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US Air Force AI tool cuts flight test planning from days to minutes
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (835+ words) In modern air warfare, advantage is no longer defined only by the aircraft that fly, but by how quickly they can be tested, validated and fielded. The US Air Force is now targeting that gap, using artificial intelligence to compress…...
How Boeing is using AI for rapid parts validation
23+ hour, 37+ min ago (543+ words) Boeing is at the forefront of advanced technology in its manufacturing processes across locations. Whether it is processing aerospace parts or fabricating aeroplane components, the company leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to improve accuracy and efficiency. At its plants in…...
Norway to test Electra EL9 hybrid-electric aircraft in new zero emission sandbox
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (520+ words) Norway is taking another step forward in its push to commercialise zero and low-emission aviation. It has launched a new international test arena project in collaboration with Bristow Group and Electra. The four organisations will partner to conduct test flights…...
NASA's Boeing 777 'flying lab' returns to Langley after upgrades
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (882+ words) NASA's "new' Boeing 777-200 ER aircraft has returned to the administration's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, after undergoing the heavy structural modifications and hardware upgrades required to transform the former commercial airliner into the agency's next-generation airborne science laboratory. After…...
Shapeshifting aircraft? DLR tests AI controlled morphing wings in flight
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (893+ words) An aircraft that changes the shape of its wings in mid-air, once the realm of futuristic sketches, is now flying in real conditions, guided not by a pilot's hand alone but by artificial intelligence. Researchers at the German Aerospace Centre…...
NASA's Roman space telescope promises a new map of the universe
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (886+ words) The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is finally complete, with the agency unveiling the spacecraft on 21 April as a powerful new instrument designed to map the universe and search for distant planets. More than a successor…...
Working from plane? Boeing's "phone booth' pod could make it easier
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (588+ words) At this year's Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026, Boeing quietly tucked one of its most intriguing future cabin concepts in a corner of its booth: a compact, enclosed work-and-stretch pod designed to give economy passengers a private space to escape their seats....
MQ-9 B Sky Guardian icing trials bring all-weather drone operations closer
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (773+ words) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has completed a critical series of flight tests aimed at certifying its MQ-9 B Sky Guardian remotely piloted aircraft for Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI), a milestone that moves the platform closer to unrestricted, all-weather operations....
Britten-Norman Islander to trial 5 G connectivity at the edge of space
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (756+ words) For years, the idea of delivering mobile coverage from the edge of space has lived mostly in engineering studies rather than operational networks. Now, a partnership between World Mobile Stratospheric (WMS) and British aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman is pushing the concept…...
Finland's vast Arctic drone test range is key to Europe's UAV ambitions
1+ week, 4+ day ago (784+ words) Finland is expanding one of Europe's most capable real-world drone testing environments at a time when autonomous aircraft are moving rapidly from niche tools to critical infrastructure, logistics and defence assets. In northern Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre's Arctic drone…...