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Autoflight V5000 Matrix March 31, 2026
Autoflight V5000 Matrix william.moore@… Tue, 03/31/2026 - 07:48 The V5000 Matrix is a lift-plus-cruise hybrid-electric/all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft being developed by AutoFlight Europe GmbH. Unveiled in February 2026, the aircraft performed a remotely piloted transition from thrustborne hover to wingborne cruise, demonstrating that flight testing is already underway. Industry commentators have suggested […]
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Turkey Signs $11 Billion Eurofighter Deal October 27, 2025
Turkey Signs $11 Billion Eurofighter Deal hockensmithawi… Mon, 10/27/2025 - 18:19 Turkey has signed a long-anticipated £8 billion ($11 billion) deal to acquire Eurofighter Typhoons, the first major export contract for the four-nation combat aircraft since 2017.Twenty new-built aircraft will be purchased in the country’s first acquisition of a European combat aircraft after decades of […]
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Project Lotus, Northrop Grumman’s Secret Autonomous Aircraft Revealed October 27, 2025
Project Lotus, Northrop Grumman’s Secret Autonomous Aircraft Revealed hockensmithawi… Mon, 10/27/2025 - 18:05 Northrop Grumman has secretly built a large new uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), dubbed Project Lotus, at the company’s Scaled Composites rapid prototyping facility in Mojave, California, a source familiar with the project tells Aviation Week.A photo of the aircraft reviewed by Aviation […]
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Second B-21 Enters Flight Test In Palmdale September 11, 2025
Second B-21 Enters Flight Test In Palmdale hockensmithawi… Thu, 09/11/2025 - 18:36 The B-21 Raider program completed the first flight of a second airborne test aircraft in Palmdale, California on Sept. 11, clearing a key milestone a month before the 10th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force contract award to Northrop Grumman.Witnesses posted video on […]
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EHang VT35 July 29, 2025
EHang VT35 william.moore@… Tue, 07/29/2025 - 08:58 The VT35 is an autonomous lift-plus-cruise eVTOL being developed by EHang. The first prototype VT35 has completed final assembly and is now undergoing flight testing, with the first public flight occurring in December 2025. Certification will be with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), as with EHang’s […]
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Diamond V.MO July 2, 2025
Diamond V.MO william.moore@… Wed, 07/02/2025 - 09:55 The V.MO is a lift and cruise eVTOL aircraft being developed by Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH, a subsidiary of the Wanfeng Auto Holding Group. The aircraft design was originally developed by Volkswagen China and was transferred to Diamond following a deal between the two companies in February 2024. […]
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Zero Gravity ZG-T6 July 2, 2025
Zero Gravity ZG-T6 william.moore@… Wed, 07/02/2025 - 09:51 The ZG-T6 is a tiltrotor eVTOL concept being developed by Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry. It is designed for both passenger transport and urban air cargo missions and is set to enter into service in 2028. Certification is expected to come from the Civil Aviation Authority of China […]
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BCA Special Edition Newsletter March 7, 2025
BCA Special Edition Newsletter kylee.adams@in… Fri, 03/07/2025 - 23:30 Business aviation is soaring, and industry events are where game-changing decisions happen. Stay ahead with the BCA Special Edition newsletter—your exclusive source for daily event recaps, executive insights, and in-depth interviews—directly from the show floor. Gain insider access to emerging opportunities, market trends, and the key […]
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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of March 6 - March 10, 2017 March 15, 2017
Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of March 6 - March 10, 2017 user+1@localho… Wed, 03/15/2017 - 01:41 Selected U.S. military contracts for March 6, 2017 U.S. ARMY Blue Storm Associates Inc., doing business as Pemdas Technologies and Innovation, Alexandria, Virginia, was awarded a $49,500,000 order dependent contract for the Atmospheric Sensing and Prediction […]
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Product Realization Pop Quiz April 18, 2016
Product Realization Pop Quiz will.herth@pen… Mon, 04/18/2016 - 17:42 How well do you understand Product Realization? Aerospace and Defense companies such as yours are looking for ways to gain insight into program decisions that impact cost, timing and quality. To effectively compete and achieve program execution excellence, you need to make manufacturing a core part […]
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