Emerging Technologies

The UAE’s defence conglomerate, Edge Group is to open a new regional office in Brazil’s federal capital, Brasilia.

Russian Defense Minister Shoigu calls for missile production to double.

Air India has announced the successful migration of its core Enterprise Resource Planning system using RISE With SAP, a tailor-made ERP software.

The startup obtained Google’s Project Loon technology to coordinate satellite communications.

As part of the collaboration, NASA will provide lessons learned from research conducted into urban air mobility at its Langley Research Center.

The delayed program is set to provide a wealth of data to industry and regulators as NASA gears up for its long-anticipated first flight.

The company’s unorthodox methods can be seen in its preparations for ATR 72 flight tests.

Ultralight paint; silent propulsion; anti-icing drone props; and aircraft electrification startup.

The Ranger is also designed to deploy Quantum Space’s Scout vehicles, satellites the company wants to distribute throughout cislunar space.

The financing comes as SkyDrive works to certify its aircraft in time to launch commercial air taxi service for the 2025 World Expo being hosted in Osaka.

NASA is funding further work on a near-silent propulsion system for urban drones—and potentially air taxis.

International experts begin work on space standards to secure spacecraft.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The next flight in NASA’s Artemis program will test how Orion’s life support systems operate under pressure.

Startups such as ZeroAvia and Universal Hydrogen are adapting and advancing fuel cell technology for aviation propulsion.

The new hangar will host the final assembly line, with an airfield for development flight tests and production check flights.

The HY4 is planned to begin flight tests using liquid hydrogen and fuel cells in June.

What if a startup chose to cut out the intermediary steps and start instead with a larger platform? That is the bet that Lyte Aviation is making.

Airship developer Flying Whales has selected Honeywell's 1-megawatt power system for its LCA60T large-capacity hybrid-electric cargo airship.

The industry says book-and-claim can support SAF while supplies are extremely limited as it does not require the buyer to own or use the physical fuel.

A consortium in Spain led by ITP Aero is researching and developing the country’s first hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft engine.

A German-funded project plans to fly an aerospace-grade hydrogen electric propulsion system by 2026.

Agency launches 10 missile warning and communication satellites, putting satellites on orbit 30 months after contract approval.

Following the delivery of its ASIO Maritime Task Force Solution to Nigeria, as part of the NIMASA Deep Blue Project, BIRD Aerosystems has completed a successful live demonstration of the ASIO aircraft capabilities, including real-time interception of vessels performing illegal activities at sea.

One or more experimental aircraft could start flying in 2027 to prove the feasibility of a transporter that can speed up like a jet and land like a helicopter.