Emerging Technologies

XPeng AeroHT, a subsidiary of vehicle maker XPeng, has completed the first uncrewed hover flight with a tiltwing electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.

NASA believes it can leverage commercial service industries for deep-space exploration.

Aresia, a French supplier of metallic components, is working on the production of liquid hydrogen tanks for future commercial aircraft.

As the first U.S. hypersonic weapons enter service, defense officials are searching for new ideas for high-speed propulsion and to dramatically reduce prices.

From bookings to the cockpit, aviation companies are exploring the realm of artificial intelligence.

Major events in aerospace and defense during 2023.

For the airline and aerospace industries, many questions about pandemic recovery remain unanswered.

An International conference agreement aims to drive global development of sustainable aviation fuel.

Leaders of the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing race know the steps in developing and certifying a new aircraft cannot be skipped.

Industry titans will continue to sell off businesses, and private equity will continue to play a central role.

Rolls-Royce has begun tests of aerospace-rated pumps able to handle hydrogen in its cryogenic liquid state as it aims for future zero-emissions flight.

As Archer, Joby and Volocopter inch closer to certification, several obstacles still stand in the way.

The head of the service says analysis is focusing on physical coverage gaps, along with ways to quickly analyze data.

Airbus announced plans for a new conventional narrowbody in June. Now the French government is making it clear that the project is its top funding priority.

General Electric has released new details of a plan to achieve reusable, air-breathing propulsion at hypersonic speeds by 2025.

U.S. regional air carrier JSX has revealed plans for a massive expansion of its public charter jet service.

Axiom Space plans to install a data center on Hab One to be linked to the ISS and use laser communications equipment to connect it to Earth-orbiting satellites.

Airlines struggle to get the SAF they need.

Despite the conflict in Gaza, the Middle East’s military modernization is continuing.

As hardware prices come down, Amazon’s Project Kuiper aims to connect “tens of millions of customers.”

The plan to develop a Chinese-made airliner for high-altitude plateau flight comes just weeks after plans for a hot & high variant of the C919 was revealed.

The service is adding a new approach to launch contracting, as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture takes shape.

Dutch startup is the latest to move away from all-electric propulsion and toward a larger hybrid design that it hopes will better meet market requirements.

Less than three weeks after officially declaring its electric propulsion unit up for sale, Rolls-Royce is reported to have found a buyer.

The Biden administration has released guidance on its tax credit for SAF that opens the door to using corn and soybeans produced by U.S. farmers as feedstocks.