SAN DIEGO – 10 September 2025 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) have successfully completed the first-ever air launch of a Switchblade 600 loitering munition (LM) from a GA-ASI Block 5 MQ-9A unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The flight tests were conducted from 22–24 July at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving […]

CANADA / MARS – September 2025 – Three Canadian scientists from the University of Alberta, University of Winnipeg, and Brock University have played a key role in new discoveries arising from NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover mission. The rover’s investigation of rocks in the Bright Angel formation—located in what is believed to be an ancient river

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DUBAI, UAE – September 10, 2025 – ANRA Technologies has marked a major step in its global growth strategy with the opening of a new office in Dubai, strengthening its ability to support government, industry, and commercial stakeholders as the Middle East accelerates its adoption of advanced drone technologies and smart mobility initiatives. The expansion

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DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways and its leisure division, Qatar Airways Holidays, have reintroduced all-inclusive travel packages ahead of the FIFA World Cup 26™, set to take place across Canada, Mexico, and the United States. As the Official Airline Partner of FIFA and the Official Airline of the Journey, the carrier is offering fans a

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Washington D.C., September 10, 2025 – Avelo Airlines has placed a landmark firm order for 50 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, with purchase rights for 50 more, in a deal valued at US$4.4 billion at list prices. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the first half of 2027, marking a significant step in the airline’s fleet modernisation

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 10, 2025 – Boeing has introduced a new 3D-printed solar array substrate approach that compresses composite build times by up to six months on a typical solar array wing programme. The innovation cuts production cycles by as much as 50%, marking a major efficiency step in spacecraft manufacturing. Flight-representative hardware has

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September 2025 – GE Aerospace and US-based aircraft manufacturer BETA Technologies (BETA) have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of hybrid electric aviation. Under the agreement, GE Aerospace intends to invest $300 million in BETA, pending regulatory approval, and will gain the right to appoint a director to BETA’s board. The collaboration

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LONDON, September 2025 – Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® (NYSE: LMT) and BAE Systems FalconWorks (LSE: BAES) have announced a strategic collaboration at the DSEI global defence conference in the United Kingdom to develop a new generation of uncrewed autonomous air systems. The partnership will combine the advanced research and development divisions of both companies to

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LONGUEUIL, Quebec, 9 September 2025 – Pratt & Whitney Canada, an RTX business, has been selected by the European Union’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (Clean Aviation) to lead the Powerplant Hybrid Application Regional Segment (PHARES) project. This marks the first time a Canadian company has been chosen to participate in and lead a Clean Aviation

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London, UK; New York, USA – 09 September 2025 – Vertical Aerospace (NYSE: EVTL) has successfully completed Phase 3 wingborne flight testing of its VX4 prototype, marking another step towards commercial certification of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The full-scale VX4 has now taken off, flown, and landed like a conventional aircraft

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