UK-based global major power and propulsion systems group Rolls-Royce on Monday reported that its new small gas turbine, intended to form part of a turbogenerator system that will be used to power... 

Leading UK aerospace and defence companies, plus the country’s Ministry of Defence (MOD), have given an update on the development of their Flying Technology Demonstrator project, a key part of the... 

Denel, the State-owned armaments manufacturer whose primary mandate is to equip South Africa's armed forces, says it is appointing an executive team to lead the organisation and bolster its efforts... 

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has announced that its Sustainable Flight Demonstrator aircraft, to be built and partly funded by Boeing, has been officially designated... 

The US Commerce Department restricted exports to entities that it says recruited Western pilots to train Chinese military personnel, as well as some that helped develop hypersonic weapons. They... 

South Africa’s current-account shortfall narrowed more than expected in the first quarter, as the value of gold and merchandise exports increased. The deficit in the current account, the broadest... 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has suspended its meeting with State-owned defence technology company Denel, which was scheduled for June 6, as the Denel board failed to appear.... 

Although the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) as an organisation was, and senior SANDF officers individually were, aware of the importance of cybersecurity, awareness of, and education... 

Slovenia-based light aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel, part of the Textron eAviation business unit of US aerospace group Textron, has appointed South African company Absolute Aviation as its... 

South African defence acquisition, disposals and research and development (R&D) agency Armscor announced on Monday that it is to host the thirteenth Analytical Chemistry Course, run annually under... 

The organisers of Commercial UAV Expo, the world’s leading commercial drone trade show and conference, have announced an impressive list of more than 135 top unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)... 

Various technologies, such as tracking tags, closed circuit television cameras and thermal cameras, Wireless Sensor Networks, mobile apps and drones, are being used for intelligence and... 

German developer Wingcopter, an operator of delivery drones, and Hamburg-based ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research have announced a development partnership. Together, they intend to explore... 

State-owned defence industrial group Denel has assured that its contract to supply the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) with new-generation Badger infantry fighting vehicles is “not in... 

Addressing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans in Cape Town on Tuesday, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise stated, almost in passing, that she hoped... 

UK-based major propulsion and power systems group Rolls-Royce has announced that the first tests of its new-generation aircraft turbofan engine technology demonstrator, the UltraFan, has been... 

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans has concluded that the Cabinet decision to reduce government spending and impose budget cuts on all government departments was... 

The Lady R's position system is on 99% of the time, historic data shows – but not perfect. So were it not for eyewitness accounts, we may never have known that the ship, which allegedly carried... 

As South Africa scrambles to deal with a diplomatic crisis brought on by US claims that the country sold arms to Russia, Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) has vehemently denied any involvement in... 

The rand slumped to its weakest level on record against the dollar as a diplomatic row between South Africa and the US simmered, putting trade of as much as R400-billion at risk. South Africa’s... 

Global major aerospace group Airbus reported on Wednesday that it had delivered 127 commercial aircraft during the first quarter of this year (1Q23). Commercial aircraft gross orders during the... 

US-UK zero-carbon emissions aviation company ZeroAvia and US carrier Alaska Airlines on Monday announced that they were cooperating in the conversion of the largest aircraft, so far, to... 

The official groundbreaking ceremony for a 5.06 MWp capacity solar energy plant at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) plant at Somerset West, in metropolitan Cape Town, was held late Wednesday... 

The Emirates Lunar Mission, which would have seen the deployment of the United Arab Emirates- (UAE-) developed Rashid rover on the moon’s surface, has failed.  Private Japanese space exploration... 

Two relatively small but highly regarded UK aerospace companies, local/sub-regional airliner manufacturer Britten-Norman and aircraft design, production and maintenance company Cranfield Aerospace... 

Zero-carbon emissions aircraft powertrain developer ZeroAvia on Monday announced a partnership with liquid hydrogen technology company Absolut Hydrogen. The two companies will cooperate on... 

Giant US aerospace and defence group Boeing on Tuesday reported its aircraft and spacecraft delivery numbers during the first quarter of this year. The report included both commercial and military... 

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics recycling company Petco South Africa, which is a Producer Responsibility Organisation created by the country’s plastics industry as a self-regulating... 

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) is currently running a project to use uncrewed aerial vehicles, popularly called drones, to improve both the coordination of forest and...