Aerospace Emerging Technologies

Jun 16, 2026
Public charter operator JSX helped demo Electra’s hybrid-electric ultra short and might buy Electra’s EL9.
Jun 16, 2026
Lockheed’s printed attack drone; flying on solid-state batteries; Embraer tests hydrogen; and SAF from cow manure.
Jun 15, 2026
Vaeridion reports battery suppliers exceeding performance targets for electric aircraft, boosting Microliner development prospects.
Jun 10, 2026
The power-to-liquids tech developer sees a path forward for electro-sustainable aviation fuel.
Jun 09, 2026
The Helios Horizon stratospheric electric aircraft has flown powered by solid-state batteries, believed to be the first piloted flight using the fast-charging, energy-dense battery tech.
Jun 22, 2026
A U.S. startup has secured funding to begin scaling up a battery chemistry that promises to enable a three-four times improvement in drone performance.
Jun 22, 2026
Startical plans a satellite constellation to extend VHF communications, improve safety and enable better flightpaths while reducing costs.
Jun 22, 2026
Strathclyde demonstrates a 100-kW superconducting motor and works with Airbus to develop a megawatt-level prototype for future aircraft propulsion.
Jun 18, 2026
SAF producers and proponents of electric flight urge the EC to extend the European Union Emissions Trading System to flights departing the 27-nation EU bloc.
Jun 18, 2026
As airframers ponder the next-generation single-aisle aircraft, the aerospace industry considers what the proportion of composite materials its airframe and propulsion system will rely on.
Jun 18, 2026
After signing an agreement with French firm Mistral AI in May, an Airbus artificial intelligence specialist has said where the OEM sees initial applications.
Jun 17, 2026
The emergence of a next-gen commercial aircraft is increasingly unlikely until 2040, give or take. Everyone should be focused on the real work in front of them.
Jun 16, 2026
FAA’s plan for its new air traffic management software sees the initial operational demonstration focusing on high-level en route airspace before expanding as the process is validated.