Propulsion
Ukraine’s New Drone Motors Hit 400 km/h – Fast Enough to Hunt Jet Shaheds
Ukraine can now mass-produce a motor that makes interceptor drones go 400 kilometers per hour, the Brave1 Defense Cluster announced in December.
Propulsion
Propulsion
Ukraine Presents Pulse Jet Engine Hrim-17 for Drones
Engineers from the Independent Design Bureau have presented a new pulse jet engine, the Hrim-17, designed for use in light unmanned aerial vehicles. The development is currently undergoing ground tests, the developer told Militarnyi at the Brave1 Components event on December 3. The Hrim-17 has compact dimensions: a length of
Propulsion
Ukraine Begins Production of Turbojet Engines for Drones
A Ukrainian-Australian company has launched the production of turbojet engines for drones, missiles, and guided bombs in Ukraine. The Australian partners developed the engines, and the Ukrainian firm invested its own funds in their production. The joint venture showcased its products at the Brave1 Components exhibition in Kyiv. The manufacturer
Business
IonQ and Heven AeroTech Partner to Develop Quantum-Enabled Drones
* IonQ, a leading quantum company, has announced a new investment and strategic partnership with Heven AeroTech, a developer of advanced hydrogen-powered Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) solutions for defense and aerospace missions. The agreement will enable Heven AeroTech to integrate IonQ’s quantum computing, quantum networking, quantum sensing, and quantum security
Propulsion
Battery-Free Drone Designed to Fly as Long as the Sun Shines
The father and son team behind the world's fastest quadcopter we featured last year has now built what essentially looks like a flying photovoltaic panel, in a bid to create a drone that's powered by solar alone. Oour coverage today is an attempt to build a
Propulsion
GE Aerospace Pursues Small Turbofan Development for CCA
* GE Aerospace is developing a small turbofan engine for midsized Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) that are now in high demand by militaries worldwide, Chief Financial Officer Rahul Ghai said on November. 11. The new engine would fill a gap between the 800-1,500-lb.-thrust family of engines now being developed
Propulsion
Shield AI’s X-BAT to Get Same GE Engine as F-15, F-16 Fighters
* GE Aerospace and Shield AI have agreed to collaborate on propulsion technologies for Shield AI’s new X-BAT vehicle program. Through the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the F110-GE-129 engine, featuring the advanced Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN), has been selected to power the X-BAT. GE Aerospace will provide propulsion and
Propulsion
ZeroAvia Ships First Flight Intent SuperStack Flex Fuel Cell System to Defence Sector Customer
* ZeroAvia announced that it has shipped its first flight intent SuperStack Flex modular low temperature proton exchange membrane (LTPEM) fuel cell system to a customer in the defence sector. The system has been fully qualified against the customer’s airworthiness requirements. ZeroAvia’s SuperStack Flex is a modular fuel cell
Propulsion
Volatus Aerospace and VoltaXplore Team for Canadian-Made Battery Supply to Power Next-Gen Drones
* Volatus Aerospace Inc., a Canadian provider of aerial intelligence and unmanned aircraft systems, and VoltaXplore Inc., a high-performance lithium-ion battery manufacturer and subsidiary of NanoXplore Inc., announced the signing of a letter of intent (the LOI) for the future supply of Canadian-made lithium-ion battery cells to power Volatus’ next-generation drones.
UAM/UTM
Skyports Infrastructure, RAKTA and Joby Partner to Launch Air taxi service in Ras Al Khaimah by 2027
The Ras Al Khaimah Transport Authority (“RAKTA”), Joby Aviation, Inc. a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, and Skyports Infrastructure have announced a long-term collaboration to launch a passenger air taxi service network in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah by 2027. The announcement followed the signing
Business
Pentagon Funds $13.6M Project to Make Drones Twice as Fuel-Efficient
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Minco Technologies of Cookeville, Tennessee, a contract valued at up to $13.6 million to develop a next-generation unmanned aircraft engine designed to dramatically reduce fuel consumption and improve operational flexibility. The project aims to create a modular, fuel-flexible propulsion system that could
Propulsion
Honeywell Unveils New Small-Thrust-Class Aircraft Engine for Unmanned Military Operations
Honeywell unveiled a new small-thrust-class engine, the HON1600, for the collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) and unmanned aircraft system (UAS) market during the annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference organized by the Air & Space Forces Association in Washington, D.C.. The CCA engine, HON1600, meets all mission-critical performance parameters, including