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2023
27 September

ReleaseBye Aerospace's eFlyer 2 achieves FAA acceptance of Functional Hazard Analysis

27 September

ReleaseDoD's National Security Innovation Capital awards $1M to Parallel Flight Technologies for advancing of UAS capabilities

26 September

ReleaseCirrus Aircraft celebrates its Innovation Center grand opening in Duluth

26 September

ReleaseLilium starts assembly of the Lilium Jet's revolutionary electric propulsion system

26 September

ReleaseSierra Space increases total investment to a record $1.7 billion with $290m Series B funding, bringing valuation to $5.3 billion

25 September

ReleaseJoby delivers first eVTOL aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base ahead of schedule

21 September

ReleaseVoltAero performs the world's first flight of an electric-hybrid aircraft with 100% sustainable fuel from TotalEnergies

21 September A render of Joby’s proposed manufacturing facility in Dayton, Ohio, which will support production of up to 500 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft per year.

Joby selects Dayton for aircraft production base

Construction of the scaled Ohio facility is expected to start in 2024 and it is expected to come online in 2025. Joby plans to use existing nearby buildings to begin near-term operations.

21 September Bastian Greiner (CEO of Plettenberg), Simon Bendrey (Head of Design at Dufour Aerospace) and Darren McDonald (Head of Quality at Dufour Aerospace).

Dufour chooses Plettenberg power for tail thruster

Plettenberg's high torque, electric motor will drive the tail propeller on Aero 2. It is light weight and thermally efficient, and modified to provide the system redundancy required for continued safe flight of the aircraft.

20 September

ReleaseGA-ASI to be inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame

20 September

ReleaseLuftCar announces it has received term sheet for $100 Million from Global Emerging Markets (GEM) investment group, which will be used towards scaling up of the prototype

20 September

ReleaseEHang strategically invests in solid-state lithium metal battery tech company Inx to develop solid-state battery supply chain for eVTOLs

20 September

ReleaseWaveAerospace closes Series 'A' financing to build world's fastest multirotor UAS

19 September

ReleaseEmbraer and FlightSafety announce new Praetor full-flight simulator in Europe and open new location in the United States

18 September

ReleaseAerovironment, Inc. completes Tomahawk Robotics acquisition

18 September

ReleaseBombardier announces the winners of its 2022 Diamond Supplier Program

16 September

ReleaseXPENG AEROHT inaugurates Flying Car Ground Comprehensive Testing Centre

13 September

ReleaseBell begins HSVTOL risk reduction testing at Holloman Air Force Base

13 September

ReleaseBoeing, Red 6 complete first augmented reality test flight

13 September H2FLY’s HY4 electric demonstrator aircraft flying above Maribor, Slovenia, powered by liquid hydrogen.

HY4 makes first piloted flight of liquid hydrogen aircraft

In 2024, H2FLY will open its Hydrogen Aviation Center at Stuttgart Airport, as a focal point for the future of Europe's aviation industry, providing fuel cell aircraft integration facilities and liquid hydrogen infrastructure.

13 September The G700 features the most spacious cabin in the industry and can fly 6,650 nautical miles/12,316 kilometers at Mach 0.90 or 7,750 nm/14,353 km at Mach 0.85, and its maximum operating speed of Mach 0.935 makes it the fastest aircraft in the Gulfstream fleet.

Pearl engine earns certification from FAA

During the comprehensive indoor and outdoor test programme, the engine demonstrated its performance operating at sea-level and altitude conditions on both conventional jet fuel and 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

12 September

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman's B-21 Raider continues progression to flight test

12 September

ReleaseBAE Systems and L3Harris deliver first EC-37B Compass Call aircraft to the U.S. Air Force

12 September

ReleaseBoom Supersonic launches Defense Advisory Group

12 September

ReleaseGlobal Combat Air Programme industry partners agree next steps on collaboration to deliver next generation combat aircraft

11 September

ReleaseDufour Aerospace announces selection of Volz Servos as servo partner for Aero2

