Emerging Technologies

Rega–Swiss Air-Rescue is to cooperate with Dufour Aerospace on an air ambulance version of the startup’s planned Aero3 eVTOL aircraft.

Two U.S. military initiatives to determine the feasibility of moving cargo through space are moving forward.

Project participants have announced the start of pilot programs to deliver medical supplies by drone in India and Germany.

Countries around the world are entering the military space domain triggered by the formation of the U.S. Space Force.

Active deorbiting; electric charging; accelerating SAF; and persistent platform.

Inmarsat, Boeing and Cobham trial end-to-end cockpit-to-ground internet protocol satellite communications for more efficient operation.

UK advanced air mobility startup Vertical Aerospace is gearing up to begin assembly of its VA-X4 engineering prototype to fly in 2022.

As first electric aircraft enter service airports and operators come to grips with infrastructure for recharging batteries.

Regional air mobility startup Lilium will become a publicly traded company Sept. 15, with less cash in hand than was hoped for.

Ground-support equipment suppliers make fast progress toward hydrogen use, but OEMs are still reviewing their options.

A company known for bombers has set its sights on future air dominance technology, displaying new UAS concepts that hint at larger goals.

Shrinking the high-pressure heart of an engine will make smaller turbofans more efficient than current commercial powerplants.

After several cancellations over decades, the Navy’s revived interest in the Joint Air-to-Surface Missile family also reveals pursuit of more capabilities for it.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The cargo market proves tempting to eVTOL developers targeting urban air mobility.

The research and technology effort in Europe toward the use of hydrogen in commercial air transport is in full swing, but the readiness level varies depending on the industry segment.

Beta’s Alia eVTOL hews as close to a conventional fixed-wing aircraft as possible.

Beta’s cockpit philosophy carefully contains the unfamiliar within the familiar.

Many technology options and business models vying for early dominance in an emerging market.

Sikorsky, Boeing deliver helo proposal; GE’s second XA100 test; Satellite servicing venture gains steam and South Korean missile test.

“The question isn’t if but who and at what price?” one industry expert says.

The startup is aiming for Part 23 type certification of its aircraft in late 2024.

The U.S. startup has teamed with UK-based LCC easyJet on the project to get direct airline input while it is still in the development phase.

A three-year-old concept for a fully autonomous aircraft is approaching a critical 12-month series of experiments.

Stratospheric connectivity; Electric in the round ; Australian space expands; Securing green hydrogen; and eBeaver makes progress.