Aerospace Emerging Technologies
Jan 16, 2026
Rather than flying early and often with numerous prototypes, Eve aimed to converge on a stable design before committing to flight.
Jan 16, 2026
Finnish electric powertrain company says it has the first solid-state battery for production vehicles, including aerospace and defense.
Jan 15, 2026
Following a banner year of satellite launches and two reusable launch attempts, China appears poised to demonstrate more cutting-edge tech on orbit in 2026.
Jan 14, 2026
Startup sees space-based radar as cheaper than aircraft-based AWACs.
Jan 14, 2026
Astro Mechanica’s hybrid-electric powerplant operates as a turbofan, turbojet and ramjet.
Jan 15, 2026
A new research paper on global aviation emissions says efficiency-focused policy could swiftly reduce fuel use without limiting air transport capacity.
Jan 14, 2026
Boeing and startup Salient Motion plan to attempt to certify modular actuators for commercial airliners.
Jan 14, 2026
Chinese academics are calling the government to take a more proactive role in SAF adoption, including embedding mandates in China’s next Five-Year Plan.
Jan 12, 2026
China conducted the first flight of a domestically developed 3D-printed turbojet engine in November 2025.
Jan 12, 2026
Dassault Aviation says it has invested $200 million in the Series B funding round of French artificial intelligence startup Harmattan AI.
Jan 06, 2026
XCF Global has signed an MOU to evaluate the use of small modular nuclear reactors for the power-to-liquid production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
Jan 06, 2026
The Zero Engine Taxi eTaxi system electrically drives one of the aircraft’s main landing gear wheel sets using power from the auxiliary power unit.
Jan 05, 2026
Indra and RTX have been awarded contracts to replace the FAA’s ground-based air traffic control (ATC) system radars.