AEROVIRONMENT received shareholder approval to acquire BLUEHALO, VA (space technologies/cUAS/EW/AI) in all-stock deal valued at $4.1b to accelerate its transformation into a leading next-generation defense technology company.
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY, UK was selected to lead 23 partners in 13 countries to design multiple scaled blended wing body (BWB) flying testbeds (to test new concepts/technologies) under €16m Exaelia project led by NLR, focusing on three main areas: tube-and-wing aircraft with high aspect ratio wings; BWBs; advanced propulsion, including hydrogen.
NASA completed two icing test campaigns on a section of a transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW; used for Boeing's X-66 flight demonstrator aircraft) that found large sections of the leading edge will require an extensive ice protection system.
TURKISH AEROSPACE signed MOU with Embraer to explore E2 production opportunities, including manufacturing metallic and composite structures, final assembly fuselages, component supply, test and production flights and painting.
SATAIR expanded its Satair Market e-commerce platform with addition of 5m Airbus proprietary part numbers/services, representing the migration of products from the existing Airbus Spares platform for aftermarket material and support.
MTU MAINTENANCE BERLIN-BRANDENBURG broke ground on 113,000 sq ft production hall for MRO of GE Aerospace LM-series industrial gas turbines from Jan 2027; facility will also house engine dock for quick turns and hospital visits.
