Desktop Metals raises $115 million to back its bid to revolutionize additive manufacturing with a metal 3D-printing process it says is 100 times faster and 20 times cheaper than laser-based processes.
Logos Technologies has shrunk wide-area moving-target surveillance into a package that can be carried by a tactical unmanned aircraft, and it does not plan to stop there.
After decades of promise is hypersonic technology finally verging on operational capability? The U.S. Air Force thinks so, and is laying out high-speed requirements underpinned by a growing budget for sustained R&D.
Although the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) targets 2018 to publish standards and recommended practices (SARPs) for the certification and operations of drones, interest in their civil and military use in Nigeria has continued to increase. Chukwu Emeke reports.
Startup says enough data exist to set a sonic boom standard that would allow its 45-seat airliner to fly supersonic flight over land when it enters service in 2023.
The Experimental Aviation Association has always been known as a cradle for innovation, but is that spark now being overshadowed by massive corporate spending on private space, electric propulsion and automated personal transportation?
A new autothrottle system enables pilots to fly to a certain torque level or airspeed for any portion of a flight, including takeoff and go-around. Aviation Week tests it out.
Using the concept of a quiet STOL airliner as the target, German researchers are advancing the state of the art in aircraft high-lift systems in an effort to improve flexibility and reduce noise.
NASA has taken delivery of a second P2006T fuselage from Tecnam for use in the X-57 Maxwell distributed electric propulsion flight demonstration program.
Additive manufacturing gives the aerospace industry better solutions for making UAVs, commercial aircraft and space vehicles stronger, lighter and more economical, with increased production efficiency.
Air Zimbabwe has announced that it has retrenched 200 of its 424 staff as it struggles to keep the airline in business. This is the fourth round of retrenchments in eight years, reports ch-aviation.
The story of Russia’s sole twin-aisle family, and the history of Russia’s previous aviation joint ventures, serve as a cautionary tale for this project.
The second edition of the MEBAA Show Morocco, taking place at its new location in Marrakech Menara Airport from 12-13 September, is solidifying its reputation as the place to be for business aviation in the region, with more high profile exhibitors committing to the event.
NASA develops an airliner concept that could reduce by more than 90% the area around an airport that is exposed to elevated noise, unlocking potential for continued capacity growth.
