GE Teams with NASA on Hybrid-electric Passport Engine – AIN, June 20
GE Aerospace is working with NASA to modify the company’s Passport 20 engine with hybrid-electric components to test under the NASA Hybrid thermally Efficient Core project that aims to reduce fuel...
MagniX Enters Energy Storage Race with Samson Batteries – AIN, June 25
MagniX, a U.S. electric propulsion systems developer, revealed plans to produce the new lithium-ion Samson range of batteries for aviation applications, AIN reported. The new batteries are expected...
Airbus Study: Fleet Upgrades Motivated by Sustainability, SAF – AIN, June 25
An Airbus business unit commissioned a study that found 79 percent of senior U.S. business executives from companies that lease or own private jets see sustainability and sustainable fuels as a top...
Army Plans To Field More Than 1,000 Switchblade 600 Attack Drones For Replicator
The Army plans to buy and field more than a thousand Switchblade 600 loitering munitions over the next year for the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative, a senior service official has said. Gen. James...
Merlin To Acquire EpiSci In Hookup Of AI Pilot Startups To Offer Complete Solution – June 13
Merlin on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire fellow startup EpiSci in a deal that would combine complementary autonomous capabilities to offer a full-stack solution for artificial...
To buy or not to buy a DJI drone: Navigating the proposed DJI drone ban
The proposed ban on DJI drones in the U.S. has sent shockwaves through the drone enthusiast community. Many drone pilots (or wannabe drone pilots) these days are wondering if they should still buy a...
