Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Alder’s board announced on Jan. 11 that Sherbacow had left the company on Dec. 27 and named Tim Obitts as acting CEO but did not give a reason.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The Skydweller aircraft demonstrated remotely piloted three-dimensional guidance from the ground.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The cloud-computing company sees space as the next frontier for its technology.
Commercial Space

By Angus Batey
Historic electronic systems facility in Rochester needs funding for modernization.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick, Garrett Reim
Pyka, MightyFly and Moya Aero are among startups developing heavy-payload uncrewed aircraft for cargo use.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Lufthansa Group has signed an agreement with European energy company Varo covering the production and supply of sustainable aviation fuel.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine
U.S. troops in the Middle East turn to new tech and adapted missile defenses to help protect bases.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Northwestern Polytechnical University in China has flown a subscale model of a 300-330-seat BWB airliner.
Air Transport

By Mark Carreau
The challenge centers on developing new approaches for effectively tracking objects in low-light conditions, whether in enclosed or open environments.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Daher bets on thermoplastics for higher production rates and reduced environmental footprint.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
China has flown a verification scale model of the BWB-330 blended wing body concept, a future civil airliner design that would carry 300-330 passengers.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
With a 1-kilovolt, 2.5-megawatt electrical system, the Lilium Jet needs new wiring interconnection systems, which will be developed by GKN Aerospace.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Fast rotorcraft take shape, electric trainer advances and SAF from methanol.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
The Stratospheric Platforms antenna, developed by Cambridge Consultants, is capable of delivering 4G and 5G communications from the air.
Connected Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
ESA member states scramble to protect independent access to space.
Space

By Alan Dron
The two companies have signed a master relationship agreement (MRA).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Certification, production and funding are key challenges for the eVTOL industry.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Both NASA and Europe’s Clean Sky 2 program are racing to meet year-end deadlines for flight demonstrators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The funding will be used to build a full-scale prototype of Electra’s hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
A two-year project will explore hose-and-drogue positioning and drogue stability control.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Researchers see a novel way to free up volume and electricity within small-satellite buses.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Europe’s industry is exploring the role of cybertechniques as a means to defeat increasingly advanced air defenses.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is confident it can commercialize the Zephyr platform as a communications and Earth observation platform after a 64-day flight last year.
Connected Aerospace

By Guy Norris
The agreement comes as research and development intensifies in the U.S. to catch up with hypersonic weapons developments by both China and Russia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
The Super Interceptor must confront masses of cruise missiles but also include a high-performance air-to-air missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons