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GKN Aerospace Unveils UAV Demonstrator Within First Year
Less than a year after launching a collaborative programme with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), GKN Aerospace unveiled its UAV demonstrator, marking the first public presentation of the platform and a major milestone for the programme. “One year ago, this was an idea and an ambition. Today, we are unveiling the first tangible result of that work.
GKN Aerospace to Support Next Phase of UK MOD’s Project NYX with Anduril UK
GKN Aerospace will play a central role in Anduril UK’s team following the UK Ministry of Defence’s decision to down-select the company for the next phase of Project NYX. Bringing world-class expertise in lightweight aerostructures and advanced manufacturing, GKN Aerospace is proud to support delivery of this critical capability for the British Army.
Svensk ingenjörskonst i Europas största rymdraket
Innehåll från GKN Aerospace När rymdtransporten Ariane 64 lyfter är det inte bara Europas mest kraftfulla bärraket som visas upp. Det är decennier av svensk ingenjörskonst inom motorteknik från GKN Aerospace i Trollhättan.
TEKNA: Tekna Advanced Materials World's First NADCAP Accredited Metallic Powder Manufacturing
ARENDAL, NO / SHERBROOKE, QC. 15 October 2025 - Tekna (OSE: TEKNA), a world-leading provider of advanced materials to industry, is proud to announce that Tekna Advanced Materials inc. has received NADCAP accreditation for metallic powder manufacturing, making it the first company in the world to achieve this milestone. The formal audit was completed in August, and the certificate was officially granted today.
GKN Aerospace and GE expand partnership for sustainable engine production
EditorPollock MondalStock Markets Published Nov 06, 2023 21:26 GKN (LON:) Aerospace and General Electric (NYSE:) have announced an expansion of their long-standing partnership, with a focus on sustainable engine production, including the high-thrust GEnx program. The collaboration will center on eco-friendly manufacturing, new technology insertion using alternative materials, fan case production and assembly, and repairing complex engine structures.
Elevating Manufacturing Efficiency
In the ever-evolving landscape of manufacturing, partnerships that foster innovation and efficiency are the cornerstones of success. One such collaboration is between Zoller Inc., a provider of cutting-tool management and presetting solutions, and GKN Aerospace, a global company known for its cutting-edge technology and solutions. The powerful alliance exemplifies how strategic partnerships can reimagine manufacturing processes and drive improved levels of productivity.
GKN Aerospace, Marshall and Parker Aerospace join forces to explore liquid hydrogen fuel systems for zero emission aircraft
Partnership MoU covers intent to develop hydrogen fuel systems Follows collaboration announced at the Paris Air Show to explore flight testing a hydrogen fuel cell system in the late 2020s Hydrogen propulsion, via fuel cell or combustion, is a crucial pathway for aviation to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 GKN Aerospace, Marshall, and Parker Aerospace are leveraging their world-leading capabilities to collaborate under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at exploring liquid hydrogen...
Supernal and GKN Aerospace Announce Agreement for eVTOL Vehicle Aerostructures, Electrical Wiring Systems and Manufacturing Innovation
Leading aerospace supplier and Hyundai Motor Group's Advanced Air Mobility company to collaborate on lightweight aerostructures and electrical wiring interconnection systems—laying foundation for scaled manufacturing PARIS, June 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Supernal LLC (the Company) and GKN Aerospace announced today a partnership on the design and build of major aerostructures and Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS) for Supernal's electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.
IMTS 2022 Conference: Washing Market - Cleaning Process & Robotics
Cincinnati/Dayton, Ohio-based Velontra has partnered with Venus Aerospace in Houston, Texas, to develop a revolutionary propulsion system. Velontra’s after-burner system promises to enable Venus' hypersonic aircraft to take off from any airport in the world where it will travel to any destination on Earth in about one hour. "This is an exciting relationship," says Velontra CEO Robert Keane III.
Velontra partners with Venus Aerospace on propulsion system
Cincinnati/Dayton, Ohio-based Velontra has partnered with Venus Aerospace in Houston, Texas, to develop a revolutionary propulsion system. Velontra’s after-burner system promises to enable Venus' hypersonic aircraft to take off from any airport in the world where it will travel to any destination on Earth in about one hour. "This is an exciting relationship," says Velontra CEO Robert Keane III.
