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Noble Gas receives Approval in Principle for gas storage system
Independent assessment by DNV confirms the general feasibility of the company’s composite comformable hydrogen storage vessels, applicable for transportation, defense, marine and aviation environments.
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Leonardo unveils Proteus uncrewed rotorcraft demonstrator design
In the development of this fast-moving program, Leonardo is using a digital twin for synthetic development, more than 40 composite components and the use of AI in its control software.
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GKN opens $55 million aeroengine repair facility in North America
Enhanced support is now available for next-gen engine components and legacy systems, including GE LEAP and Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan models.
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Collier Aerospace HyperX optimizes X-59 composite nose cone
Swift Engineering relied on the CAE software’s structural sizing, analysis and test validation capabilities to deliver flight hardware for NASA’s supersonic QueSST aircraft early, under budget and with 25% weight savings.
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Composite Recycling thermolysis recycling unit delivered to Veolia
Operations are set to ramp up the company’s first industrial-scale recycling unit in France, made for processing up to 2 tonnes of composite waste per day.
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Firefly awarded $179 million NASA contract for moon delivery
Company’s third lunar mission and fourth NASA CLPS task order uses Firefly’s carbon fiber Blue Ghost lunar lander, Elytra Dark orbital vehicle and a rover to operate six NASA instruments.
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Virgin Galactic, ENAC to conduct spaceport feasibility study
Agreement with Italy’s civil aviation authority to determine the conditions for suborbital operations from the Grottaglie Spaceport, inspired by Virgin’s model in the U.S. with the composites-intensive VSS Unity.
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Vartega makes e-commerce storefront available for sustainable carbon fiber materials purchase
Online platform aims to build a better understanding of Vartega’s materials business for customers, while streamlining the browsing and purchase of product samples.
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EHang, Weihai to co-develop pilotless eVTOL industrial ecosystem
Using EHang’s composites-intensive EH216-S eVTOL, the cooperation will promote China’s development of a low-altitude economy with cultural tourism and other regional industries.
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NASA launches sustainable aircraft project CAS SUMAC
Two-year initiative aims to unlock innovative applications for sustainable thermoplastic composites and their use in AAM and commercial aircraft.
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