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Collins preparing to test ACES 5 ejection seat for F-15E integration
The latest combat ejection seat from Collins will provide generational improvements to the company’s Cold War-era ACES II system, which is featured in numerous fighter and bomber aircraft.
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Modernised airlift capacity boosts Southeast Asian militaries
Southeast Asian air forces are gradually recapitalising their tactical transport capabilities, amid a growing requirement to move personnel and equipment across broad geographies.
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Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor takes shape as Leonardo eyes first flight milestone
Leonardo Helicopters is close to completing the final assembly of its Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor (NGCTR), as it prepares the demonstrator for a maiden sortie before the summer.
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USAF names new Pacific Air Forces chief
General Kevin Schnieder has been designated the new Pacific Air Forces commander, as the US Air Force faces an increasingly challenging threat environment in the Asia-Pacific.
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Which unmanned systems starred at Riyadh’s World Defense Show?
Staged near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 4-8 February, the second World Defense Show attracted exhibitors from around the globe keen to support the nation’s Vision 2030 goal of boosting its local defence industry’s manufacturing capability by the end of this decade. In addition to its daily flying display attractions and ...
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GCAP industry partners ‘70% through negotiations’, BAE official says
The three-nation Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) continues to make solid progress, with Italy, Japan and the UK making considerable strides towards agreeing its industrial construct.
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Helios Horizon sets sights on stratospheric electric flight in 2025
Helios Horizon, a small US aerospace project seeking to demonstrate electric propulsion, aims to break a world altitude record for electric aircraft this summer and in 2025 to fly higher, into earth’s stratosphere.
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Boeing begins transforming MD-90 into NASA’s X-66A demonstrator
Boeing has started dismantling and scanning an old MD-90 as part of a multi-year NASA-supported project to transform the former passenger jet into the X-66A truss-braced-wing demonstrator.
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From A321XLR to air taxis: eight aerospace stories that will shape the industry in 2024
What lies in store for 2024 in a number of key areas of manufacturing, including Boeing’s prospects for getting its programmes back into shape, supply chain challenges and likely industry consolidation, and China’s chances of becoming a force in narrowbodies
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GE Aerospace achieves breakthrough in hypersonic engine development
Using a subscale demonstrator, jet turbine manufacturer GE Aerospace successfully ignited a dual-mode ramjet engine using rotating detonation combustion – a technique the company says holds promise for powering crewed hypersonic vehicles.
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‘Very novel and very difficult’: Wisk takes measured approach to developing autonomous air taxi
Wisk is on a mission to improve people’s lives by making their daily commutes or trips to the airport more manageable, and for its autonomous flight technology to be widely accessible.
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Embraer predicts ‘wave’ of E-Jet orders as company continues operational turnaround
Embraer executives say demand for E-Jets is lagging a broader boom for larger aircraft like Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies. Soon, they say, airlines will turn more attention to E-Jets to fill a market-segment gap.
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Lockheed unveils LED-based flight simulator promising significant reduction in training cost
Billed as a generational leap in simulator technology, fighter manufacturer Lockheed Martin says replacing domed projector screens with LED displays in flight simulators will offer better performance, simplified maintenance and significantly reduced operating costs.
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Joby bucks competitors by pushing adoption of its ‘universal’ electric charging system
US air taxi maker Joby Aviation is pushing for the electric aviation sector to adopt its system for charging aircraft rather than the automotive-based standards recently proposed by competing start-ups Archer Aviation and Beta Technologies.
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US strikes targets in Syria after attacks on American bases
Without revealing how the operation was carried out, the Pentagon says it has struck targets in eastern Syria, including sites used by Iranian military operatives, after militant groups in the area attacked American bases in the area, injuring more than 20 US personnel and killing one contractor.
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Hyundai eVTOL unit Supernal readies campaign to service entry
US urban air mobility firm Supernal has an ambitious roadmap to service entry, as it prepares to reveal the configuration of its first eVTOL aircraft.
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Boeing pushing production rates to keep suppliers ‘hot’ despite delivery slowdown
While Boeing will deliver fewer than expected 737s this year due to a quality problem, the company is broadly working to speed up the pace of its entire 737 production system, aiming to hit a 38-monthly rate this year.