The Week In Technology, April 20-24, 2026

Proteus testbed on tarmac

DLR’s Proteus testbed (foreground) has flown with conventional and morphing wings.

Credit: DLR
Germany’s DLR Flies Morphing Wing German aerospace center DLR has begun flying an uncrewed testbed designed to demonstrate morphing-wing technology in flight. Under the MorphAIR project (for Morphing Technologies and Artificial Intelligence Research Group), DLR has flown the Proteus test aircraft, a...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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