HMUSA 2022 Conference: Single Pair Ethernet - The Standard Interface for the Industrial Internet of Things
About the presentation In the factory of the future, machines and systems are networked with each other through a digital infrastructure. So-called cyber-physical systems are emerging, which communicate in real time as independent actors in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and control production processes themselves. The basic prerequisite for this is the forward-looking combination of two disciplines: automation and digitization.
GKN Aerospace delivers energy efficient turbine exhaust module to MTU
About the presentation 5G goes beyond the expansion of broadband capabilities of mobile networks and provides advanced wireless connectivity, private networks, reliable networks with ultra-low latency, built-in privacy, security, ultra-high bandwidth, and 3GPP to provide the highest-level of support for massive Internet of Things (IoT) communications and larger devices such as automated mobile robots (AMR) and guided vehicles (AGV) with positioning accuracy and energy efficiency.
EasyJet partners with GKN Aerospace to accelerate adoption of hydrogen
*image courtesy of easyJet & GKN Aerospace EasyJet has announced it is working with GKN Aerospace to work toward reducing carbon emissions in aviation through the adoption of zero carbon emission technologies. The airline will support the development of GKN Aerospace’s hydrogen combustion (H2JET) and hydrogen fuel cell (H2GEAR) technology, including exploring the options for flight demonstration, as part of the airline’s ambition to de-carbonise aviation.
Embraer, Fokker Techniek, Fokker Services sign MoU
Representatives from Embraer, Fokker Techniek, and Fokker Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that opens opportunities to explore a broad range of activities in the defense, commercial, and support markets. “There is huge potential for both companies in the development of opportunities together.
Saft batteries to power Embraer midsize business jets
Saab celebrated its expansion in the U.S. aerospace sector with the grand opening of its new facility in West Lafayette, Indiana. This purpose-built facility represents a major step in both Saab’s global expansion strategy and growth and investment in the U.S. Saab announced in May 2019 that West Lafayette would be the location for its expansion and construction of the facility began in 2020.
No Supports Metal Printing
Honeywell’s 30th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook forecasts up to 7,400 new business jet deliveries worth $238 billion from 2022 to 2031, up 1% in deliveries from the same 10-year forecast a year ago. In 2021, surveyed business jet operators reported a sharp increase in used jet purchase plans, 12% above last year’s report, equivalent to 800 additional used business aircraft.
Richard Aboulafia Aerospace Markets Update, Fall 2021
Honeywell’s 30th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook forecasts up to 7,400 new business jet deliveries worth $238 billion from 2022 to 2031, up 1% in deliveries from the same 10-year forecast a year ago. In 2021, surveyed business jet operators reported a sharp increase in used jet purchase plans, 12% above last year’s report, equivalent to 800 additional used business aircraft.
GKN Aerospace to lead development of Electric Fan Thruster
Honeywell’s 30th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook forecasts up to 7,400 new business jet deliveries worth $238 billion from 2022 to 2031, up 1% in deliveries from the same 10-year forecast a year ago. In 2021, surveyed business jet operators reported a sharp increase in used jet purchase plans, 12% above last year’s report, equivalent to 800 additional used business aircraft.
Garmin Autoland wins Robert J. Collier Trophy
The EcoPulse distributed propulsion hybrid aircraft demonstrator – which is being developed by Daher, Safran, and Airbus with the support of France’s Civil Aviation Research Council (CORAC) and French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) – has successfully completed wind tunnel testing at the Airbus UK Filton facility. Distributed propulsion systems divide thrust generation into many small engines spread out along the span of the wing.
Sciaky receives NASA small business innovation research award
Boeing and Alaska Airlines are partnering on the latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator program and will flight test about 20 technologies on a new 737-9 to enhance the safety and sustainability of air travel. In flights beginning this summer, Boeing and Alaska will test a new halon-free fire-extinguishing agent that significantly reduces effects on the ozone layer, evaluate an engine nacelle designed to reduce noise, and assess cabin sidewalls made from recycled material, among other projects.
Airbus completes EcoPulse demonstrator wind tunnel testing
Boeing and Alaska Airlines are partnering on the latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator program and will flight test about 20 technologies on a new 737-9 to enhance the safety and sustainability of air travel. In flights beginning this summer, Boeing and Alaska will test a new halon-free fire-extinguishing agent that significantly reduces effects on the ozone layer, evaluate an engine nacelle designed to reduce noise, and assess cabin sidewalls made from recycled material, among other projects.
