Aerospace

Composites 4.0

Airbus, Salam join forces for HAPS connectivity services using composite Zephyr drone

The solar-powered, carbon-neutral unmanned aircraft system (UAS) will support and progress the development of digital connectivity in Saudi Arabia.  

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Defense

Rockwood Composites to quadruple capacity with new U.K. facility, subsidiary in Morocco

U.K. composite components manufacture will transition from 5,000 to more than 30,000 square meters of facility space, with additional growth in end market services and skilled engineers.  

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Aerospace

Joby applies for eVTOL certification in Japan

Company intends to bring eVTOL technology to Japan, with a new agreement between Japanese and U.S. aviation regulators streamlining the process.  

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Aerospace

ISRO/NSIL deploys 36 OneWeb satellites in first commercial LMV-3 rocket launch

Kineco Kaman supplied the LVM-3 composite equipment bay shroud assemblies and other CFRP components that made the launch possible.  

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Epoxies

One-piece, one-shot, 17-meter wing spar for high-rate aircraft manufacture

GKN Aerospace has spent the last five years developing materials strategies and resin transfer molding (RTM) for an aircraft trailing edge wing spar for the Airbus Wing of Tomorrow program.

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Aerospace

Beyond Gravity announces first four startups for Launchpad program

Eight-week incubator program enables the development and  commercialization of advanced space solutions for aspiring entrepreneurs and companies, with second round underway.  

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Aerospace

Dassault Aviation gears up for Falcon 10X initial subassembly production

Dassault takes a new approach to ground testing, which will be used to demonstrate the maturity of all systems well before the aircraft takes to the air.  

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Carbon Fibers

DLR develops additive WeldSealer process to seal joints, edges or modify surfaces

The robotic process developed for large components protects joints and edges, prevents cracks and allows multipart structures to be created as if cast in one piece.

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Aerospace

NASA orders three additional Orion spacecraft from Lockheed Martin

Lockheed maintains an OPOC for up to 12 composites-intensive vehicles over the course of the Artemis moon missions, reduces cost by 50% per vehicle.  

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First production AW609 tiltrotor takes flight

The composites-intensive production aircraft will support mission capability evaluation and expansion as the program moves closer to certification.   

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