Aerospace Emerging Technologies

May 04, 2026
Computing by laser; automating light helicopters; uncrewed airdropping; and beam-powered UAS.
May 01, 2026
More feedstock-to-fuel pathways are needed to avoid constraints on sustainable aviation fuel capacity.
Apr 30, 2026
As Joby’s S4 advances toward certification, flight testing is shifting from controlled environments to real-world operations.
Apr 29, 2026
U.S. Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein now refers conditionally to the prospect of fielding a space-based layer of interceptors.
Apr 27, 2026
Norwegian eSTOL trial; advanced drone batteries; hybrid powerplants delivered; and tackling fuel cell water problems.
Jun 03, 2026
Delta Air Lines remains “very confident” that it can introduce Amazon Leo inflight connectivity (IFC) as planned.
Jun 03, 2026
Worried about budgetary pressure on research and technology (R&T) support, France’s aerospace industry is advocating sustained, strong government funding.
Jun 03, 2026
A study by Airbus-backed think tank Bauhaus Luftfahrt estimates the societal costs of aviation's climate impact for different decarbonization pathways.
Jun 02, 2026
Bombardier CRJ program owner MHIRJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) has opened an advanced design office in Munich headed by the former CTO of Maeve Aerospace.
Jun 02, 2026
GE Aerospace is moving toward flight tests of a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine system on a modified Saab 340B testbed.
Jun 02, 2026
Nvidia revealed partnerships for its AI agent infrastructure, which it calls an Agent Toolkit, to support autonomous work in several engineering applications.
Jun 01, 2026
Japanese startup AstroX and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plan to demo an attitude control system for a rocket suspended from a high-altitude balloon.
Jun 01, 2026
For any company, standing up on its own is daunting; for Honeywell Aerospace, the bar will be even higher.