Largest fuel-cell-powered aircraft to date has made successful first flight
A new record has been set for the largest aircraft yet to be flown with a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system. The new record was set by US company Universal Hydrogen, using a modified 40-passenger De...
View ArticleParliament’s Defence Committee anxious about maintenance of SANDF equipment
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence reported on Friday its concerns about the maintenance of the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) prime mission equipment (PME). In a press...
View ArticleCompany provides solutions to combat local industry decline
Despite the current state of the South African defence industry not being what it was two decades ago, protected mobility specialists OTT Group of companies is providing solutions to not only save the...
View ArticleRolls-Royce reports improved results for 2022
UK-based global major power and propulsion systems group Rolls-Royce released its results for 2022 on Thursday. It reported that last year it had recorded improvements in its orders, revenue, profit...
View ArticleSanral, Transnet, Denel among SOEs to receive fiscal support in 2023/24
As State-owned entities (SOEs) continue to rely on government bailouts and dominate the guarantee portfolio of the fiscus, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced conditional in-year...
View ArticleUnited Airlines, partners launch fund to stimulate sustainable aviation fuel...
Major US carrier United Airlines (United) has announced the establishment, jointly with a number of corporate partners, of a “first-of-its-kind” fund, worth more than $100-million, to support the...
View ArticleParamount Group unveils new logo at IDEX
Aerospace and defence company Paramount Group has introduced what it says is an evolution of its brand by redeveloping its logo, which was unveiled at the International Defence Expo, which is being...
View ArticleSouth African electronics company participating in global major defence show
South African electronics company Etion Create, which recently became a Reunert group company, is highlighting its new brand identity along with its defence products at the International Defence...
View ArticleEmbraer reports increased year-on-year commercial and business jet deliveries...
The world’s number three manufacturer of commercial jets, Brazil-based Embraer, has reported that it delivered 159 commercial and business jets last year. This represented a 12.7% increase over the...
View ArticleBoeing ramps up its acquisition of sustainable aviation fuels
Giant US aerospace and defence giant Boeing has announced that it is to increases its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) purchases by more than 100% this year, in comparison with last year. The SAF, which...
View ArticleThe preliminaries for the relocation of the SA Navy’s KwaZulu-Natal base are...
South Africa’s national port infrastructure and marine services agency, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), has given the assurance that the preliminaries for the project to establish a new base...
View ArticleDefence export council seeking opportunities in the Middle East
Membership organisation the South African Aerospace Maritime Defence Export Council CEO Sandile Ndlovu will embark on a mission to seek export opportunities in the Middle East for the South African...
View ArticleArtificial intelligence successfully flies an experimental version of a...
US major aerospace and defence group Lockheed Martin announced, from the world-renowned Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) in the US State of California on Tuesday, that the VISTA X-62A research and...
View ArticleUniversity of Nottingham clean aviation projects receive £10m in funding
Several projects led by the University of Nottingham’s Institute of Aerospace Technology (IAT) have received £10-million to fund research into the future of net-zero aviation. HECATE, NEWBORN and HERA...
View ArticleBoeing delivers last ever 747 Jumbo jet
On Tuesday, US aerospace giant Boeing delivered the last-ever 747, marking the end of the production of one of the most important types in commercial aviation history. The first-ever wide-body...
View ArticleFrench Navy frigate will visit Durban this week
The French Embassy in Pretoria announced on Monday that the French Navy’s patrol frigate Nivôse was to enter Durban on Tuesday, for a four-day visit to South Africa’s largest port. The ship would...
View ArticleDBSA highlights successful progress of PPP refurbishing 1 Military Hospital
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has highlighted the potential of strategic public-private partnerships (PPP) to ensure the proper management and maintenance of State-owned healthcare...
View ArticleBoeing announces mixed results for 2022
US giant aerospace and defence group Boeing has released its results for 2022. While revenues were up 7%, year-on-year (y/y), to $66.608-billion (from $62.286-billion), other indicators deteriorated,...
View ArticleAirbus Helicopters claims 52% of the global civil and ‘parapublic’ helicopter...
Airbus Helicopters, a subsidiary of the Europe-based global major Airbus aerospace and defence group, announced on Wednesday that it had won gross orders totalling 374 helicopters last year, with net...
View ArticleLargest hydrogen-electric test-bed aircraft to date makes successful first...
Zero-emissions aviation company ZeroAvia conducted, on Thursday afternoon, the first test flight of the biggest aircraft to date powered by a hydrogen-electric engine. The aircraft was a Dornier Do 228...
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