Emerging Technologies

The startup describes the flight from Camarillo to Hayward in California as “the longest flight to date for any commercially relevant aircraft employing electric propulsion.”

Inmarsat has confirmed the commercial service introduction of GX5, the company’s newest, geostationary satellite to date.

HAPSMobile flies high; Islander automated; multifuel UAV engines; NASA’s X-59 slips; Russia targets quiet supersonics; fresh fruit by autonomous aircraft.

Ask the Editors: U.S. Air Force and NATO officials have discussed replacing E-3s using a distributed systems approach, but options are not fully developed.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched IATA ONE Source, an online platform which helps the air cargo industry match shipping needs with the availability of infrastructure capabilities and certifications of service providers across the value chain.

CPaT Global, a provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, has launched its content-focused training software platform, CPaT Invent.

An Airbus A350-900 aircraft A7-ALC has become Qatar Airways’ 100th aircraft to be fitted with Inmarsat's GX Aviation high-speed Super Wi-Fi.

France to replace Rafales; SDA awards tracking layer contracts; Russian airlifter delayed; and Boeing WGS clears PDR.

Startup Boom looks ahead to flying its XB-1 scaled demonstrator in 2021 and going supersonic by year-end.

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

HAPSMobile has announced the first stratospheric flight of its AeroVironment-developed Sunglider high-altitude pseudo-satellite, the fifth test flight of the solar-powered long-endurance unmanned aircraft.

Abu Dhabi based Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun) has formed a collaboration with Airbus and the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) from the UAE University, to build and develop a Satellite Assembly, Integration and Testing (AIT) Centre.

As it moves to offset losses caused by the pandemic, the UK air navigation services provider makes upgrades to its radar infrastructure.

Automotive fuel cells are taking to the air, but more development is needed to make them suitable for aircraft use.

The Army’s next scout aircraft will be an air-launched effect that could enter service six years before the FARA.

European Commission plans to incentivize investment on a large scale so hydrogen may contribute to climate goal.

Abu Dhabi Airports has partnered with Meta Touch, a ground breaking UAE company, to deploy new touchless technology across 53 elevators at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), helping to prevent cross-infection from interacting with elevator buttons and enable a COVID-19-free airport environment.

Recovering, reflying SpaceX Falcon 9s will save Space Force $53 million.

As ETOPS runs for 777X GE9X engine get underway, GE sets sights on flow-inducer validation tests.

Ask the Editors: Software has made great strides, but pilots are still needed to handle complex missions in the real world.

APT 70 flies urban; EHang’s logistics eVTOL; Paris UAM test site; Japan’s air taxi plans; Sabrewing’s Arabian deal

An inside look into the U.S. Army’s radical experiment, Project Convergence, a sensor-to-shooter demonstration.

BEA’s persistence on three research campaigns leads to a potentially far-reaching discovery of metal fatigue on GE-Pratt GP7200 turbofan.

This week's Arabian Aerospace podcast looks at an innovative use of drone technology underway in Abu Dhabi.

GE Aviation is offering a new digital fuel dashboard at no cost to commercial airline customers using GE's event measurement system (EMS), enabled by Microsoft Azure.