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2021
29 March

ReleaseBeyond supersonic: introducing a new era in commercial flight

29 March

ReleaseNASA releases new concept image for Advanced Air Mobility

29 March

ReleaseBrookhouse Aerospace Limited announce management buy out from Kaman Corporation

29 March

ReleaseSenior Aerospace BWT invests in Stratasys printers

29 March

ReleaseUK consortium to deliver world's first truly green passenger carrying airline services using hydrogen fuel cell technology

29 March

ReleaseNIAR's ATLAS announces addition of automated thermoplastic welding and tape-slitting capabilities

29 March

ReleaseBombardier marks 50th Global 7500 aircraft delivery milestone

29 March

ReleaseSamad Aerospace completes first CTOL flight of 50% scale e-Starling

26 March

ReleaseKongsberg signs agreement worth 1.7 billion NOK for deliveries to F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

25 March

ReleaseMomentum builds for Cessna SkyCourier program as certification flight test beings

25 March

ReleaseThe fatigue test confirms the significantly longer lifespan of the Next Generation L-39

25 March

ReleaseDDC-I's Deos safety-critical real-time operating system to fly aboard Bell 360 Invictus

25 March

ReleaseEvonik launches new PEEK filament for industrial 3D applications

25 March

ReleaseGKN Aerospace signs contract for Boeing 777X wiring

24 March

ReleaseStratasys to offer SAF technology for production-scale 3D printing

24 March A Cessna 208 Caravan remotely piloted from a control centre over 50 miles away.

Daedalean brings machine learning to Reliable Robotics avionics

Reliable Robotics has a system for remote piloted operations with immediate applications for cargo operators. Now a new partnership team has developed advanced machine learning that can increase onboard autonomy.

24 March

ReleaseExperimental MC-21-300 aircraft flew to Arkhangelsk for testing under natural icing conditions

24 March

ReleaseAspen Avionics' Evolution 1000 primary flight display included in the PAL-V Liberty

24 March

ReleaseuAvionix receives DoD AIMS certification for Mode 5 Micro IFF transponder for tactical UAS

24 March Jérémy Caussade, President and co-founder of Aura Aero; Jean-Luc Moudenc, Mayor of Toulouse; Carole Delga, President of the Occitanie region, Romain Gareau, Sub-prefect of Occitanie in charge of recovery, Wilfried Dufaud, co-founder of Aura Aero; Fabien Raison, co-founder of Aura Aero.

Aura Aero unveils assembly line and electric aircraft line-up

Aura Aero plans to use its historic Dayde-Jeumont type hangar to assemble up to 30 small aircraft in 2022 and 50 in 2023. An electric 19-seater is planned to make its first flight in 2024.

24 March The four-seat single-engine piston Il-103.

Hungary to host production of upgraded Ilyushin Il-103

The Il-103 project is intended to be just the first example of the export of Russian aircraft-building technologies to a European country, allowing aircraft to enter new markets with improved models.

24 March Insitu engineers worked with researchers from Washington State University and Protium to conduct successful testing of a hydrogen supply tank last July. The event marked one of the company's many recent efforts to advance fuel cell technology for unmanned platforms.

Boeing's Insitu makes hydrogen fuel cell progress

Insitu has completed the first liquid hydrogen fill test for its Liquid Hydrogen Flight Tank for the ScanEagle3 UAV. Fuel cell-powered platforms could have greater endurance, more power and lower noise footprints.

24 March

ReleaseAeroVironment earns ISO 14001 certification for Environmental Management System

24 March Boeing MH-47G Block II Chinook.

Kaman wins contract for MH-47 refuelling boom assemblies

Kaman Composites is to expand its facility to accommodate the increased production scale that the MH-47 assemblies will require, ready for the start of the program in the second half of 2021.

24 March L3Harris designed Viper Shield to provide U.S. and global coalition partners with cutting-edge countermeasures against sophisticated, ever-changing threats.

Lockheed Martin selects L3Harris for F-16 countermeasures

The baseline version of the Viper Shield electronic warfare system is integrated into the aircraft fuselage, saving space for additional capability such as a fuel pod that could be attached externally.

23 March

ReleaseGastops celebrates 3,500th engine sensor delivery for F-35 Lightning II

23 March

ReleaseACR Electronics acquires satellite communication messenger and outdoor adventure app provider Bivy

23 March

ReleaseSafran Seats to deliver Z110i and Z600 as SFE seats for Airbus A220

22 March

ReleaseTeledyne completes FLIR acquisition financing

22 March

ReleaseLaunchPoint's pioneering electric aircraft design tool, MAAP, makes commercial debut

22 March

ReleaseAMETEK announces agreement to acquire Abaco Systems

22 March

ReleaseCutting edge ground recorders selected to measure future X-59 quiet supersonic flights

22 March

ReleaseSolar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania expands for the future

21 March

ReleaseEpsilor secures contracts worth over $5 million to provide batteries and chargers for unmanned aircraft systems

19 March

ReleaseUK Government invests nearly £90 million in aerospace manufacturing

18 March The upgraded V-BAT 128.

Martin upgrades V-BAT for expanded mission variety

The V-BAT is designed to make transportation and rapid tactical deployment easier for both defence and commercial application, assembled by two personnel in less than 30 minutes.

18 March Element will provide magnetic particle inspection and fluorescent penetrant testing for Sikorsky's fasteners.

Element picks up more NDT from Sikorsky

Now approved by Sikorsky at a fourth location, Element is well placed to build business for its highly specialist non-destructive testing services. The Newtown laboratory is a Center of Excellence for aerospace.

18 March The CRM-QHL sits on the test section of NASA Langley’s 14x22 Subsonic Tunnel. Researchers used both sound-dampening methods and an array of microphones to test the noise emitted from the wing.

Langley targets the leading-edge for noise reduction

NASA built a 10%-scale version of the High-Lift Common Research Model (CRM-HL) to evaluate aircraft enhancements including low-noise slats, such as those constructed out of shape-memory alloys.

18 March

ReleaseHermeus teams with NASA on development of the fastest commercial aircraft

18 March

SE deploys super-thin wings for green airliner concept

The design is made of one solid-moulded piece of fuselage that is reckoned to be many times stronger than existing aircraft. The fuel is not stored in the wings but in self sealing bladders on top of the fuselage.

18 March Engineers examine a titanium fuel tank printed on a VELO3D additive manufacturing system with no internal supports.

Primus brings Sapphire metal additive system online

Primus is looking to unlock design and manufacturing capabilities that will enable the realisation of previously unattainable geometries and optimised solutions, as well as the exploration of novel aerospace applications.

18 March

ReleaseAmpaire leads team to demonstrate electric aviation transport system under UK future flight challenge award

18 March

ReleaseAstro Aerospace announces Horizon Aircraft's 200th successful eVTOL flight

18 March

ReleaseHill Helicopters unveils online configurator and options for new HX50

18 March

ReleaseTRUMPF enters into close partnership with Lantek and expands software business

18 March The ASCEND consortium will develop and accelerate high volume composite technologies.

GKN leads UK collaboration in composite technology

Through a three-year commitment, the ASCEND partnership, backed by the UK government, will bring together expertise, capabilities and resources from across the wider UK aerospace and automotive supply chain.

17 March

ReleaseMinalex achieves major milestone, manufacturing 24,000 custom extrusions

17 March

ReleaseSintavia publishes overview of disposal procedures for powder condensate

17 March

ReleaseIntroducing the VH-3-185 hybrid generator powering the elctric flight revolution

17 March

ReleaseContinuous Composites announces strategic investment from Saint-Gobain's venture arm, NOVA