11 September

ReleaseGA-ASI poised to begin LongShot flight testing phase

7 September

ReleasePyka and Dole successfully complete trial phase of autonomous spray aircraft

7 September

ReleaseAnduril Industries acquires UAS developer Blue Force Technologies

7 September

ReleaseJump Aero unveils rapid response eVTOL design, receives first order from Falck Ambulance Services and funding from U.S. Air Force

7 September

ReleaseLilium and Saint-Gobain Aerospace team up on bespoke windows and windshields

7 September

ReleaseJetson close $15M investment with will.i.am and angels

7 September

Even small parts can save weight, say Dufour and 9T

Replacing a number of structural metal parts with highest performing thermoplastic composites will help Dufour Aerospace achieve the ambitious weight targets for the Aero2 programme.

7 September Airbus Helicopters and KAI seal the deal.

Korea's LAH enters serial production phase

This follows the recent launch of the joint development of new KUH variants, such as the Marine Attack Helicopter and Mine Countermeasure Helicopter, and will enable deliveries to begin in 2024.

7 September The VX4.

Vertical concludes remote thrustborne flight test campaign

Vertical's VX4 was damaged during testing as a result of a fault with a propeller. A second upgraded prototype will fly early next year to keep certification on course.

6 September

ReleaseSkyDrive signed an agreement with JAXA for joint research towards future noise reduction for eVTOL

6 September

ReleaseUltra-quiet, wingless 'flying car' promises 160 mph and 300+ mi. range using NASA-proven "thrusters"

6 September

ReleaseInsitu announces kinetic capability for the Integrator Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS)

5 September

ReleaseGulfstream announces increased G700 range, other performance enhancements

5 September

ReleaseNew empennage for R66 turbine helicopters receives FAA approval

31 August Doubling the speed and range of conventional helicopters, the Bell V-280 Valor will provide unmatched operational agility to self-deploy and perform a multitude of vertical lift missions currently unachievable.

Moog gains design contract for Bell's V-280 Valor

Works will include ruddervator, flaperon and swashplate actuators, active force feel inceptor system, pylon conversion actuators, flight control computers, power converter units and some hydraulics.

31 August The Noemi will be powered by two electric motors with up to 1MW combined output and lithium batteries. It will have an unpressurised cabin, large windows and large access door.

Elfly commits to building full-scale seaplane prototype

With its design inspired by a boat, whose hull will enable the aircraft to take off using little power, the Noemi prototype (non-passenger version) is being readied for first flight in 2025.

31 August

ReleaseSaab acquires BlueBear

31 August

ReleaseLockheed Martin announces European F-16 Training Center in Romania

31 August Embraer's Tech Lion E195-E2 landing at Zhuhai Airport.

Embraer E195-E2 granted type certification in China

The Brazilian manufacturer sees significant opportunities for the E2 in China, which they believe offers complementary capabilities to China's indigenous ARJ21 and C919 aircraft.

31 August Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, André Walter, Head of Airbus Commercial Aircraft Production in Germany, Anna Christmann, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy and Gary O'Donnell, Head of A321XLR Development, open the new A321XLR Equipment Installation Hangar in Hamburg, designed and constructed in line with latest production and sustainability standards.

Airbus opens A321XLR equipment installation hangar in Hamburg

All the components of the rear fuselages of the A321XLR aircraft, which is also built in Hamburg, will be installed and mounted in the new hangar.

31 August Mojave is where Captain Charles “Chuck” Yeager first broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 and the Mach 3+, strategic reconnaissance SR-71 “Blackbird” first flew in 1964.

Boom's supersonic demonstrator edges towards first flight

The XB-1 rolled out of Boom's hangar in Centennial, Colorado in 2020, since when rigorous testing of all internal subsystems has been completed. Upgraded landing gear and engine intakes have been installed.

30 August

ReleaseEmbraer and CAE strengthen ties to expand global E-Jet E2 training network

30 August

ReleaseCycloTech starts outdoor flying

28 August

ReleaseAeros unveils the future of project cargo transport at Breakbulk Americas 2023