Aerospace Emerging Technologies
Aug 02, 2023
Launch risks, cryogenic and uranium fuel are among the challenges facing the agencies’ ambitious DRACO space nuclear thermal propulsion orbital demonstration.
Aug 01, 2023
The company has been testing a subscale demonstrator for its Lilium Jet for more than a year and is nearing buildup of an aircraft for certification flight tests.
Aug 01, 2023
New technology is making simulated training more powerful than ever, but obstacles remain for the U.S. military to exploit recent advances fully.
Jul 31, 2023
Thermoplastic fuselage; Diamond flies electric trainer; Russia’s hybrid regional demo plan; and study highlights airport drone risk.
Jul 28, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jul 20, 2023
Commercial aircraft engine lessor Willis Lease Finance Corp. plans to develop a power-to-liquid sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in northeast England.
Jul 20, 2023
Having received U.S. FAA approval for their continuous autopilot system certification plan, Reliable Robotics says it will now shift to testing and validation.
Jul 17, 2023
U.S. startup Alder Fuels has begun the demonstration-scale production of renewable crude oil at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado.
Jul 17, 2023
The three-year project is planned to culminate in a flight demonstration from Hamburg Airport in Germany.
Jul 17, 2023
Government incentives to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) are proving to be the way to encourage the speedy construction of SAF production plants.
Jul 14, 2023
BAE Systems says its Phasa-35 solar-powered uncrewed air system reached an altitude of more than 66,000 ft. for the first time in June.
Jul 12, 2023
Collins Aerospace says it is on track to open a $50 million aircraft electrification and electric propulsion laboratory dubbed "The Grid" in October.
Jul 07, 2023
Startup Merlin has completed a series of autonomous flight trials in Alaska using a Cessna Caravan fitted with its automated flight control system.