Slovenian manufacturer Pipistrel, now part of Textron Aviation, announced on Oct. 31 that it has delivered the first Velis Electro electric airplane in Canada.
Self-piloted recreational flights over the Hudson and East Rivers in New York could begin as early as 2023 using Lift Aircraft’s single-seat, semi-autonomous Hexa electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.
As it looks ahead to certification and operation of its urban air mobility vehicles, China’s EHang has formed a partnership with commercial aircraft maintenance provider HAECO Group to develop after-sales support for its autonomous air vehicles.
A Robinson R44 converted to electrified propulsion by Tier 1 Engineering has completed the first helicopter flight between airfields solely on electric power.
NASA plans to add a crewed lunar landing on its Artemis IV mission—previously a dedicated assembly flight for the lunar Gateway—and award a contract to SpaceX to ferry astronauts to and from lunar orbit and the Moon’s surface.
A Boeing KC-46 took off from its home base in Kansas on Oct. 25 and flew west toward military airspace in Utah in a mission to test a new tactic for the refueler, one that has become controversial since the plan first came to light over the summer.
Lockheed Martin upgraded a Stalker uncrewed aircraft system during a flight demonstration with new software code that enhanced the processing ability of the onboard sensor to identify and track a target, the company said.
As F-15C/Ds are withdrawn from retirement over the next two years, the Air Force will rotate “more advanced” aircraft to backfill the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons on Kadena Air Base
On the heels of listing publicly, startup Amprius has signed a 3-year agreement to supply its high-energy-density batteries to BA Systems’ Air business for use in electrically powered flight applications.
Hypersonic development company Stratolaunch says the first separation drop of a Talon test vehicle is now planned for the end of the year following the successful completion of the initial captive carry flight from Mojave Air and Space Port on Oct. 28.
The U.S. Air Force next year will start defining what its future airlift capability will be, speeding up the work alongside an accelerated timeline for a next-generation tanker.
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NASA generated a nationwide total economic output that exceeded $71.2 billion in 2021, up 10.7% from 2019, while supporting 339,600 jobs and leading to $7.7 billion in federal, state and local tax revenues, according to the agency’s latest economic impact report.
KAI will develop three prototypes for Seoul's Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH) program based on its KUH-1 Surion, seeing off competition from Bell's AH-1Z Viper.
The Boeing-built core stage for the second Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is nearing completion at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans.
Working with NASA’s long-running Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the agency’s soon-to-conclude Mars InSight Lander mission has made a potentially far-reaching discovery.
South Korea’s SK Telecom has signed an agreement with Daegu Metropolitan City to integrate urban air taxis into the future mobility ecosystem of the country’s fourth largest city and its planned new airport.
