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Tuskegee University has been awarded $550,000 in federal research funding to establish a Comprehensive Instrumentation Suite for Experimental Aerospace Measurements, supporting work on low-speed aerodynamics and flight controls for rotary-wing, fixed-wing and advanced air mobility configurations. INSTRUMENTATION FOR FLOW PHYSICS AND MULTI-ROTOR INTERACTION Tuskegee University has been awarded a $550,000 research grant from the […]
Leonardo has launched a new challenge on its Solvers Wanted technology scouting platform seeking technologies for In-Situ Resource Utilisation on the Moon and other planetary bodies, offering selected projects up to €50,000 each and a 12-to-18-month co-development programme with the company’s Space teams. Applications close on 30 September. FOUR TECHNOLOGY AREAS COVERING THE LUNAR RESOURCE
Safran Helicopter Engines and Aura Aero have signed an agreement covering the development and integration of Safran turbogenerators for the ERA prototype, defining the propulsion architecture of the 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft — eight electric propulsion units powered by two 600 kW TG600 turbogenerators derived from the Arrano engine — and clearing the path towards
The Department for Transport has announced the eight successful projects in round one of its Zero Emission Flight Demonstrator competition, distributing approximately £7.2 million in public funding against total project costs of £11.5 million — with the majority directed not at aircraft development but at the hydrogen refuelling and electric charging infrastructure that zero-emission aircraft
Eve Air Mobility and Moov have signed a Letter of Intent at Farnborough International Airshow for up to 30 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, targeting sightseeing, airport shuttle, regional inter-island mobility and medical transport services across Cabo Verde’s Atlantic archipelago. ATLANTIC ARCHIPELAGO IDENTIFIED AS HIGH-POTENTIAL EVTOL MARKET Eve Air Mobility and Moov, a
ZeroAvia and Safran have announced a technology partnership combining ZeroAvia’s aerospace fuel cell systems expertise with Safran’s certified electric propulsion heritage, focused on accelerating hydrogen-electric propulsion development — with particular emphasis on High-Temperature fuel cell architectures suited to the most demanding aviation applications. TWO COMPLEMENTARY PORTFOLIOS UNITE BEHIND HYDROGEN-ELECTRIC MATURATION ZeroAvia and Safran have
A twelve-month drone demonstration project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has completed its live flight phase, validating integrated UTM and Counter-UAS digital services for commercial and public safety BVLOS operations adjacent to the US-Canada border and within one of the United States’ most complex and regulated flight environments. FIRST UNIFIED DIGITAL AIRSPACE DEMONSTRATION NEAR AN INTERNATIONAL
Archer Aviation has announced Zee, an AI foundation model built specifically for aviation, trained on real-world operational data drawn from a global network of more than 6,000 ADS-B receivers and designed to run both offline on-device and as a server-hosted solution across air taxis, UAVs, commercial airlines and air traffic management. AVIATION’S ‘GPT MOMENT’: A
Deutsche Aircraft has unveiled an integrated uncrewed aircraft capability designed to complement its D328MR multi-role platform, supporting surveillance, disaster response and other governmental missions. Deutsche Aircraft has introduced an integrated uncrewed aircraft capability at ILA Berlin 2026, expanding its portfolio to support a range of civil and governmental multi-role missions. The company said the
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H55 has delivered certification-grade propulsion battery modules to Pratt & Whitney Canada for the RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator, supporting the advancement of hybrid-electric aviation technology. Swiss electric aviation company H55 has delivered certification-grade propulsion battery modules to Pratt & Whitney Canada for integration into the RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator programme, marking a significant milestone in