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Bell Shows Off Sea-Based UAS For DARPA X-Plane Bid

Steve Trimble

Bell has released a concept for a sea-based, high-speed uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) that can rearm and reload itself on floating rafts.

Increasing geopolitical threats demand the most advanced fighter jet engine ever developed—GE Aerospace’s XA100 adaptive cycle engine. GE Aerospace is ready to provide the capabilities warfighters need and Congress should continue investing in advanced engine technologies to help ensure the U.S. maintains its unrivaled airpower advantage. Learn more.

EHang Plots Commercial Launch After Receiving Type Certificate

Ben Goldstein

EHang is laying the groundwork for the imminent commercial launch of its EH216-S unmanned multicopter, after it became the first company in the world to receive a type certificate (TC) for an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle in October.

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Sustainable And Flexible: The Collins Family Of Motors And Controllers

Collins Aerospace is developing a family of electric motors and motor controllers to meet aircraft needs in hybrid-electric propulsion and electric systems.

Airbus Performs Autonomous Vertex Flight Tests

Tony Osborne

Airbus Helicopters has completed initial flight tests of an autonomous rotorcraft flight control system that can be controlled entirely through a tablet computer.

Russia’s Superjet Fleet Faces Growing Sustainment Issues

Russian MRO providers have learned how to repair just 20% of imported part numbers for Superjet 100 regional jets, the representative of the type’s manufacturer Yakovlev revealed during a recent roundtable with Russian lawmakers.

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The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking Welcomes 20 New Members

The 20 new members will engage with the Clean Aviation programme on a long-term basis, and together with the European Commission and the current CAJU private members, will lead the way towards climate-neutral aviation. All new members have important competencies in the field of sustainable aviation R&I, key to enabling the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking to develop, integrate and demonstrate disruptive aircraft technological innovations capable of decreasing net emissions of greenhouse gases by no less than 30% by 2030. Discover more on the new members here.

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THE DEBRIEF

Why The Second Flight Of The B-21 Could Mean More Than The First

Steve Trimble

Second flights seldom come with the fanfare that greets a new aircraft type’s first aerial experience.

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Romania Joins Black Hawk Operators List

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