GKN Aerospace delivers first UltraFan engine intermediate compressor case
Boeing and Alaska Airlines are partnering on the latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator program and will flight test about 20 technologies on a new 737-9 to enhance the safety and sustainability of air travel. In flights beginning this summer, Boeing and Alaska will test a new halon-free fire-extinguishing agent that significantly reduces effects on the ozone layer, evaluate an engine nacelle designed to reduce noise, and assess cabin sidewalls made from recycled material, among other projects.
Spirit AeroSystems’ FMI wins Mars mission contract
GKN Aerospace will lead a UK collaboration program, called H2GEAR, to develop the company’s first hydrogen propulsion system for sub-regional aircraft. Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in the decarbonization strategy of aviation as it can power aircraft efficiently, leaving water as the only by-product. H2GEAR puts GKN Aerospace at the heart of the technology developments needed for the future of more sustainable aviation.
F-15EX first flight clears path for deliveries this quarter
GKN Aerospace will lead a UK collaboration program, called H2GEAR, to develop the company’s first hydrogen propulsion system for sub-regional aircraft. Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in the decarbonization strategy of aviation as it can power aircraft efficiently, leaving water as the only by-product. H2GEAR puts GKN Aerospace at the heart of the technology developments needed for the future of more sustainable aviation.
GKN Aerospace proposes eVTOL Skybus transports for 30 to 50 passengers
While a multitude of companies are jostling to compete in the emerging electric VTOL air taxi market, it's very rare to find aircraft designs carrying more than five people. But British multinational giant GKN Aerospace is looking into something much bigger: "park 'n' ride" Skybus transports capable of carrying 30 to 50 passengers across congested parts of town, moving affordable public transport into the third dimension.
York Space Systems picks Apollo Fusion for LEO constellation
GKN Aerospace will lead a UK collaboration program, called H2GEAR, to develop the company’s first hydrogen propulsion system for sub-regional aircraft. Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in the decarbonization strategy of aviation as it can power aircraft efficiently, leaving water as the only by-product. H2GEAR puts GKN Aerospace at the heart of the technology developments needed for the future of more sustainable aviation.
Honda Aircraft Co. opens wing production facility
GKN Aerospace will lead a UK collaboration program, called H2GEAR, to develop the company’s first hydrogen propulsion system for sub-regional aircraft. Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in the decarbonization strategy of aviation as it can power aircraft efficiently, leaving water as the only by-product. H2GEAR puts GKN Aerospace at the heart of the technology developments needed for the future of more sustainable aviation.
GKN Aerospace leads hydrogen propulsion program
GKN Aerospace will lead a UK collaboration program, called H2GEAR, to develop the company’s first hydrogen propulsion system for sub-regional aircraft. Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in the decarbonization strategy of aviation as it can power aircraft efficiently, leaving water as the only by-product. H2GEAR puts GKN Aerospace at the heart of the technology developments needed for the future of more sustainable aviation.
GKN Aerospace promotes its role in German NH90 order
2 Dec, 20, Source: GKN Aerospace NHIndustries and NAHEMA, acting as the Contracting Authority on behalf of the German Bundeswehr, have signed the contract for the procurement of 31 NH90 helicopters for shipborne operations. The contract brings the total order book to 597 rotorcraft. The purchase of the helicopters strengthens GKN Aerospace’s leadership position in the defence industry today and reinforces its strategic focus on the market for the future.
GKN wins Boeing silver award for AH-64 and CH-47 program work
2 Dec, 20, Source: GKN Aerospace GKN Aerospace have announced that it has received a 2019 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. The GKN Aerospace sites of Hoogeveen and Papendrecht in The Netherlands maintained a Silver composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month performance period supporting the Apache and Chinook programs, from October 2018 to September 2019.
Pilot Peer Assistance and Support Programmes go beyond a regulatory requirement
In July 2018, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued Regulation (EU) 2018/1042, now (EU) 2020/745, which requires all Commercial Air Transport (CAT) operators to implement a Support Programme (SP), which should include the use of trained peers, by 14 February 2021. The SP was a recommendation initiated by EASA Task Force following safety concerns related to flight crew wellbeing.
VoltAero demonstrates aircraft hybrid-electric power
The power module for VoltAero’s Cassio production aircraft is now undergoing flight testing on the Cassio 1 testbed, marking another major step in the company’s development of a series production hybrid-electric airplane family for regional transportation that will accommodate four to 10 seats, with flight ranges of up to 1,200km. and cruise speeds of 200kts. Cassio 1 made its maiden flight equipped with the power module Oct.
