Aerospace Emerging Technologies
Jan 05, 2026
Automated Black Hawk; Eve’s eVTOL flies; Arctic auroral radar; controlling thin wings.
Jan 02, 2026
DARPA is taking a hard look at the quizzical, quantum-mechanics-based hardware.
Jan 02, 2026
Quantum sensors and navigation could be deployed soon while other technologies are years from reality.
Jan 02, 2026
“Nobody understands quantum mechanics,” said Richard Feynman, Nobel Prize winner in physics.
Dec 28, 2025
Hybrid focus for Clean Aviation; exhaust additives reduce contrails; point-to-point cargo eVTOL demo; and anti-jamming for urban air taxis.
Jan 16, 2026
The Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability is testing a vibration-based system to deice the wing and other surfaces in flight.
Jan 16, 2026
Lockheed Martin has unveiled initial details of a comprehensive hypersonic missile defense system developed under a secretive initiative dubbed Pitch Black.
Jan 15, 2026
A new research paper on global aviation emissions says efficiency-focused policy could swiftly reduce fuel use without limiting air transport capacity.
Jan 14, 2026
Boeing and startup Salient Motion plan to attempt to certify modular actuators for commercial airliners.
Jan 14, 2026
Chinese academics are calling the government to take a more proactive role in SAF adoption, including embedding mandates in China’s next Five-Year Plan.
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).