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2021
4 October

ReleaseUMAV has successful Airforce airship flight and eyes near space operations

1 October

ReleaseSaab delivers for the T-7A flight test program

30 September

ReleaseSoftBank Corp. acquires High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) patents from Loon

30 September

ReleaseLobo Leasing and Orca Aerospace sign MOU to develop Orca eVTOL aircraft

29 September Talon-A is a reusable hypersonic vehicle for hypersonic research, experiments, and enabling operational missions.

Hypersonic Talon-A completes critical design review

Launched from Stratolaunch's Roc carrier aircraft, the Talon-A is a rocket-propelled, autonomous, reusable testbed carrying customisable payloads at speeds over Mach 5.

29 September

Next generation CityAirbus' first flight planned for 2023

It is being developed to fly with a 80km range and to reach a cruising speed of 120km/h. With sound levels below 65 dB(A) during fly-over and below 70 dB(A) during landing.

29 September

ReleaseBell Textron Canada celebrates 35 years of excellence in Canada

29 September During the testing the X-59 will fly at supersonic speeds over communities as part of the low boom flight demonstration. NASA will then gather community feedback to the noise of the quiet supersonic flight.

X-59 prepares for quiet supersonic flight testing

The Lockheed Martin X-59's nose design should allow for quiet supersonic flight, turning the usual sonic boom into a quiet sonic thump. The aircraft will be tested over residential areas and noise feedback will be collected.

28 September

ReleaseCBJ debuted at the China Air Show

28 September

ReleaseNeva Sgr, Intesa Sanpaolo Group's venture capital fund, invests in Skydweller Aero Inc.

27 September

ReleaseExplorer Aircraft and magniX sign propulsion agreement

27 September

ReleaseGulfstream delivers 50th Gulfstream G600

27 September

ReleasePentagon and Lockheed Martin agree to F-35 production rebaseline

25 September

ReleaseFirst Connecticut-built Sikorsky CH-53K helicopter in hands of U.S. Marine Corps

24 September

ReleaseAS9100 aerospace certification awarded to Innovaero

24 September

ReleaseXPeng backed HT Aero unveils flying vehicle city usage scenarios

23 September

ReleaseUber co-founder Garrett Camp's Expa invests in drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter

23 September Lockheed Martin’s LMXT strategic tanker is being offered as an American-built solution for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-Y Program.

Lockheed Martin makes its pitch for USAF tanker program

Built in America by Americans, Lockheed Martin's contender for the US Air Force's future tanker requirements is an adaptation of the proven Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport.

23 September

Kaman adds expeditionary logistics UAV to its line-up

Over the past six months, flight development testing of a scaled KARGO UAV demonstrator has been completed, and flight-testing of a full-scale autonomous vehicle is planned for 2022.

23 September

ReleaseThales Alenia Space's Stratobus stratospheric airship passes a new development milestone

22 September

ReleaseXeriant and XTI Aircraft sign LOI to pursue merger

22 September

ReleaseVolocopter and Geely joint venture orders 150 Volocopter aircraft

21 September

ReleasePTDI Strengthens Cooperation With Turkish Aerospace

17 September

ReleaseBoeing to build new factory in Illinois to produce MQ-25 Stingray

17 September

ReleaseArcher begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACHR"

16 September

DATT MA 600 completes the first phase of AFWERX contract

A four company collaboration has completed initial testing of the pre-flight systems under the first phase of the AFWERX contract. It moves to the second phase which will test its aerodynamic ability for extended flight.

16 September

ReleaseSuccessful maiden flight of Destinus' Jungfrau prototype

16 September The Beechcraft King Air 260.

King Air 360/360ER and 260 achieve EASA certification

King Air turboprops have been a popular choice in Europe with more than 460 aircraft throughout the region. Nearly half of all King Airs in Europe are owned and operated in France, Germany and the United Kingdom.

16 September Archer is moving towards FAA Type Certification for the Maker with G-1 Certification Basis.

Archer takes first step towards certification

The Maker eVTOL has been approved G-1 Certification Basis by the FAA, meaning that Archer is able to focus its work towards full FAA Type Certification for the aircraft and is now working towards the G-2 Issue Paper.

16 September

ReleaseSAMAD Aerospace CEO sits in the first experimental flight test of eStarling demonstrator

16 September

ReleaseAscendance Flight Technologies raise €10 million funding round to accelerate the development of its hydrid-electric technologies for sustainable aviation

16 September

Bombardier's latest Challenger features autothrottle as standard

The latest incarnation of the Challenger 350 is known as the 3500. It will feature a host of new creature comforts for passengers and some interesting features for pilots.

16 September

ReleasePipistrel and Genevation enter aircraft manufacturing corporation

15 September

ReleaseLeonardo and Northrop Grumman join forces on future rotorcraft UAS opportunities

15 September

ReleaseRolls-Royce's all-electric 'Spirit of Innovation' takes to the skies for the first time

14 September

ReleaseBritish engineers reveal ground-breaking electric uncrewed concept vehicle

14 September

ReleaseLeonardo reveals the first members of Team AW149 UK - the onshore supply chain behind the AW149

14 September

ReleaseU.S. Navy, Boeing conduct first MQ-25 refueling mission with F-35C

14 September

ReleaseAtlas Crest Investment Corp. shareholders approve business combination with Archer Aviation Inc.

14 September

ReleaseUrban Aeronautics secures $10 million advance for CityHawk, the world's first wingless, compact eVTOL

14 September

ReleaseMoog Inc. announces participation in AFWERX's Agility Prime initative

14 September

ReleaseLilium closes business combination with Qell Acquisition Corp., will begin trading on Nasdaq under the symbol "LILM" on September 15

13 September

ReleaseReducing the cost of airfreight with innovative designs

10 September

ReleaseGA-ASI flies UAS in the Canadian Arctic

10 September

ReleaseVoltAero will repeat a history-making electric aviation crossing of the English Channel with its Cassio 1 demonstrator aircraft

10 September

ReleaseQell Acquisition Corp. shareholders approve business combination with Lilium

9 September Archer will flight test the Maker eVTOL in collaboration with the USAF and AFWERX Agility Prime.

Archer to put the Maker through its paces for USAF

Archer will provide the USAF with flight testing data to further its understanding of the Maker's capabilities and development. Using the data the USAF will look at the potential to purchase and field it in the next three years.

9 September The Joby aircraft will be tested in collaboration with NASA.

Joby collaborates with NASA to measure eVTOL noise

NASA will use its mobile acoustics facility and over 50 pressure plate microphones to measure aircraft sound emissions. The results will be used to verify how proposed aircraft operations blend into background noise.

9 September By implementing the APQP framework, a digital end to end process and product lifestyle tracking system, it can assist Deutsche Aircraft in its Industry 4.0 manufacturing principles.

Heggemann is selected to develop D328eco wing

Deutsche Aircraft is entrusting Heggemann AG with the manufacture of its D328eco wing. It will be implementing its own version of the German Industry 4.0 concept to aid in quality assurance.

8 September

ReleaseDufour Aerospace and Swiss Air-Rescue Rega announce development cooperation for innovative Aero3 eVTOL aircraft