U.S. startup Flying Ship Technologies has signed a purchase agreement with an unidentified European customer for its wing-in-ground-effect maritime cargo vessels. Valued at $100 million, the agreement is secured by a deposit that is cancellable and refundable up to 90 days before delivery of the first of the ekranoplan-style vehicles.
Following modifications to overcome issues uncovered during taxi tests, a Russian flying testbed is being prepared for the first-ever flight to use a superconducting electric motor for propulsion.
Using its experience in providing on-demand helicopter service in New York and other cities, Blade Urban Air Mobility is working with electric air-taxi developers to tailor their aircraft to its operations.
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are lacking the necessary training capacity for a war with China or Russia and plan to issue an in-depth analysis in December that could reveal what will be required.
SpaceX’s 22nd Dragon resupply mission spacecraft is headed for a late July 9 splashdown and recovery off Florida’s Gulf Coast, following a weather-delayed departure from the International Space Station’s U.S. segment with a 5,300-lb. return payload of science experiments, technology development hardware and other equipment.
France has tested a laser weapon as a defense against unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that it hopes to use in protect major public events starting in 2023.
Lufthansa Technik, working with the City of Hamburg and other German partners, plans to modify an Airbus A320 to test maintenance and ground-handling procedures for liquid-hydrogen-powered aircraft. Operation of the demonstrator is planned to begin in 2022.
Charged with enabling zero-emission transatlantic flight within a generation, the UK’s Jet Zero Council has launched a competition designed to demonstrate how airport upgrades could enable the introduction of electric- and hydrogen-powered aircraft.
Emergency airworthiness directives (AD) have been issued requiring main-rotor hub inspections of certain Bell helicopters following the fatal crash of a Bell 212 last month in Canada.
Senior Dutch defense officials were present for a ceremony held at General Atomics’ Reaper production line in Poway, California on July 7 for the unveiling of the Block 5-model aircraft, the first of four systems being acquired for the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
Despite euphoria creeping into industry chatter on the back of new large orders and OEM forecasts for ramping up production rates, a new report warns profits in the industry this year are likely to barely reach breakeven at best.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has agreed to pay the Pentagon $34.3 million in recompense for F-35 spare parts that were not ready for installation when they were first delivered, resulting in additional costs for the stealthy fighter program.
NATO has launched a new phase in its Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) contest to find a replacement for its Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne-early-warning platforms.
With certification targeted for the end of 2022, Germany’s Volocopter has taken a major step toward moving its electric air taxi from development into production.
Deutsche Aircraft has partnered with German hydrogen propulsion specialist H2Fly to demonstrate a zero-emission, fuel-cell-powered version of the Dornier 328 regional turboprop.
Japan and the UK have entered the final stage of discussions about joint development of the engine for Japan’s F-X fighter, according to the Asahi newspaper.
“Although we call it a life extension, aside from energetics, everything in [the Trident II D5 Life Extension 2 missile] is going to be completely new,” Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe, director of the Navy's Strategic Systems Program (SSP) office, said July 7.
The UK Royal Navy is bolstering the firepower of its six Type 45 air-defense destroyers with the installation of MBDA’s Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missile system.
Blacktree has joined Airbus Defense and Space’s Team Maier initiative, established in October 2020 to provide solutions for Australia's JP 9102 military satellite communication program.
