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The latest top stories in aircraft manufacturing worldwide.

October 10, 2024
The control system for fighter jets will allow pilots to interact with aircraft systems using physical gestures like hand movements without the need for traditional controls like buttons or switches. Full Story
Fan-in-wing technology powers Aurora’s concept for unprecedented speed and stealth in a vertical lift platform.
October 10, 2024
October 10, 2024
Salina Regional Airport has established itself as a key site for UAS testing, having hosted Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight operations under the FAA's Integration Pilot Program and Beyond programs. Full Story
October 10, 2024
The new contract extends on its current work and existing relationship with AVIC-XAIC to include new product offerings, including Just-in-Time delivery services managed by XAIC onsite FDH personnel based in Xi’an, China. Full Story
Mk-II Aurora at 63,000 ft, September 2024 from Glentanner Aerodrome, New Zealand.
October 10, 2024
The flights are part of the vehicle envelope expansion program, intended to identify vehicle dynamics in the transonic regime as Dawn Aerospace works towards breaking the sound barrier. Full Story
The powered Silent Arrow CLS-300 is based on the foundational engineering of the Silent Arrow GD-2000, the first attritable, autonomous heavy payload cargo delivery drone to enter mass production.
October 10, 2024
The company will build on Phase I propulsion test success to prepare a number of full-scale aircraft for flight tests in Q3 and Q4 of 2025. Full Story
Toyota Motor Corporation Operating Officer Tetsuo “Ted” Ogawa and Joby Aviation's founder and CEO, JoeBen Bevirt, strengthen their relationship with Toyota’s announced $500m investment in Joby, marked by a formal signing ceremony at Toyota’s North American regional headquarters in Plano, Texas.
October 3, 2024
Toyota engineers now work side-by-side with the Joby team in California, and, in 2023, the two companies signed a long-term agreement for Toyota to supply key powertrain and actuation components. Full Story
October 3, 2024
The VDR2 combines the high thrust and efficiency of the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) with the high efficiency cruise of a Ramjet, and will take flight in Venus' hypersonic flight test drone in 2025. Full Story
Yves Weerts (CEO and President of Weerts Group) and Nico Neumann (COO of Deutsche Aircraft).
October 3, 2024
October 3, 2024
Radian's engineering team focused on tuning the flight control systems and assessing the alignment of the real-world data to analytical predictions. The prototype was fitted with various telemetry systems. Full Story
October 3, 2024
MSN 1 will be Lilium’s lab test aircraft, or “ironbird”. It will be a fully functional aircraft and key asset for the certification program, being used to prove safety of flight and compliance with airworthiness requirements. Full Story
MT-Propeller has now opened three new buildings (the big ones in the middle of the picture).
October 3, 2024
September 26, 2024
Since 2016, BIKAR has been certified as an aerospace supplier according to DIN EN 9120 and says it has since established itself as a reliable supplier in the aerospace market. Full Story