Gallery: Aerospace & Defense Roundup: November 10, 2021
November 10, 2021
Taiwan Outlines China’s Threats As It Drafts Defense Roadmap
Taiwan wants to be able to better counter “Grey Zone threats” posed by China, which the island says are designed by the mainland to “seize Taiwan without a fight.” Read the full story.
Credit: ROCAF
Wideroe, Eve To Study EVTOL For Scandinavia
Norwegian regional airline Wideroe is continuing its journey toward introducing zero-emissions aircraft, signing an agreement with Embraer’s Eve subsidiary to study electric vertical takeoff and landing operations in Scandinavia. Read the full story.
Dubbed the Quarterhorse, the single-engine structural prototype is just under 40 ft. in length overall and has wingspan of almost 12 ft. Read the full story.
Credit: Hermeus
Belarus, Russia Fly Joint Patrols As Migrant Crisis Flairs On Polish Border
Belarusian fighter aircraft escorted Russian Tupolev Tu-22s “Backfire” bombers and Sukhoi Su-35 fighters in an apparent show of force after Poland moved thousands of military personnel close to the border in an attempt to stop thousands of migrants crossing from Belarus. Read the full story.
Credit: Wojtek Laski/Getty Images
U.S. Army Lost Telemetry Tracking During October PrSM Test
Credit: U.S. Army
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Australia’s Fortescue Eyes Green-Hydrogen Supply For Aviation
Zero-emissions propulsion startup Universal Hydrogen has signed an agreement with a clean-energy subsidiary of Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group to secure a supply of green hydrogen through to 2035. Read the full story.
Credit: Universal Hydrogen
AAM Industry Urged To Collaborate On Composites Certification Burden
Existing composite materials and manufacturing processes will not scale to the production volumes envisioned for advanced air mobility and startups should consider collaborating to qualify new technologies, urges a company formed to help companies scale up manufacturing. Read the full story.
Credit: Beta Technologies
U.S. Army Setting Requirements For FARA Using UH-60 As Surrogate
The U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift program has flown dozens of firsts over the last several weeks with a UH-60 Black Hawk “surrogate” for the Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft equipped with a prototype of the future helicopter’s launcher. Read the full story.
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Today's gallery includes EVTOLs and hypersonic manufacturing prototype.
