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By Graham Warwick
The technical collaboration with Deutsche Aircraft is the first to be announced to involve the use of Universal Hydrogen’s capsules in an aircraft with another company’s hydrogen propulsion system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s TsAGI Central Aero-Hydrodynamic Institute has unveiled a scaled-down mockup of a supersonic commercial aircraft demonstrator at the MAKS 2021 air show that kicked off near Moscow on July 20.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Having flown a Robinson R44 light helicopter modified to electric propulsion in 2016 as a proof of concept, Tier 1 Engineering is beginning ground tests of its certifiable power train conversion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Russian government and industry officials formally presented the Sukhoi Checkmate fighter mockup to President Vladimir Putin on the first day of the MAKS Airshow on July 20, and told reporters the Light Tactical Aircraft (LTA) has secured an “anchor customer.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Beam Global, a manufacturer of solar-powered charging stations for the automotive market, has flown an electric-powered light aircraft between five airports in California to demonstrate the potential for zero-emission aviation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
France and the UK will continue to collaborate on research and development for future missile technology through a renewed agreement with missile manufacturer MBDA.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Schweizer RSG has secured certification for new-build Model 269 helicopters, ending a more than decade-long hiatus in production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s Baykar Makina has lifted the lid on a jet-powered unmanned combat air vehicle concept which the company hopes to fly as a prototype in 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesia has signed a contract for a follow-up order of six Korea Aerospace Industries T-50i lead-in trainer jets, adding to the 14 T-50is currently in service with the country’s air force.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air and Seoul National University have been commissioned by the Republic of Korea Air Force to explore using the Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft for an air launch system, similar to Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Bell has begun assembling the first UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters for the type's first export customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The 10-min. suborbital spaceflight on July 20 marks the first time a crewed spacecraft made a debut flight without test pilots, test engineers or professional astronauts aboard.
Commercial Space

By Molly McMillin, Graham Warwick
A Los Angeles-based commuter airline plans to purchase up to 150 Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprops from Textron Aviation with plans to convert them into hybrid-electric aircraft for commercial air travel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup Rhea Space Activity is to study a solar-thermal propulsion system capable of rapidly repositioning a deep-space communications spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A lot has happened in the aircraft propulsion industry since May 2002, when a Pratt & Whitney preliminary design review outlined the configuration of
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory ended a mission on May 31 that was studying advanced spacecraft control techniques and the challenges of flight in medium Earth orbit.
Space

By Graham Warwick
A startup led by electric vertical flight guru Mark Moore has emerged from stealth mode to develop ultraquiet electric propulsors, initially for U.S. military unmanned aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Rocket Lab has modified the design and manufacture of the igniter for the Rutherford engine after a fault in this system was identified as the root cause of the company’s Electron launch vehicle failure on May 15.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft was transported to its launchpad at Cape Canaveral and mounted on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in preparation for liftoff on July 30.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The Hubble Space Telescope, now 31 years old, resumed science operations over the weekend following a June 13 interruption eventually traced to the observatory’s Primary Payload Computer.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK is in negotiations with the U.S. Space Force about hosting an advanced deep space radar system.
Space

By Steve Trimble
U.S. President Joe Biden has nominated Andrew Hunter to be the next Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. In
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Jeff Bezos and three other passengers are set to launch on the company’s first human mission on July 20.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said the spacecraft blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and landed “horizontally” in Inner Mongolia.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A video has leaked showing the Sukhoi Checkmate fighter design two days before its scheduled reveal at the MAKS air show. The video confirms the
Aircraft & Propulsion