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Aircraft

Vertical Aerospace VA-1X eVTOL Makes Flying Display Debut at Farnborough Airshow

The display includes a full transition from vertical takeoff to wingborne cruise.
Vertical Aerospace VA-1X eVTOL prototype flying at Farnborough Airshow 2026
Engines

Vaeridion Announces Electric Propulsion Partner

Drive System Design to develop Microliner’s drive system architecture
Vaeridion
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Sikorsky Adds Matrix Autonomy to Beta's MV250 Military VTOL

Hybrid-electric VTOL joins Matrix-equipped fleet
Beta MV250 at Farnborough
Engines

GE, NASA, Beta, Boeing Conduct High-altitude Hybrid Flight

One flight test lasted more than two hours
GE hybrid-electric Saab 340B twin turboprop
Aircraft

Low-cost Broadband Project Launches Funding Drive

Avealto is aiming to fly a prototype stratospheric platform in September this year
Avealto stratospheric platform
Engines

Evolito Submits Electric Engine Type Cert Application

E800 series engine to power Electra’s EL9 Ultra Short aircraft
Evolito
Engines

MagniX Opens Order Book for MagniAIR Electric Engine

Buyers can place a deposit for delivery in 2027
MagniAIR electric engine
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Archer and Anduril Join Hybrid Defense Drone Chase

Autonomous Thunder aircraft unveiled on first day of Farnborough airshow
Anduril Archer Thunder
Rotorcraft

Luxaviation’s Sigma To Operate Vertical’s Valo eVTOL

Operator will help ready the Valo for real-world service
Sigma Air Mobility
Aircraft

Beta Brings Electric Airplane to Farnborough Flying Display

All-electric Alia CX300 joins Farnborough’s flying display
Beta Alia MV250
Engines

EPropelled Rolls Out Integrated Propulsion Line for Drones

Skylark series incorpates ePropelled’s new Unified Architecture technology
Skylark drone propulsion
Rotorcraft

Blade Offers Helicopter Flights to Farnborough Airshow

Joby-owned Blade transports show-goers between London and Farnborough
Joby
Aircraft

Vertical Makes eVTOL Flight Debut at Farnborough Show

UK manufacturer confirms that Valo type certification is now expected in 2029
Vertical arriving at FIA 2026
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Honeywell Expands Its Anti-Jamming Navigation Toolkit

Drone demonstrations showcase resilience of non-GNSS systems
Honeywell Jamfest 2026 radar velocity nav
Fuel

Hitachi and Eve Team to Provide eVTOL Charging

Partners will prioritize applications in Brazil and the U.S.markets
Eve 100 eVTOL aircraft
Training and Workforce

EASA Overhauls Flight Training Simulation Rules

New framework modernizes approach to qualification and use of flight-training simulator devices
Loft Dynamics virtual reality flight simulators
Engines

Dreamliner Set to Fly As New Boeing ecoDemonstrator

Green aviation partnership is backed by Rolls-Royce and Lufthansa
Boeing 787 ecoDemonstrator test bed aircraft
Sustainability and Environment

ZeroAvia Pushes Defense Focus With Hydrogen-electric ZA200

200kW power generation system central to revised short-term strategy
Two people signing at lectern with Dornier 228 in background of hangar
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Geopolitics Drives Technology Shift to Defense at GKN

European investment in sovereign capability targets new drones
GKN Aerospace additive manufacturing
Engines

Safran Turbogenerator Will Power Electra Hybrid Aircraft

Electra recently received FAA G-1 issue paper defining certification path
Safran TG600 turbogenerator