Aerospace

Liquid-hydrogen fuel systems; TCab eVTOL flies; Tiltwing UAS demo; New twin launched; Fuel-cell compressor.

The study contracts were awarded via the SDA’s System, Technologies, and Emerging Capabilities broad agency announcement.

THRUST CAPITAL PARTNERS completed strategic investment in DISHON, Canada (complex machined components).

UAC is aiming to make first flight of the SSJ-NEW in September 2023.

China’s EHang says it expects to receive type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China “soon.”

ZeroAvia's radial compressor will support up to 900-kW power systems, the hydrogen-electric powertrain solutions company says.

The report from Ark–an existing shareholder in both Archer and Joby Aviation–comes amid ongoing industry debate.

The Space Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) on Aug. 17 released a request for information.

True Anomaly says it is aiming to produce one example of its Jackal space domain awareness satellites every five days.

Based in Stockholm, Stilfold is a startup aiming to apply its lightweight, folding sheet metal manufacturing process to various forms of mobility.

The aircraft will be modified for NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project.

BAE will buy U.S. defense and aerospace electronics supplier Ball Aerospace for $5.55 billion through a stock purchase agreement, the two companies announced.

New research shows evidence of Russia's indigenous manufacture of Iran’s Shahed one-way attack uncrewed air systems.

A group of engineers based in Scotland have formed a startup called Flowcopter that is aiming to bring to market a multicopter cargo UAV powered by a hybrid hydraulic transmission system.

Canadian startup Horizon Aircraft plans to list publicly through a merger with a Hawaii-based blank-check company.

United Launch Alliance remains on target for the first flight of its new Vulcan Centaur rocket before year’s end, CEO Tory Bruno told Aerospace DAILY.

Aerospace Corp.’s experimental DiskSat satellite is headed to a critical design review this week, as the program remains on track for a 2024 launch.

Startup Aerovolt has begun rolling out its initial electric aircraft charging stations at airports in the Southern UK.

The designers behind the SoloTrek, a backpack-style personal air vehicle first flown in 2001, have entered the eVTOL market.

AST SpaceMobile has raised $115 million in debt, enough to fully fund the manufacturing of its first five cellular signal broadcasting BlueBird satellites.

GKN Aerospace, Marshall, and Parker Aerospace have signed an MOU to partner on development of a liquid hydrogen fuel system for future zero-emission aircraft.

The vehicle flown by Chinese startup TCab Tech appears to be a full-sized propulsion testbed.

Space freighter module forms the basis for multiple future missions.

Several forward fit and retrofit programs will demand potentially thousands of ejection seats in the next few years.

The advanced air mobility market is at a critical juncture—and the hard work is just beginning.