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By Graham Warwick
German startup Theion is targeting electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft as an early market for solid-state, lithium-sulfur batteries that promise three times the energy density of conventional lithium-ion cells.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office has made additional investments in modular jet trainer development startup Aeralis.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea will be setting aside KRW2.3 trillion ($1.9 billion) for a series of procurement and missile programs, including a requirement for large transport aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said he wants to boost the country’s armed uncrewed aircraft system capability by adding Turkish platforms to the Chinese UAS already in service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Two prototype vehicles powered by aerospike rocket engines are on track to flight test the propulsion technology for the first time in 2023 under a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) project targeting rapid launch capability using modular engine architectures.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus claimed its highest-ever revenues in 2021 but the company warns that it is now facing supply chain bottlenecks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Wing will launch the first commercial drone delivery services in a major U.S. metropolitan area on April 7 in Dallas-Forth Worth.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Mission-1's (Ax-1) four private astronauts successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS) April 9, to begin an eight-day visit filled with medical and scientific research and technology development activities.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Annual flying hours per aircraft dropped for the U.S. Air Force’s F-35A fleet in 2021, erasing five years of steady progress, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Draken will provide adversary air using its Aero Vodochody L-159 Advanced Light Combat Aircraft operated from its base at Teesside airport from July.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Slovakia’s government has provided Ukraine with an S-300 air defense system as allies step up to offer Kyiv more advanced and heavier lethal aid.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
A South Korean Coast Guard Sikorsky S-92 helicopter has crashed into the sea 370 km (229 mi.) southwest of Marado island, killing two crew with one more still missing.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Projects to develop aviation-specific fuel cells and storage systems are included in the first call for proposals under the European Union’s new Clean Hydrogen public-private research program.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Sidus Space, a Cape Canaveral startup proffering the LizzieSat—a partially additively manufactured, 100-kg. (220-lb.) low-Earth-orbit satellite—reported 2021 financial results that showed net loss more than doubled while revenue decreased from 2020.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
The U.S. Commerce Department is ramping up efforts to promote and help U.S. space businesses land work from foreign customers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
The U.S. Commerce Department is ramping up efforts to promote and help U.S. space businesses land work from foreign customers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Major European consulting firm AlixPartners has struck a strategic deal with Cypress International, a Washington, D.C.-based boutique adviser, as AlixPartners looks to increase U.S. federal and military-related council.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Lift Aircraft has been awarded a Phase 3 contract by the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program to continue experimentation and flight tests of its single-seat HEXA electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Hexcel has signed a letter of intent with Archer Aviation to provide high-performance carbon fiber materials for the electric vertical takeoff and landing startup’s production air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has ordered long-lead parts to start the production phase of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider program. The $108 million contract
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The European Investment Bank on April 6 unveiled roughly $17.4 million in financing for Dutch company Airborne International.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Airbus says it will draw on a multidisciplined set of technologies in its proposal for NATO’s Alliance Future Surveillance and Control system, which will replace the Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning platform in the mid-2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Piasecki is planning to fly an 80-kW fuel-cell powertrain in an off-the-shelf commercial helicopter as a key demonstration step toward development of its PA-890 hydrogen-electric light helicopter.
Advanced Air Mobility

U.S. Army officials plan to start designing a replacement for the Raytheon Stinger surface-to-air missile next year and begin building an inventory of 10,000 missiles in fiscal 2027.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
NATO foreign ministers have approved the launch of the alliance’s DIANA network for advanced technology development.
Budget, Policy & Operations