Content Archive: June 2025

Engines

GKN Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney Renew Agreement

Five-year extension runs through 2029
GKN
Maintenance and Modifications

GKN Aerospace Scales Additive Production

Fan case mount rings ring true
GKN
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Curtiss-Wright Wins CVR/FDR Deal with Tyonek

Contract supports USCG helicopters
U.S. Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin and MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters
Training and Workforce

Study: A&D at Inflection Point In Face of Retention Issues

Companies need to drive 30% to 40% more efficiency with existing workforce
Dassault Martignas facility
Aircraft

Sweden Demonstrates AI in Air Combat

Saab and Helsing have harnessed the rapid update capabilities of the Gripen E to test AI air combat
Saab Gripen E
Engines

MagniX Offers Increased Energy Density Battery Cells

Batteries will have an energy density of 400 Watt hours per kilograms
MagniX Samson battery cells
Rotorcraft

S-97 Raider Highlights Sikorsky Advances

Sikorsky’s 210-knot compound helicopter appears in Paris
Sikorsky S-97 Raider
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

General Atomics, Saab Propose Affordable AEW

GA-ASI has partnered with Saab to offer low-cost airborne early warning
General Dynamics MQ-9B SeaGuardian
Safety

UK Reports Zero Turbine Bizav Accidents in 2024

One loss-of-control incident involved a Pilatus PC-24 bizjet
UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Airlines

Vietjet Boosts Narrowbody Fleet with A321neo Order

Vietnamese carrier also recently ordered more A330neos
A321 neo