NASA awards $20 million to Infleqtion to advance space-based quantum gravity sensors, enabling resource mapping and precise spacecraft navigation systems.

ZeroAvia has appointed Christine Ourmières-Widener—the former chief executive of TAP Air Portugal and Flybe—as its new CEO, with immediate effect.

Regent Craft has raised $240 million in a Series B funding round as it prepares for first flight of its full-scale Viceroy electric seaglider and begins transitioning its recently completed manufacturing facility toward production.

ITP Aero aims to stake a claim in whatever future engines emerge for next-generation single-aisle airliners through a four-year program of demonstrators and technology development efforts.

Seoul is exploring pathways to future combat aircraft, but questions about design and propulsion could take years to sort out.

Zuri unveils hybrid-electric cargo VTOL, aiming for faster revenue with maritime logistics while pursuing passenger aircraft development.

Wing tests Nvidia’s Jetson Orin Nano 2 AI module to improve drone delivery with faster perception, reasoning and energy-efficient autonomous systems.

Katherine Lemke is a 2026 20 Twenties winner and an undergraduate student at Virginia Tech. Her innovative work focuses on advancing sustainable aviation and applied aerospace design through cutting-edge propulsion systems and autonomous vehicle technology.