Propulsion
Chinese Jet Engines Power Russia’s Geran Drones
According to Beijing’s assurances, these should not have reached Russia under its stated export-control rules
Propulsion
Propulsion
MagLev Aero Secures Dual DARPA Contracts to Advance Next-Generation US Drone Propulsion
MagLev Aero has created a breakthrough in propulsion technology that provides more thrust for less power, fundamentally changing the physics of flight.
Propulsion
Northrop Grumman to Accelerate Extended-Range C-UAS Missile Technology for US Army
Company to develop solid fuel ramjet propulsion for the U.S. Army’s extended-range counter-UAS program, enhancing missile range and air defence capabilities.
Propulsion
Amprius Secures $75 M Grant for American High-Energy Density Battery Production
Funds will enable the conversion of an EV battery line operated by a major South Korean battery partner
Propulsion
UK Drone Turbojet Engine Developed in Seven Months
UK MOD and UK start-up Alloyed co-develop a new family of digitally manufactured turbojet engines, built entirely in Britain, taking one engine from concept to flight in under seven months.
HAPS
PHASA-35 Selected for UK Power Beaming Project
A UK designed and built solar powered stratospheric aircraft has been selected to support the UK’s Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) Enduring Atmospheric Platforms programme to develop low cost, long endurance platforms for high-altitude communications
Propulsion
GE Aerospace and Kratos Announce Successful Ignition of GEK800 Turbofan Cruise Missile Propulsion System
Test at Kratos X-58 Test Facility Keeps Cost-Effective, Advanced Strike Technology on Schedule as High-Performance Jet Engine Advances Toward Production
Propulsion
Hermeus Unveils Ramjet-X Low-Cost Test Vehicle for High-Mach Flight
The Ramjet-X will be carried beneath Quarterhorse and released at a speed of around Mach 3, at which its ramjet can begin operating.
AI
SunCubes uses SimScale’s Engineering AI for Laser-Based In-Flight UAV Charging Solutions
“SimScale gives us the capability to run complex, multi-physics analysis on our UAV designs and energy transfer systems in the cloud, with AI that helps us set up and interpret simulations faster than ever"
Business
Heven AeroTech Launches Multi-Site Manufacturing Network for Hydrogen-Powered UAS at First East Coast Facility
The opening is the company's first on the East Coast and builds on its established manufacturing foundation in the Columbia River Gorge.
Business
TEKEVER Acquires Flowcopter for Breakthrough Propulsion Technology
Acquisition strengthens TEKEVER's leadership in AI-enabled Autonomy through integration of Flowcopter's innovative hydraulic transmission technology.
Propulsion
Army-Powered Drone Breaks World Flight Record
The record-breaking flight spanned about 300 miles and lasted eight hours, 41 minutes and 43 seconds, besting the previous record by 50 minutes. The battery-powered Group 1 drone was assembled and launched during a Game of Drones demonstration at Edwards Air Force Base, California.