Aerospace Emerging Technologies

Jan 14, 2026
Startup sees space-based radar as cheaper than aircraft-based AWACs.
Jan 14, 2026
Astro Mechanica’s hybrid-electric powerplant operates as a turbofan, turbojet and ramjet.
Jan 13, 2026
Wars in Iran and Ukraine have convinced Singapore that airpower is no longer business as usual.
Jan 13, 2026
Personal eVTOLs showcased; nuclear power for SAF; 3D-printed turbojet; and a large cargo UAS.
Jan 09, 2026
Quantum sensing is ready to transition from the laboratory to operations, led by ultrasensitive magnetometers for magnetic navigation.
Jan 12, 2026
China conducted the first flight of a domestically developed 3D-printed turbojet engine in November 2025.
Jan 12, 2026
Dassault Aviation says it has invested $200 million in the Series B funding round of French artificial intelligence startup Harmattan AI.
Jan 06, 2026
XCF Global has signed an MOU to evaluate the use of small modular nuclear reactors for the power-to-liquid production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
Jan 06, 2026
The Zero Engine Taxi eTaxi system electrically drives one of the aircraft’s main landing gear wheel sets using power from the auxiliary power unit.
Jan 05, 2026
Indra and RTX have been awarded contracts to replace the FAA’s ground-based air traffic control (ATC) system radars.
Jan 02, 2026
The UK government has launched a call for evidence on the use of crop-based feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Dec 24, 2025
A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision to ban Chinese-made drones for communications has instilled uncertainty among public-sector users.
Dec 22, 2025
Expirations of temporary mitigation measures and lack of improved radio altimeters have commercial air transport markets facing new threats from 5G interference