The U.S. Air Force has failed for a third time to conduct a successful test of the rocket booster on a prototype AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon hypersonic missile, or ARRW. Continue reading
Category Archives: Aircraft Propulsion & Energy
China Tests Turboprop Drone Engine at High Altitude
China has successfully tested a new homegrown powerful turboprop engine especially designed for drones to be used in the country’s southwest plateau regions, overcoming a technical barrier that limited the performance of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) at high altitudes, with analysts speculating that it will boost the logistics support and monitoring capabilities of border defense troops. Continue reading
Rolls-Royce | Spirit of Innovation – World’s Fastest All-Electric Aircraft
Rolls Royce believes that its all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft is the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft, setting three new world records. Continue reading
Plymouth Rock and Sky Power Announce Partnership
Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc., the Massachusetts-based UAS developer, has announced a procurement partnership with German Wankel engine manufacturer Sky Power GmbH. Continue reading
Electric Sky Developing New Self-Focusing Beam With DARPA Funding
Electric Sky, Inc. announced that it has begun building the world’s first Whisper Beam transmitter for wirelessly powering in-flight UAVs, with funding from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Continue reading
Ascendance Flight Technologies Unveils Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
After three years of R&D, the French start-up Ascendance Flight Technologies builds on the virtues of hybrid technology and distributed propulsion to develop sustainable air travel solutions unveiling the design of ATEA, its 5-seater vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Continue reading
Insitu Pacific to Test Lithium Sulphur Batteries
Li-S Energy has signed an agreement with Insitu Pacific to integrate and test Li-S Energy’s innovative battery technology in Insitu’s range of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). Located in Brisbane, Insitu Pacific was established in 2009 and serves defence customers across the Asia Pacific region and commercial customers globally. Continue reading
Kratos Gets Initial Production Order for Affordable, High Performance Jet Engines
Kratos TDI-J85 Engine
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it has recently received an initial production order for a new, affordable, high performance jet engine for an aerial vehicle application from a national security related customer. Continue reading