Engineers from the Independent Design Bureau have presented a new pulse jet engine, the Hrim-17, designed for use in light unmanned aerial vehicles. Continue reading
Category Archives: Aircraft Propulsion & Energy
Ukraine Begins Production of Turbojet Engines for Drones
A Ukrainian-Australian company has launched the production of turbojet engines for drones, missiles, and guided bombs in Ukraine. Continue reading
IonQ and Heven AeroTech Partner to Develop Quantum-Enabled Drones
– IonQ, a leading quantum company, has announced a new investment and strategic partnership with Heven AeroTech, a developer of advanced hydrogen-powered Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) solutions for defense and aerospace missions. Continue reading
Battery-Free Drone Designed to Fly as Long as the Sun Shines
The father and son team behind the world’s fastest quadcopter we featured last year has now built what essentially looks like a flying photovoltaic panel, in a bid to create a drone that’s powered by solar alone. Continue reading
GE Aerospace Pursues Small Turbofan Development for CCA
– GE Aerospace is developing a small turbofan engine for midsized Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) that are now in high demand by militaries worldwide, Chief Financial Officer Rahul Ghai said on November. 11. Continue reading
Shield AI’s X-BAT to Get Same GE Engine as F-15, F-16 Fighters
– GE Aerospace and Shield AI have agreed to collaborate on propulsion technologies for Shield AI’s new X-BAT vehicle program. Through the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the F110-GE-129 engine, featuring the advanced Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN), has been selected to power the X-BAT. GE Aerospace will provide propulsion and testing support for the X-BAT program. Continue reading
ZeroAvia Ships First Flight Intent SuperStack Flex Fuel Cell System to Defence Sector Customer
– ZeroAvia announced that it has shipped its first flight intent SuperStack Flex modular low temperature proton exchange membrane (LTPEM) fuel cell system to a customer in the defence sector. The system has been fully qualified against the customer’s airworthiness requirements. Continue reading
Volatus Aerospace and VoltaXplore Team for Canadian-Made Battery Supply to Power Next-Gen Drones
– Volatus Aerospace Inc., a Canadian provider of aerial intelligence and unmanned aircraft systems, and VoltaXplore Inc., a high-performance lithium-ion battery manufacturer and subsidiary of NanoXplore Inc., announced the signing of a letter of intent (the LOI) for the future supply of Canadian-made lithium-ion battery cells to power Volatus’ next-generation drones. Continue reading