Aurora plans to fly an X-plane for DARPA in 2025 that will fly solely by using active flow control instead of mechanical control surfaces.

Hanwha, the major investor in air taxi startup Overair, will work with LG Energy Solutions on special-purpose batteries for urban air mobility.

Despite financial pressure on small suppliers, GIFAS sees limited need for further recapitalizations.

Eleven-blade propeller; Northrop studies uncrewed cargo; China’s aerostat drone; and wind tunnel tests for eVTOL concept.

The government has directed the Swedish Transport Administration to make targeted investments to help develop and test technology to electrify aviation.

Developed to demonstrate technologies that could reduce helicopter carbon emissions by up to 50%, the rotorcraft is a clean-sheet design.

NASA begins modification of a used 777 as and eventual replacement for its DC-8-72 Earth-science research platform.

Despite some ongoing headwinds, the post-pandemic production ramp-up for major airframers looks promising.