Heart’s subscale flyer; high-speed VTOLs; Toray’s hydrogen tank; electric suppliers; hydrogen drones.

Strategically important wins for Airbus underscore the depth of Boeing’s troubles.

The startup has a plan in place to certify the piloted, five-passenger e-Starling by 2025.

For the embattled commercial aerospace supplier base, 2022 does not look set to bring immediate relief.

Traditional aerospace suppliers are investing in their capabilities to develop systems for emerging electric aircraft. 

In Vancouver, British Columbia, Harbour Air Seaplanes has begun modifying a second de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver to electric propulsion and will begin certification flight testing in 2022.

2021 saw milestones in private space transportation, commercial satellite launches, orbital infrastructure and planetary exploration.

Issues on a global scale face the aerospace and defense industry in 2022. Here are some events to watch for in the year ahead.