Emerging Technologies

‘FlightPlan’ will bring together leading aviation voices on 29 April 2020 to share insights, expertise and intelligence via panel sessions, debates, news updates and live Q&As.

Owners realize an aircraft’s residual value by removing and selling parts and must now dismantle in an environmentally sustainable way.

Distributed electric propulsion for powered lift could redefine regional mobility, Aurora founder Langford believes.

Although expecting delays from the pandemic, Aerion says updated, sustainable AS2 supersonic design well-positioned for market recovery.

The U.S. Army plans to beef up legacy aviation platforms for future multidomain fight.

With automated flight safety systems, polar orbits from Florida are back in the offing.

A linchpin of the Army’s aviation modernization is still on track, but pressure is growing.

SESAR DM reports progress in modernizing Europe’s ATM but braces for potential shift in priorities after COVID-19 crisis.

Boeing’s ATS powers on; ZeroAvia progresses; Japanese eVTOL flies; LNG personal jet; Morphing wing.

A TASS report offers the first timeline for fielding of the new weapon designed to strike maritime and land targets at up to Mach 9.

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

Italy has become a hotbed of UAV development, but can Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer find success in a contested marketplace?

Europe will launch the public consultation on the technology road map for the proposed Clean Aviation public-private partnership that would follow the current Clean Sky 2 research program.

To the list of potential long-term challenges to commercial aviation from the COVID-19 crisis, add the likelihood of faster growth in high-speed train services for travelers in China and Europe, according to a new report by a major investment bank.

With fuel savings as the ultimate goal, Eurocontrol and air navigation service providers progressively allow crews to choose their route

New technologies may be available, but fundamentals that drive avionics design still apply for future air vehicles.

Certifying machine learning; eVTOL safety challenges; supersonic noise standards; UAM precursor shut down.

SalamAir has signed an agreement with Ministry of Manpower at the ministry headquarters.

Emirates has marked a major milestone with 20 million downloads of its mobile app on the back of a strong mobile and digital strategy that has led to solid consumer uptake particularly in Africa, GCC and Asia.

The UK confirms a new hypersonic weapon project with the U.S. as the UK Defense Ministry moves to leverage decades of expertise.

The recently unveiled, though notional, Quartet Interceptor provides clues as to how some missile-defense architectures may evolve.

Sensing supercooled icing; Russian electric testbed: deorbiting tether; digitalizing cabin; UPS drone delivery; Lilium eVTOL funding.

The coronavirus crisis postpones algorithmic competition, but DARPA pushes ahead with development of AI for air combat.

The U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program has focused on future rotorcraft, but GA-ASI pursues the MQ-1C role for Advanced UAS.

U.S. startup develops a fly-by-wire flight automation system to be retrofitted across a wide range of light aircraft and helicopters.