Emerging Technologies

The FAA installs a new Saab surface movement radar at Newark Liberty as part of the Brand New Air Traffic Control System initiative.

The goal of the test campaign was to see if a duct lined with a new Boeing acoustic treatment could maintain noise parity with the current 787 design while achieving up to 0.5% better fuel efficiency.

Archer CEO says the Wisk, Insitu and SkyGrid acquisitions transform the air taxi developer into a diversified A&D company.

Maaz Dossa is a 2026 20 Twenties winner and an undergraduate student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His pioneering work focuses on advancing aviation safety and efficiency through innovative turbulence suppression technology and autonomous control systems.

DARPA’s Lift Challenge pushes drone payload-to-weight limits, with Avidrone winning by carrying 3.84 times its weight over a 5-mi. course.

Drone interceptors for hire; DoorDash delivery drones; UK funds boost aerospace; and European UAM demo.

Airbus reimagines its next-generation single-aisle as a flexible system platform, enabling updates with evolving technologies like electrification and AI.

When a next-generation single-aisle airliner finally arrives, it could bring whole new companies, too.

A range of concepts are in the mix as the U.S. Air Force considers options for a new bomber, including one that can take off and land vertically.

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

American Airlines receives Infinium’s first eSAF delivery, marking a milestone in scaling low-carbon alternatives to conventional jet fuel.

China’s NUAA completes the first flight of its Qizhi-5 tiltrotor UAS, advancing long-range vertical-lift technology with a 1,900 km range.

A new last line of defense is being developed to defeat incoming missiles that threaten airlifters and tankers in flight.

America’s missile defense challenge is no longer primarily technological. It is economic.

Archer unveils AI platform ZEE, predicting aircraft movements to enhance airport safety and efficiency, with testing underway at Hawthorne Airport.

The U.S. is moving ahead with plans for a privately owned outpost to replace the International Space Station.

UK telecommunications firm BT says it is seeing growing adoption of cellular connectivity as the primary communications link for low-altitude uncrewed aircraft systems.

The next-generation combat aircraft landscape in Europe remains in flux amid potentially shifting industrial arrangements and timelines.

With the Leap engine fleet growing twice as fast as that of the CFM56, CFM is focused on upgrades and production as single-aisle demand continues unabated.

Could ATR's EVO, the launch of which ATR delayed in 2025, provide an opening for the potential rebirth of Pratt & Whitney Canada's Next Generation Regional Turboprop?

Skykraft appoints former FAA ATO chief Teri Bristol to its board as it advances satellite-based VHF communications for global air traffic management.

SkyDrive partners with airlines and manufacturers across Asia to explore eVTOL applications for medical logistics and tourism, targeting service by 2028.

Yacht composites to aircraft, Caravan hydrogen conversions, electric light sport aircraft, and fuel-cell propulsion for ultralights.

High-speed aircraft developer Hermeus has successfully deployed an inert weapon from its Quarterhorse Mk. 2.1 unpiloted vehicle over New Mexico.

Ampaire has begun flight testing the second-generation version of its hybrid-electric Cessna Caravan as the company advances what it says is the FAA’s first hybrid aircraft engine certification program.