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2023
26 July

ReleaseLeidos and L3Harris announce team for ATHENA-S

13 July Laser measurement technology in front of the combustion chamber. The Institute of Propulsion Technology draws on decades of experience in the use of complex laser-optical measurement methods in aircraft gas turbines to enable rapid adaptation to new measurement objectives.

DLR breaks new ground with hydrogen combustion testing

The combustion behaviour of hydrogen is significantly different from that of conventional aviation fuels such as kerosene, and the infrastructure at DLR enables experiments in a realistic environment.

7 July

ReleaseAerospace sector recovery: over $32M invested in Quebec

26 June

ReleaseAurora Swiss Aerospace celebrates 10 years of revolutionizing autonomous and sustainable flight

23 June

ReleaseX-57 project creates paths toward electric aviation

21 June

ReleaseSOCOMORE and RESCOLL signed an agreement for the commercialisation of intumescent paints

20 June

ReleaseDaher launches Imagineering by Daher, a new open innovation program that will accelerate the company's rollout of manufacturing solutions and the process of decarbonizing its businesses

20 June

ReleaseGE Aerospace and Clemson University announce research into advanced materials for flight

20 June

ReleasePratt & Whitney and Indian start-up Awiros launch AI-based aircraft engine inspection tool, Percept

17 June

ReleaseCFM International's RISE program on track for ground and flight tests mid-decade

17 June

ReleaseGE Aerospace runs one of the world's largest supercomputer simulations to test revolutionary new open fan engine architecture

14 June The X-66A is the X-plane specifically aimed at helping the United States achieve the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Transonic Truss-Braced Wing project becomes latest X-plane

To build the X-66A, Boeing will work with NASA to modify an MD-90 aircraft, shortening the fuselage and replacing its wings and engines.The design is known as a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing.

14 June

ReleaseUK industry reveals advanced technologies for next generation flying combat air demonstrator

12 June

ReleaseApplus+ acquires Rescoll, a leading laboratory in France

22 May

ReleaseFreya Systems honored by Boeing for Outstanding Supplier Performance in 2022

8 May

ReleaseHoneywell develops Advanced Air Mobility industry's first reference guide on vehicle certification

26 April

ReleaseNoesis Solutions advances simulation-led design processes with updated usability and stability features with the new Optimus 2023.1

20 April The Islander test aircraft.

Evolito brings axial-flux experience to Project Fresson

Evolito's motor is a compact solution that has allowed CAeS to integrate and package the technology efficiently as part of the 240kW Fresson fuel-cell propulsion system within the Islander engine nacelle.

12 April

ReleaseRaytheon Technologies extends Master Terms Agreement with Dayton T. Brown, Inc.

3 April

ReleaseLeonardo and Morson Projects partnership secures engineering skills in the north of England & Northern Ireland

31 March

ReleaseVolume Graphics 2023.1 software supports battery inspection and uses enhanced AI/machine learning in new, easier interface

6 March

ReleaseNI acquires SET GmbH to accelerate power semiconductor and aerospace/defense test system development

2 March

ReleaseNational Institute for Aviation Research adds Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to support digital engineering transformation

2 March

ReleaseAutoFlight achieves world's longest eVTOL flight with new Gen4 aircraft

31 January

ReleaseAirbus launches European Defence Fund R&D projects

31 January

ReleaseAirbus Commercial selects Altair SimSolid in ZEROe sustainable aircraft initiative

25 January

ReleaseBlue Force Technologies conducts ground test

25 January

ReleaseSAP expands 25-Year partnership with Lockheed Martin

18 January

ReleaseBoeing selected for NASA Sustainable Flight Demonstrator award

2022
22 December Leidos has been selected by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop an air-breathing hypersonic system. (AFRL/Leidos rendering)

US tasks Leidos with air-breathing hypersonic development

The Mayhem system will use a scramjet engine to generate thrust, propelling the vehicle across long distances at speeds greater than Mach 5.

19 December

ReleaseDayton T. Brown extends acoustic capabilities with Siemens Digital Industries Software

7 December

ReleaseNIAR conducts 50-ft eVTOL battery drop test

6 December

ReleaseAVoptics have been jointly awarded a NATEP funding grant by Innovate UK

2 November

ReleaseWall Colmonoy announces $2.5 million modernisation at Los Lunas, New Mexico Plant

27 October 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.

24 October

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

13 October

ReleaseProposed aviation standard supports hybrid-electric powerplant design

6 October

ReleaseZeroAvia acquires leading fuel cell stack innovator HyPoint

5 October

ReleaseZeroAvia and PowerCell sign deal for serial delivery of LTPEM hydrogen fuel cell stacks

5 October

ReleaseNIAR unveils new ATLAS facility and Solvay Manufacturing Innovation Center

4 October

ReleaseL3Harris chooses ZMicro rugged computers for its Sky Warden planes for USSOCOM Armed Overwatch Program

4 October

ReleaseStratolaunch Talon-A to integrate with SkyRange Hypersonic Program

27 September

ReleaseElement Materials Technology acquires National Technical Systems

21 September L3Harris provides mission-management processors for the T-7A Red Hawk aircraft, the newest U.S. Air Force jet trainer in 60 years.

L3Harris processor selected to crunch the Red Hawk's data

The processor technology is part of a digital, open-systems design that decreases maintenance and lifecycle costs while increasing reliability. The processors include extra payload slots to expand mission capabilities.

15 September

GE stands ready to produce adaptive engine for F35

The XA100 is a flight-weight engine that would provide the F-35 with 30% more range, greater than 20% faster acceleration, and significant mission systems growth for Block 4 upgrades, and beyond.

13 September

ReleaseYocova: Airbus' Wing of Tomorrow tests digital industrialisation and tech integration

11 August

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

21 July

ReleaseNew contracts signed between Airbus and Turkish Aerospace

30 June

ReleaseMaiden flight of Elektra Trainer

18 May

ReleaseJoby acquires Avionyx, established aerospace software engineering firm, to support FAA certification testing