Aerospace

Three managing directors from Accenture Middle East : Ahmed Etman, MD cybersecurity practice; Radwane Saad, MD cyber strategy; and Abedalqader Nasrallah, MD cyber resilience; outline how the global firm is playing its part in the region’s aviation cyber defence

Australian and British companies are working together on a passive and jam-resistant navigation system for missiles, as well as crewed and uncrewed aircraft.

The AAM industry has endured a tough couple of years, during which capital markets have mostly dried up for all but the most bullish market leaders.

The South African coalfields are destroying the once verdant landscape east of Johannesburg. They are hidden from the roads and thus the only way to see the damage caused by their vast pits is to survey them from the air - with the help of a group of volunteer pilots.

Ethiopian Airlines has been awarded “Airline of the Year - Global Operations” at the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) 56th Annual General Assembly & Summit.

Downtown Skyport, backed by Skyports Infrastructure and Groupe ADP, has been selected to operate the Downtown Manhattan Heliport for five years from January.

The UK has opened a fraud probe into Thales.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Multiple private and public entities across the region have aligned behind the drive to be a leader in advanced air mobility.

NASA's Rich Wahls joins the podcast to discuss the AACES project as aviation strives for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

VSE moved its corporate headquarters to Miramar, FL, to be co-located with its Aviation segment headquarters and MRO center of excellence.

ACERINOX, Spain acquired HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, IN (advanced high-performance alloys) and combined company with VDM Metals to form its High-Performance Alloys (HPA) Division for which it will invest ~$200m through 2028.

ABLE AEROSPACE received FAA approval for its new Safety Management System (SMS) implementation plan to support aircraft maintenance and aircraft component maintenance out of its 250,000 sq ft facility in Mesa, AZ.

BOEING says it is at a low and cannot again tap investors for money to boost its balance sheet. It is now burning through billions of dollars, won't turn cash-flow positive until it ramps up production, and doesn't have money to launch a new jet.

Sierra Nevada has conducted the first flight of its Rapcon-X aircraft, a Bombardier Global 6500 SNC is developing for an Army ISR prototyping program.

The specter of the industry’s climate-influencing non-CO2 emissions has risen in prominence.

A whitepaper produced for Arabian Travel Market (ATM) by Digital Tourism Think Tank (DTTT) has highlighted the need to meet UN tourism-related sustainability goals.

The agency has awarded study contracts to restart the journey toward sustainable aviation.

Mockups and displays show the steady development of Chinese Air Force technology ambitions.

AEROVIRONMENT agreed to acquire BLUEHALO, VA (space technologies/cUAS/EW/AI) in an all-stock deal valued at $4.1b; AV will issue 18.5m shares of its common stock to BlueHalo stakeholders, including Arlington Capital Partners.

BAE SYSTEMS was selected by JetZero to supply active control sidesticks for its blended-wing body aircraft.