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The funding will be used to jointly develop technologies with the U.S. for a fission nuclear system for space power applications.

OEMs are designing turbine blades to be more resilient in harsh environments and at high temperatures.

A look at where new commercial aftermarket engine capabilities are being added around the world.

Flight tests of the Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X engine for the ultra-long-range Dassault Falcon 10X business jet have begun following delivery of the company’s Boeing 747-200 flying testbed fitted with the test engine to its Tucson facility in Arizona.

Demonstrators built under Clean Sky 2, the project’s predecessor, were exhibited at the annual forum as a source of motivation.

Rolls-Royce has begun bench tests of its first 320-kW electric motor demonstrator for potential regional aircraft applications.

How civil aerospace aftermarket demand is driving its investment in its services network.

Editors dissect the recent financials of Lufthansa Technik, Rolls-Royce and MTU Maintenance and how they are looking to capitalize on the market upturn.

Certifying electric engines; Call for UK hydrogen funding; More eVTOLs for USAF; and the UK’s future flight road map.

A consortium of UK and European companies have called on the British government to provide additional funding towards making the hydrogen fuel plan a reality.

The capacity additions will ramp up capacity needs for mid-term demand

For decades, aircraft manufacturers have preferred derivatives over all-new aircraft. That approach appears to be ending.

Reevaluating procurement strategies is just one strategy to manage specialized equipment.

Saudi Arabia and India will test the new appeal of the Embraer tanker-transport in a tactical airlift market long monopolized by Lockheed Martin.

Services was a key revenue driver for the British engine manufacturer last year.

Rolls looks to double the time on wing for its Trent XWB-97 engine for the Airbus A350-1000 in a bid to address concerns about the durability of the powerplant.

Taking technologies from demonstrator programs like UltraFan, Rolls-Royce aims to significantly improve the durability of its latest Trent widebody engines.

The Germany-based engine specialist is planning to grow capacity at its site in Germany over the next two years.

Electric propulsion pioneer MagniX expects to name a new CEO in the coming weeks.

Two-thirds of Europe’s Clean Aviation research projects are focused on more sustainable advanced propulsion technologies for service entry in the mid-2030s.

Does engine choice still matter for airlines procuring powerplants for new aircraft?

Two of Germany’s large aerospace suppliers seek better access to the U.S. market and Boeing, with very different approaches.

Readers write about 737-9 door plugs, ATC training standards, the Perseverance Mars rover, celestial navigation and GPS, and “rejiggering.”

Rolls says the UltraFan currently remains the only new engine architecture available for the future twin-aisle market.

Rolls-Royce has signed a five-year contract with artificial intelligence systems developer Aerogility to boost forecasting capabilities.