The U.S. will send four Boeing AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense systems to Ukraine as part of the latest batch of $400 million in aid, along with additional Stinger missiles and munitions for Hawk air defenses.
Spun out of automotive electric motor developer Yasa before it was acquired by Mercedes-Benz in 2021, UK startup Evolito is preparing to deliver its first aerospace-grade motors to customers in the first half of 2023 for early testing.
As a vast swath of aviation is turning to hydrogen as a central path to a sustainable future, some efforts are beginning to crystallize into concrete advancemen
Pratt & Whitney is expanding research work with NASA under the agency’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core project to demonstrate the compatibility of sustainable aviation fuels with advanced combustors for small core engines.
Archer Aviation and United Airlines have announced that their first electric air taxi route will be between Newark Liberty International Airport and New York’s Downtown Manhattan Heliport.
Flights connecting Scotland’s islands to the mainland, described as lifeline routes for remote communities, have been a focus of early interest from proponents of sustainable aviation alternatives.
Members of the UK’s DragonFire consortium developing a high-power directed energy weapon are gearing up for tests that will see the laser used in operationally representative scenarios.
A community funded program to upgrade the avionics suite of Airbus’ out-of-production H120 turbine light helicopter has secured its first commercial customer.
European drone cargo airline Dronamics has partnered with the UK’s Cranfield Aerospace Solutions to integrate hydrogen fuel cell propulsion into its Black Swan long-range uncrewed cargo aircraft.
A ramjet-powered, hypersonic demonstrator vehicle named Sexbomb will be moved from Canada to the UK to start ground testing, startup Space Engine Systems said on Nov. 7.
Russia announced Nov. 9 that it will withdraw from the key Ukrainian strategic city of Kherson and back across the Dnipro River, a major setback in its invasion of the country.
China continues to tease its air launch munition advancements and capabilities at the Zhuhai Airshow here, this time featuring at least three new systems, including a never-before-seen standoff weapon, the AKF98A.
The grounding of more than 100 C-130Hs will extend to months or even years, depending on how quickly new propeller systems can be procured from a production line that already has orders to work through while the service is searching across the globe for existing propellers to retrofit.
Astra Space on Nov. 8 announced layoffs of 16% of its workforce and $119 million in write-downs of assets as the struggling rocket startup seeks a “financial runway” into 2024 amid a major business plan change.
Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 8 stepped up preparations for Tropical Storm Nicole, which is expected to bring sustained winds of at least 39 mph to the area.
At the top of Air Mobility Command’s wish list, and among its biggest challenges, is connecting its aircraft through common datalinks and communication channels so that refueling tankers and airlifters can provide more to a fight beyond their traditional roles.
