Lilium Kicks Off eVTOL Battery Pack Production – AIN, April 18
Lilium announced it started production on the lithium ion with silicon dominant anodes battery packs for its Lilium eVTOL jet aircraft, AIN reported. The company plans to conduct its first piloted...
General Atomics Awards Hughes Contract To Produce Modems For MQ-1C Gray Eagles – April 9
Hughes Network Systems this week said it has received a production contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to provide ruggedized modems for the MQ-1 Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aircraft...
After Boeing Delivered First Test MQ-25, Navy Eyes First Flight In Spring 2025 – April 8
After Boeing delivered the first MQ-25 Stingray to the Navy in February for testing, a lead official said Monday the service is on schedule for the first flight test with that platform in spring...
Valkyrie Unmanned Combat Aircraft Demonstrates Electronic Attack With F-35s – April 2
An XQ-58A Valkyrie autonomous unmanned combat aircraft equipped with an electronic attack payload successfully demonstrated suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) capabilities with two F-35 fighters...
UK’s Cranfield Wins Major Hydrogen Investment Boost – March 26
Cranfield University, a leading British aerospace research center, plans to establish the first UK airport-based large-scale hydrogen research hub, Aviation Week reported. This follows an $87 million...
Construction Begins on New Boeing MQ-28 Production Facility in Queensland – March 26
BRISBANE, March 26, 2024 — Construction will begin on Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] new production facility in Toowoomba, Queensland, to support the manufacture of Australia’s first military combat...
