Aerospace

Japan’s Yamato Holdings has invested in Regent to expand the market for its wing-in-ground-effect vehicles to include parcel delivery and logistics.

French aircraft developer Survey Copter has unveiled a vertical-takeoff-and-landing-capable UAS targeted for use by special forces.

The upcoming edition will be centred around knowledge forums and a product showcase pavilion highlighting unmanned innovations

U.S. gyroplane developer Skyworks Aeronautics plans to move testing and certification to the UK.

Liliium is encouraged by the results of independent tests of the silicon-anode lithium-ion cells that will be used in its seven-seat Lilium Jet.

Advanced air mobility (AAM) startup Altaport has announced partnerships intended to complement its vertiport automation solution.

The Japanese defense ministry and leading companies in the country are working to lower costs and strengthen the supply chain.

The aerospace and defense Industry has an attraction and retention problem of its own making.

Aura Aero is a French AAM) startup with ambitions of building a family of electric regional aircraft.

With both securing certification and preparing for operations looming, Joby Aviation has beefed up its board of directors.

Thales Alenia Space has won contracts to supply synthetic aperture radar and optical satellites for IRIDE, the hybrid Italian Earth observation constellation.

A newly created Defense unit is projected to triple Bombardier’s revenue in the next decade.

Europe and China are investing at least 10 times the amount NASA and the FAA are spending annually for public-private R&D efforts on aeronautics.

The KM-120 is designed for easy retrofit and factory installation in aircraft powered by small piston aeroengines.

EHang says that more than 70% of compliance testing required by the CAAC has been or will be completed soon.

Ascendance conducted full-scale ground testing of its hybrid system on an iron bird test bench in 2022 and is entering the prototyping phase.

Once deployed, the satellites will boost the OneWeb Gen-1 constellation well past the 588 spacecraft needed for global coverage.

In Europe’s Clean Aviation project, no funding exists for SAF-related technology—not in aircraft engines or SAF production.

Zipline’s home delivery drone; Amprius’ 500 Wh/kg battery; Ampaire flies for ARPA-E; and Wingcopter goes hydrogen.

PwC’s Scott Thompson breaks down the key themes driving the firm’s latest regional rankings.

Kevin McSweeney to President and Chief Executive Officer of HDT Global, OH.

Michael Huerta, former FAA Adminstrator, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Joby Aviation, CA.

AIRBUS delivered the first Tianjin-assembled A321neo (11158) to JUNEYAO AIR.

RUSSIA plans to make first flight of Sukhoi SSJ-NEW with PD-8s in 2Q23.

Kookiejar is a Swedish startup that plans to build out networks of affordable, small and modular vertiports with minimal infrastructure.