Second Airbus Work Package Signals Continued Composites Growth in India
FACC's expanded agreement with Kineco Aerospace in India adds to a growing list of global aerospace suppliers building local composites manufacturing capacity and broader rise of composites in the region.
Read MorePilatus Opens New Center of Advanced Composite Competence in Switzerland
New Schwarzhorn center consolidates composite part production as the company expands composites use from secondary structures to primary load-bearing control surfaces on its PC-24 jet.
Read MoreHaddy Prints Military Drone Boat
The Florida-based large-format AM company has produced the TF-179, demonstrating how digital manufacturing is enabling more agile development cycles and a faster path from concept to deployment.
Read MoreLucideon to Establish Sovereign U.K. Manufacturing of CMC for Aerospace, Defense and Nuclear
Lucideon proposes a £500 million facility at Keele University Science Park to build the U.K.'s industrial-scale ceramic matrix composite manufacturing capabilities.
Read MoreKAI Partners With Embraer on Aircraft Structures
Agreement expands cooperation in aircraft structures, civil aviation and air mobility, building on KAI's existing role as a supplier for Embraer's E-Jet E2 wing components and Eve Air Mobility's eVTOL program.
WatchGKN Delivers Flight-Ready Composite Wings, Fins for CCA Prototype
Manufactured at GKN’s composite design and assembly facility at Cowes, parts progressed from clean sheet design to delivery on an accelerated timeline with strict technical requirements met.
Read MoreTurkish Aerospace Industries Taxi Trials Kaan Fighter Jet Ahead of Flight Test
Reportedly featuring CFRP fuselage and wing, domestically produced 5th-generation multirole fighter to replace F-16 targets service entry by 2028, switch to indigenous engine by 2030.
Read MoreAutonomous Heavy-Lift Platform Launch Pairs With Composites Manufacturing Expansion
Tekever launches the AR6 heavy-lift drone family and expands composites manufacturing partnership with iCOMAT to support AR5 production in the U.K.
Read MoreJoby Advances With Virgin Atlantic, Aims For Commercial Flights By Year’s End
Joby Aviation and Virgin Atlantic sign agreement to launch air taxi service in London and Manchester as certification for composites-intensive S4 aircraft continues.
Read MoreAlbany Engineered Composites and A&P Technology Partner to Accelerate Next-Gen Braided Composite Solutions
Strategic collaboration combines braiding and advanced RTM to industrialize large composite structures for aerospace and defense.
Read MoreOpen Fan Engine Passes Preliminary Design Review, Advances Flight Test Demonstration
With PDR complete, CFM is leveraging composite turbofan blade and turboprop expertise, maturing technologies toward full-scale front module in 8-meter test cell, ground and flight tests this decade.
Read MoreNASA's Picks for Mars Mobility Development Feature Composites Expertise
In its new $17 million STRIDE initiative to advance Mars surface and aerial vehicles, NASA awards contracts to seven companies, five of which have a history of composites-intensive hardware.
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