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United Arab Emirates (UAE)

By Graham Warwick
Eanan Al Samma's Rikaz is a multicopter electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle with four three-blade propellers mounted on arms.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
Orbitworks will be the first company in the UAE to manufacture commercial low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellations.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Archer says it is on track to complete construction of its high rate manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, by year’s end.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Al Yah Satellite Communications reported a drop in revenue for the first half of the year, driven by a payload anomaly on its Thuraya 3 geostationary satcom.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Textron eAviation has acquired the assets of Germany’s Amazilia Aerospace.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startups Archer and Joby commit to beginning urban air mobility services as early as 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

By David Casey
Five new routes and three new destinations in the United Arab Emirates will be added to Saudi LCC Flynas’ network from September.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Dubai has approved plans for building an AED128 billion passenger terminal at Dubai World Central Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Angus Batey
Saab has delivered the fourth GlobalEye AEW&C (airborne early warning and control) aircraft to the United Arab Emirates, the company has announced.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup Regent has revealed two deals with the government of Abu Dhabi to explore launching electric seaglider services in the emirate in the coming years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Joby's agreement with the Abu Dhabi government is intended to support an air taxi ecosystem in the UAE where the company wants to launch service in 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
Defense conglomerate Edge Group focuses on autonomy, electronic warfare and precision weapons.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The astronauts graduated from a two-year training period in a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on March 5.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA raised the number of its active duty astronauts eligible for missions from 38 to 48 on March 5 with the graduation of its 2021 class of 10 candidates.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Emirati defense group Edge has teamed with Spain’s Indra to create a “major industry player” in the development and production of radar systems in the UAE.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
A decades-old ambition to make multiday, ultralong-endurance flight a reality is quietly solidifying within the U.S. military after a series of failures and false starts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Joby has partnered with Skyports Infrastructure and the Dubai government’s Road and Transport Authority to launch air taxi service in the emirate by 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
U.S. defense contractor L3Harris and Emirati light attack aircraft developer Calidus have teamed up to develop an exportable version of the Calidus’ B-250.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
How Saudi Arabia’s aviation ambitions are seeping into MRO.
Workforce & Training

By Tony Osborne
The UAE is planning to further expand its already sizable uncrewed aircraft system fleet by placing an order for 200 rotary-wing UAS from domestic supplier Edge Group.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Edge Group has taken control of 65% of International Golden Group in a significant consolidation of the United Arab Emirates’ defense industry.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Odys Aviation has partnered with Dubai-based Aramex to develop uncrewed cargo aircraft operations in the UAE, Oman and elsewhere in the Middle East.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
The UAE's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center will provide the airlock for the NASA-led, lunar-orbiting Gateway space base, under an agreement announced on Jan. 7.
Space

By Graham Warwick
The United Arab Emirates has continued its aggressive move to embrace advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility