Aerospace

The Airbus Helicopters AS565SB Panther helicopters of the UAE’s Joint Aviation Command (JAC) have long been a popular feature of IDEX exhibitions and Dubai Airshows'.

eVTOL propeller test; hybrid-electric turboprop; hydrogen supply networks; and vertiports for Dubai.

Saab will be exhibiting its fully integrated defence aids suite (IDAS) at IDEX.

The World Defense Show (WDS) is renewing its partnership with Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) as the National Strategic Partner.

The International Defence Conference 2023 commenced today in Abu Dhabi with AI being one of the hot topics.

The International Defence Conference (IDC) kicked off today in Abu Dhabi, ahead of IDEX and NAVDEX 2023.

The UAE’s National Search & Rescue Centre (NSRC) will integrate QinetiQ’s BRACERTM tactical satellite communications system into its fleet of search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters, as well as equipping its medical and rescue personnel.

“Artificial intelligence is now being adopted by many of the UAE’s military,” said Col Staff Pilot Abdulnasir Mohamed al Hameedi. Alan Warnes reports.

Israeli defence company, Rafael, is opening up opportunities in the Middle East region with a new office in Abu Dhabi.

Charged with becoming the nation’s defence champion, Saudi Arabia Military Industries (SAMI) is rising to the occasion. Alan Dron reports.

TIANJIN BOEING COMPOSITES completed main structure of third phase expansion for manufacturing composite parts.

EMBRAER delivered 17 E-Jets/13 E2-Jets in 4Q22 vs 12/4 in 4Q21 and 38 E-Jets/19 E2-Jets in 2022 vs 27/21 in '21.

EHang completed a demonstration flight of its two-seater EH216 eVTOL vehicle in Japan.

While the list shares some of the top names in common with comparable rankings from SMG Consulting and Aviation Week, there are also some notable differences.

London-based UAV startup Dronamics has raised $40 million in a capital round.

The FAA says SpaceX failed to file required launch collision-avoidance data ahead of a Falcon 9 launch with a batch of Starlink satellites last August.

Production delays and inflated costs associated with this slow civil aviation recovery could morph into a long-term structural problem.

Japan was forced to abort the launch of its new H3 rocket after the launch vehicle’s SRB-3 boosters failed to ignite.

Joby Aviation has begun testing the propeller for its S4 tiltprop eVTOL aircraft in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex.

U.S. pushes for more Ukraine aid; U.S. tankers grounded; Polish MQ-9 flights to start; and replacing Russian platforms.

NASA is seeking commercial space station design feedback from the U.S. aerospace industry on two fronts.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has established a partnership with Divergent Technologies to develop 3D-printed UAV structures.

The 100-seat aircraft was developed in the early 2000s with the participation of leading Western suppliers.

Archer CEO Adam Goldstein discusses the company’s aircraft development progress and production strategy.

U.S. startup Infinitum has developed a motor with a stator that is a lightweight printed circuit board.