Ohio Aerospace Institute, International Trade Administration partner
Joe C. Semsar, The Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions of the Under Secretary for International Trade, recently met with Dr. John Sankovic, President and CEO, Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI), for a signing ceremony of the U.S. Trade and Investment Strategic Partnership Memorandum of Agreement between the International Administration U.S. Department of Commerce and the OAI.
Three Abaco sites achieve highest levels of quality certification
Texas, Alabama locations complete AS9100 audit, California ISO 9001 certified. Abaco Systems’ Austin, Texas Innovation Center has successfully completed its AS9100 surveillance audit, granting them continued certification standing. Its Innovation Center in Goleta, California, did the same for its ISO 9001 certification. These follow successful completion of the AS9100 surveillance audit for the company’s Huntsville, Alabama Innovation Center in May 2020.
GKN Aerospace leads smart manufacturing project
GKN Aerospace Smart Connected Shop Floor project trials digital technologies and smart devices to increase productivity. GKN Aerospace is leading the Smart Connected Shop Floor project as part of the UK’s Manufacturing Made Smarter Challenge. UK government and industry are jointly investing $12.8 million to support businesses to implement new technology to boost their manufacturing productivity.
Farnborough 2020
FIA Connect is a series of virtual events taking place during the week of what would have been the Farnborough International Airshow, from 20-24 July. The organisers’ aim is to bring the industry together and provide a platform for debate, business updates, and networking in the absence of this year’s cancelled summer gathering.
Re-imagining Air Travel for a Post-pandemic World
As with all dire and chaotic situations, the unprecedented disruption of global air travel wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic offers one shining light: the opportunity to view existing procedures and practices from a new perspective and, perhaps, create an even more vibrant, resilient and passenger-friendly industry. It would be easy to overlook this opportunity amidst all the bad news.
Why the F-35 is a good deal judging by cost-per-effect: think tank
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightening II generates lots of ugly headlines. Some reports focus on the stealth fighter’s dozens of persistent deficiencies, such as danger to the fifth-generation fighter from lightning strikes and problems sustaining supersonic flight without damaging its stealth coating. Other articles focus on the aircraft’s operating expense.
Future European combat aircraft requirements
Europe is facing major decisions when it comes to its next generation combat aircraft strategy.
Future European combat aircraft requirements
Europe is facing major decisions when it comes to its next generation combat aircraft strategy.
GKN Aerospace’s Thermoplastic component’s flight tested on Bell V-280 Valor
GKN Aerospace have delivered a pair of thermoplastic composite, induction-welded Ruddervators and two compression-moulded Access Panels manufactured from reused thermoplastic waste material to Bell. The newly installed components have now flown more than 12 hours on V-280 test flights, including during the recently completed autonomous flight testing.
GKN Fokker Services and RNLAF extend total support contract for standard parts
8 May, 20, Source: GKN Aerospace GKN Fokker Services and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have signed an extension of the existing total support contract for delivering standard parts for all of the RNLAF’s aircraft, helicopters and multiple support systems until 2022. The support is provided by GKN Fokker Services’ facility in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, and can be extended for an additional two years.
GKN Aerospace delivers thermoplastic composite components for Bell V-280 Valor
28 Jun, 19, Source: GKN Aerospace GKN Aerospace has delivered a pair of thermoplastic composite, induction welded Ruddervators, and two compression-moulded Access Panels manufactured from re-used thermoplastic waste material, to Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company. Ruddervators are the control surfaces for an aircraft with a V-tail configuration.
Check out 4 innovative aerospace products from Alabama
An Alabama startup is developing a fully autonomous unmanned airplane that could launch satellites every three hours. Ravn is an air-launch system from Huntsville-based Aevum. “Ravn is designed to launch every 180 minutes,” Jay Skylus, Aevum’s CEO and chief launch architect, told Space.com.
On demand webinars
Place your bets on the Disruptive Technologies for Advanced Air Mobility This webinar will bring insight into the plans of the established aircraft makers and start-up players aiming to launch the first wave of low or zero-emission conventional aircraft, generally up to 9-seats in size. It will feature leading players to discuss the design, route to first flight, certification and service entry of these types.
A Simple, Low-Cost Conductive Composite Material for 3D Printing of Electronic Sensors
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Abstract 3D printing technology can produce complex objects directly from computer aided digital designs. The technology has traditionally been used by large companies to produce fit and form concept prototypes (‘rapid prototyping’) before production. In recent years however there has been a move to adopt the technology as full-scale manufacturing solution.
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