Emerging Technologies

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

A digital registry underpinning a global book-and-claim system for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is expected to go live in mid-2023.

Start-up hypersonic aircraft developer Hermeus has demonstrated mode transition of the company’s in-house designed Chimera turbine-based combined-cycle engine.

As Archer Aviation unveils its four-passenger production air taxi, the Midnight, Aviation Week editors discuss the shifting competitive dynamics in the nascent advanced air mobility market where three rival OEMs with differing approaches push toward FAA certification and operation.

Rolls-Royce has successfully entered the final phase of testing its ALECSys (Advanced Low Emissions Combustion System) demonstrator engine, this time at altitude.

Startup says it is on track to be among the first eVTOL companies to launch service.

Boeing’s decision to defer development of a new narrowbody has profound and negative consequences for the industry.

BAE Systems is exploring the use of exoskeletons, robotics and augmented reality to help maintenance of the UK’s combat aircraft fleets.

Two catalysts could push commercial engine-makers and airframers to speed up their development cycles.

GKN Aerospace has delivered a ground-based demonstrator of a LH2 fuel system under a UK-funded research project to investigate the feasibility of using the cryogenic fuel to extend the flight endurance of a search-and-rescue UAS.

Thousands of aerospace and defence professionals from over 30 countries around the world connected at the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2022.

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA) and Emirates airline are now offering international travellers the opportunity to speed up their airport experience by consenting to the use of biometric data.

The move comes as Reaction continues its push in the U.S. and elsewhere to develop its pre-cooler technology for high-Mach aircraft and missiles, as well as space access vehicles.

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and Lufthansa Systems have extended their partnership codeshare management and schedule distribution solution SchedConnect.

Maureva, a Mauritius-based company specialising in global Airline Software & Service Solutions, has acquired XLM Aero.

The U.S. Air Force has released many details about the mostly classified program, but much about the new stealth bomber remains secret

Island-connecting airship; Hydrogen cargo drone; Liquid hydrogen flight; and Medical drone network.

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As a vast swath of aviation is turning to hydrogen as a central path to a sustainable future, some efforts are beginning to crystallize into concrete advancemen

Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong also updated on design feedback it is providing on the A350F as Airbus looks to refine the design.

Aviation Week editors are skeptical of CEO Dave Calhoun’s new commercial airliner timeline.

Honeywell Aerospace President and CEO Mike Madsen on the aviation industry's sustainability challenges and solutions.

Among the top ten defence and security companies worldwide, the Italy-headquartered global company Leonardo – with main industrial presence also in the UK, the US, Poland and Germany – is very much in action at this year’s Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS).

HyImpulse, Isar Aerospace, Latitude, Maia Space, Orbex, PLD Space, RFA and Skyrora are forming a new ecosystem in space launchers.

The FAA has finally published its proposed airworthiness criteria for Joby Aviation’s JAS4-1, providing the first detailed look at the certification basis for an eVTOL powered-lift aircraft.