– ZeroAvia has announced the UK Government has awarded the company and consortium partners a grant towards a £10.8m project to develop a novel liquid hydrogen management system. Continue reading
Category Archives: Aircraft Propulsion & Energy
US Air Force Reaper Drones to Test New Anti-Hacking Software
The computer code that runs the MQ-9 Reaper will be overhauled in the next two years to test revolutionary new tools that would make its software ‘much, much harder to hack.’ Continue reading
Kratos and GE Aerospace Team on New Propulsion System for UAS
– Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. and GE Aerospace have announced a formal teaming agreement to advance propulsion technologies for the next generation of affordable unmanned aerial systems and Collaborative Combat Aircraft-type (CCA-type) aircraft. Continue reading
New Technology to Wirelessly Power Drones in Flight
A research group led by Takayuki Matsumuro, a researcher at the Wave Engineering Laboratory of the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) in Japan, has developed a new technology for wirelessly transmitting power to drones in flight.
Factorial Ships First Solid-State Battery Cells to Avidrone Aerospace
– Factorial Inc., a supplier of solid-state battery technology, announced the shipment of its first solid-state lithium-metal battery cells for drone use to Avidrone Aerospace Inc., a Canadian developer of long-range, dual-use unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading
GA-ASI Gets $99M Air Force Contract for Hybrid Ducted Fan ISR/Strike UAS
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. Poway, California, was awarded a $99,292,613 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for hybrid-electric propulsion ducted fan next-generation intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance/strike unmanned aerial systems (GHOST). Continue reading
Hermeus Flies Quarterhorse Edwards at Air Force Base
– Hermeus, a venture capital-backed aerospace and defense technology company specializing in high-speed aircraft, announced the flight of its Quarterhorse Mk 1 aircraft. This milestone is a significant step in Hermeus’ development of high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft. Continue reading
DARPA Program Sets Distance Record for Power Beaming
In a series of recent tests in New Mexico, the Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program achieved several new records for transmitting power over distance. The team recorded more than 800 watts of power delivered during a 30-second transmission from a laser 8.6 kilometers (5.3 miles) away. Continue reading