-on order from a long-time OEM partner

6 July 2021

ReleaseITP formalises agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada for the PW812D engines

5 July 2021

ReleaseS. S. White Technologies flexible rotary shafts activate Thrust Reverser Actuation Systems on CFM LEAP 1-B turbofan engines that powered the first flight of Boeing's 737 MAX 10 aircraft

5 July 2021

ReleaseAviation: innovative materials thanks to MOLIERE, the new joint research laboratory

2 July 2021

ReleaseVoltAero's vision for hybrid-electric regional mobility will be highlighted by the French tour of its Cassio demonstrator aircraft

1 July 2021

ReleaseHigh-performance electronic devices straight from the 3D printer

1 July 2021

Collins completes design stage for electric airship motor

Collins is designing and testing the motor at its Electronic Controls and Motor Systems Center of Excellence in Solihull, where it invested $18 million to expand and add power electronics and motor development capabilities.

1 July 2021 A HiDRON selfie over New Mexico.

Stratospheric glider achieves controlled flight over New Mexico

The balloon launched HiDRON stratospheric glider achieved controlled flight following a release from a sounding balloon at altitudes above 98,000ft, higher than the record setting SR-71 Blackbird.

1 July 2021 BAE Systems is providing additional EW systems, retrofit kits, and spares for the F-35 – delivering critical situational awareness and survivability capabilities.

BAE Systems boosts EW production for Lightning II

BAE Systems has so far delivered 800 state-of-the-art AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare/countermeasure systems for the F-35 jet, providing it with critical situational awareness and survivability capabilities.

1 July 2021 Officials sign the ATAK 2 engine contract.

Turkish Aerospace signs up Motor Sich for ATAK 2 engine

The ATAK 2 helicopter will have approximately twice the take-off weight of the current model, and is expected to fly during 2023. The first engines are scheduled to arrive in September 2022.

1 July 2021 The V-280 Valor tiltrotor future vertical lift technology demonstrator is retired from flight.

Bell pitches flight-tested Valor for the army's FLRAA

The V-280 Valor has marked the completion of its three-year flight-test program with a series of demonstrations to highlight its revolutionary performance during more than 214 hours of flight.

1 July 2021 Terracotta's nearly 200 wideband digital channels can be molded cooperatively or segmented for unique purposes.

Northrop Grumman flight tests digital wideband AESA sensor

The flight verified Terracotta's ability to simultaneously perform active and passive radio frequency capabilities. Terracotta's nearly 200 wideband digital channels can be moulded cooperatively or segmented.

1 July 2021

ReleaseAirlander 10's hull will be supplied by ILC Dover

1 July 2021

ReleaseSkyworks Aeronautics starts Hawk 5 certification effort

1 July 2021

ReleaseAerospace supplier reduced scrap rate up to 45% with Tool Data Management

1 July 2021

ReleaseEviation unveils the production all-electric Alice aircraft as it prepares for the inaugural flight

1 July 2021

ReleaseSandvik to acquire leading CAM software company Cambrio

1 July 2021

ReleaseKrueger Aviation relies on a five-axis CNC gantry milling machine from HG Grimme SysTech GmbH

1 July 2021

ReleaseSpecial Aerospace Services named Colorado's 2021 Aerospace Manufacturer of the Year

1 July 2021

ReleaseThird Falcon 6X joins test program

1 July 2021

ReleaseSparkCognition acquires industrial knowledge management company Maana, expanding Fortune Global 100 Portfolio

1 July 2021

ReleaseKorean Air to bid for second Baekdu reconnaissance aircraft development project

1 July 2021

ReleaseThe engines that started it all: CF6-6 makes final flight

30 June 2021

ReleaseNORCO awarded AS9100D certification

30 June 2021

ReleaseQarbon Aerospace becomes member of the American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA)