sábado, 12 de abril de 2025

Chinese Airline Delays Boeing Jet Delivery as Tariffs Surge

Boeing, aerospace suppliers primed for disruption amid Trump’s tariffs

General Atomics Working on Airborne Laser Pod for MQ-9B

The compact High-Energy Laser pod for MQ-9B is designed with Fleet Defense and Counter-UAS roles in mind. General Atomics has unveiled the development of an airborne laser pod to equip the MQ-9B. The pod was put on display during the recent Navy League's Sea Air Space 2025 conference, which was held on Apr. 6-9, 2025. […]

https://theaviationist.com/2025/04/11/mq-9b-airborne-laser-pod/



General Atomics Launches Partnership with Hanwha Aerospace of South Korea

https://theaviationist.com/2025/04/11/ga-asi-hanwha-aerospace-partnership/

Hanwha Aerospace that will see collaboration on the development and production of unmanned aircraft systems. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) announced a deal with South Korean firm Hanwha Aerospace that will see collaboration on the development and production of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Linden Blue, Chief Executive Officer of […]

FAA Drone Detection Testing

Turkish manufacturers press ahead with UAV capabilities

Bayraktar's TB2 unmanned air vehicle has demonstrated the ability to recover from a spin, while Turkish Aerospace has increased the weapons capability of the Aksungur system.


https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/turkish-manufacturers-press-ahead-with-uav-capabilities/162594.article


A350-900 with enhanced-performance Trent XWB engine obtains EASA approval

Delta to test efficiency benefits of ‘shark skin’ treatments on Boeing 767s

Collins Awarded Navy Deal For C/KC-130T | Advanced Autonomous Maritime Capabilities In Saudi Arabia | DoS Approved AMRAAM Sale To Australia

Double diversion turns British Airways flight into 23-hour journey

Qantas celebrates 6 decades of jets across the ditch

Surf Life Saving NSW to explore long-range drones

The agreement will see SLSNSW and Babcock look into using drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) to modernise SLSNSW's coastal operations and "radically transform the state's surf lifesaving operations into a broader national asset for disaster prevention, response, and recovery".

https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/04/surf-life-saving-nsw-looks-into-long-range-drones/


BAE Systems partners with Boeing on Ghost Bat

The agreement strengthens the collaborative efforts of two of the nation's key defence players in what has been billed as one of Australia's most significant aviation programs.

https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/04/bae-systems-partners-with-boeing-on-ghost-bat/

First Airbus A330 MRTT for the Spanish Air and Space Force enters into service | Airbus

Hudson River helicopter crash cause not yet known, NTSB says

NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy said the agency will not speculate on cause. 

"We do not have a preliminary cause. That takes time," Homendy said. "We will not speculate on cause ever, but we will not be determining any sort of preliminary or probable cause at the scene of an accident. We don't do that."


https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/helicopter-crash-hudson-river-ntsb/


BlackBird Demonstrator Maiden Flight - CycloTech

  • World's first aircraft with 6 CycloRotors
  • From BlackBird concept to maiden flight within 11 months
  • Marking a pivotal leap forward for compact eVTOL aircraft


https://www.cyclotech.at/blackbird-demonstrator-maiden-flight/