Rolls-Royce pulls out of Boeing NMA engine competition
Aero-engine maker unable to meet Boeing’s 2025 timescale with its UltraFan engineand is now targeting “end of the next decade” for engine maturity
Features
Stratospheric drone reaches new heights
A new type of unmanned drone which is launched by balloon into the stratosphere has successfully reached an altitude of 82,000ft during test flights in Europe
Opinion
The benefits of robotic inspection for complex geometries
Professor Ian Cooper from research organization TWI discusses how automating the latest inspection technologies can improve testing and inspection
Flight Testing
Virgin achieves spaceflight firsts
Virgin Galactic’s Unity spacecraft has conducted its fifth powered test flight and the second space flight of its test flight program
Defense
Boeing developing teaming drone demonstrator in Australia
Boeing and the Australian Government are developing a concept demonstrator UAV system capable of team working with manned aircraft
