United Arab Emirates (UAE)

By Tony Osborne
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first domestically produced warplane appears to be making steady progress towards service entry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
China’s eVTOL startups continue to make rapid progress with new financing and pre-orders.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall, Joe Anselmo
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Archer has announced the start of flight testing in Abu Dhabi with its uncrewed Midnight eVTOL demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
The second Donald Trump administration has struggled to reach an agreement with China to ease export controls on the U.S.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
UK eVTOL startup Sora Aviation has been awarded two government-supported research projects totaling £2.1 million ($2.8 million).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer has a new partnership with private aviation services company JetEx to integrate the Midnight eVTOL into the latter’s network of several dozen FBOs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
Facing China’s escalating export controls, the U.S. is accelerating supply chain diversification.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
RTX plans to produce the critical mineral gallium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with two local partners, the aerospace and defense giant said May 16.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of six Boeing CH-47F Chinooks to the UAE on May 12.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Monaco, principality and land of luxury, wants to develop a space industry.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The UAE has OK'd a proposal from Archer to modify the first heliport in Abu Dhabi into a facility that can accommodate helicopters and eVTOLs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
Raytheon and Tawazun Council moved closer to realizing a two-year-old plan to assemble the Coyote uncrewed aircraft system in the UAE.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Edge Group is seeking to win business for its HT-100 uncrewed helicopter system in Brazil.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Kim Minseok
The air forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and South Korea will cooperate on the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
New export controls have been unveiled by the U.S. Department of Commerce aimed at curbing China’s development of advanced military technology and capabilities.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Edge Group’s new Powertech unit has secured a first engine order weeks after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) defense company set up the propulsion business.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein, Garrett Reim
The arduous timeline to certify a passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft has forced some contenders out of the race.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Silicon Valley’s continuous innovation approach is running into regulatory reality for Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
As timelines stretch and the reality of the FAA’s aircraft type certification process fully sets in, the UAM market leaders are determined to not lose momentum.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Alongside its financial results for the 2024 fourth quarter (Q4), Archer shared new details around its “Launch Edition” initiative.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The aircraft is to arrive ahead of Joby’s plans to start carrying its first passengers in late 2025 or early 2026 in Dubai.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
The United Arab Emirates’ principal defense company is eyeing partnerships to realize its engine and space ambitions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
MBDA is pushing to complete development of a new diamond-shaped loitering munition in the next 18 months to two years to meet burgeoning demand.
Missile Defense & Weapons