Innovation and Technology

Ground breaking innovations and technological developments have turned the aerospace industry upside down in the past and will continue to do so. Prepare yourself for the future by reading the news here.

atmos space reusable spacecraft

Scottish startup Aurora Avionics joins Europe’s PHOENIX reusable spacecraft programme

ATMOS space

March 9, 2026

Saab 37 Viggen

Why do some fighter jets have extra wings on the nose?

Dassault Rafale

March 8, 2026

USAF KC-135

Why aircraft engines used to have water injection, and why they don’t anymore

Airbus

March 8, 2026

P-8A Poseidon

Top 10 special mission aircraft used by air forces in 2026

Airbus

March 7, 2026

NASA Artemis delay

NASA delays first Artemis Moon landing to 2028 as new…

Artemis

March 5, 2026

Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 prepares to take its first flight.

Hermeus flies F-16 sized Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 drone in key…

Drone

March 4, 2026

Boeing training simulator

Thinking differently: Could neurodiverse pilots help solve the airline pilot…

adhd

March 4, 2026

Google Android baggage tracking

More airlines will support Android baggage-tracking feature

Air India

March 4, 2026

ESA Airbus UltraAir laser communications testbed

ESA and Airbus achieve world-first 2.6 Gbps aircraft-to-GEO laser link

Airbus

March 3, 2026

NASA ER-2 high altitude aircraft

Why NASA is flying a U-2 Dragon Lady at 70,000…

Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lad…

March 3, 2026

AURA AERO order PEAS for ERA

AURA AERO reveals first firm orders for its ERA hybrid-electric…

AURA AERO

March 2, 2026

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Digital rendering of Airbus' next generation rotorcraft concepts

Airbus unveils twin rotorcraft concepts for NATO NGRC medium-lift helicopter replacement

Airbus Helicopters

February 24, 2026

YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft takes off

US Air Force CCA contenders YFQ-42A Dark Merlin and YFQ-48A Talon Blue formally unveiled

Anduril YFQ-44A

February 24, 2026

F-22 Raptor fires missile

F-22 Raptor controls MQ-20 Avenger in autonomy milestone for US Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft

CCA

February 24, 2026

Digital twin military aircraft

US Air Force prepares for digital twins with new predictive aircraft maintenance platform

digital twin

February 23, 2026

FP-5 Flamingo missile launching

Ukraine’s FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile strikes key plant 800 miles inside Russia

Cruise Missile

February 23, 2026

F-35B with flap open in hover

Why does the F-35 have a flap on top?

Aviation

February 21, 2026

AXIS pilot training flight simulation

Pilot training in 2026: How AI, VR and data are reshaping the industry

AI

February 20, 2026

F-35 taking off from USS Abraham Lincoln

US Navy seeks new anti-radiation missile to target enemy radar aircraft

AWACS

February 20, 2026

Merlin Mk2 Helicopter takes off from the flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth

Royal Navy expands AI predictive maintenance to fixed-wing aircraft to boost readiness

AI

February 19, 2026

Airbus render of FCAS

Germany questions need for FCAS fighter as Airbus admits programme at ‘difficult juncture’

6th generation fighter jet

February 19, 2026

Mach Industries Divergent Technologie Venom drone prototype

Divergent Technologies unveils 3D-printed Venom strike drone built in just 71 days

3D Printing

February 18, 2026

Pair of SM-39 Razor renders

Stavatti unveils fanciful SM-39 Razor fighter jet concept resembling Sci-Fi Cylon Raider

6th generation fighter jet

February 18, 2026

Nuclear reactor airlifted by C-17 Globemaster

US military flies nuclear microreactor aboard C-17 in Operation Windlord first

Airlift

February 17, 2026

Ukranian soliders with drones were flying blind during the Starlink outage

SpaceX and xAI join Pentagon contest for voice-controlled drone swarms

AI

February 17, 2026

ERC System eVTOL

Europe’s heaviest eVTOL: ERC Systems flies 2.7-tonne Romeo demonstrator

ERC Systems

February 16, 2026

UK GCAP 6th generation fighter jet Tempest over London

GCAP Excalibur Boeing 757 testbed emerges with new nose radome and fairings

Boeing 757

February 16, 2026

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