Major US group Boeing’s Defence, Space and Security (BDS) business unit has opened its new Advanced Composite Fabrication Centre (ACFC). This is the first of what is intended to be a series of... 

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones will, for the first time, be flown at the upcoming 2022 biennial Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Expo, while the attendance of private-sector oil and... 

As of mid-August, combined domestic and international passenger traffic to, from and within Southern Africa has recovered to about 64% of August 2019 levels, says industry body Airlines Association... 

The lifting of travel restrictions in most markets, low unemployment in most countries and expanded personal savings are fuelling a resurgence in demand in the global air transport industry, which... 

South African State-owned defence industrial group Denel would use the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Exhibition 2022 to, in effect, relaunch itself, the company indicated in a statement on... 

Major US aerospace and defence group Northrop Grumman has reported that it has made a significant advance in the additive manufacturing (AM, also called 3D printing) production of carbon/carbon... 

The European Union (EU) said on Thursday it would provide additional support to an African military mission in Mozambique, as Islamist attacks threaten gas projects meant to reduce the EU's... 

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the Germany-based business unit of UK-based global major propulsion and power systems group Rolls-Royce, has been awarded a contract to provide variable speed generator... 

State-owned defence group Denel has appointed Michael Kgobe, current divisional CE of Denel Aeronautics, as interim group CEO, effective September 1. This is subsequent to William Hlakoane’s... 

Aerospace and defence technology company Paramount Group has updated its Marauder armoured personnel carrier (APC) by introducing a universal hull, interchangeable dashboard modules and steering... 

UK-based global major power and propulsion systems group Rolls-Royce has announced that its Trent XWB-84 engine, developed specifically for the Airbus A350-900 airliner (and the only engine to... 

Giant US aerospace and defence group Lockheed Martin has reported that it has delivered a tactical laser weapon to the US Navy, for installation on one of the latter’s destroyers. The laser,... 

American Airlines (American), the world’s biggest carrier, has agreed to buy 20 Overture supersonic airliners from US company Boom Supersonic (Boom). The airline has also paid a non-refundable... 

South African defence company Saab Grintek Defence (Saab Grintek), a subsidiary of Sweden’s Saab group, has partnered with the Sisekelo Institute of Business and Technology (Sisekelo) to implement... 

UK-based global major aerospace and defence group BAE Systems on Monday handed over the first of the Typhoon multirole fighters ordered by the Middle Eastern country of Qatar. The Qatar Emiri Air... 

The European Union (EU) is planning a five-fold increase in financial support to an African military mission in Mozambique, an internal EU document shows, as Islamist attacks threaten gas projects... 

UK-based aerospace, defence and security group Babcock International has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and IAI subsidiary ELTA Systems, to... 

The benefit of rope access for routine industrial inspection work was again demonstrated when leading rope access specialist Skyriders Access Specialists successfully completed a project for... 

State-owned defence company Denel has announced it will institutionalise and implement a new turnaround plan to effect a self-sustaining business. The plan is particularly focused on streamlining... 

Giant US aerospace and defence group Boeing and Norwegian defence and aerospace company Nammo have successfully test fired an artillery projectile powered by a ramjet. Announced on Tuesday, the... 

At the recent Farnborough International Airshow, in England, US-based global major aerospace group Boeing unveiled a new tool to model data, which it designated Cascade, which was created to map... 

UK-based global major power and propulsion systems group Rolls-Royce released, on Thursday, its results for the first half of this year (1H22). It recorded statutory revenues of £5.6-billion during... 

  US-based global major aerospace group Boeing announced, in Tokyo, on Monday, that it was establishing a new ‘Boeing Research & Technology’ (BR&T) centre in Japan. This follows the recent... 

Canadian aerospace engineering company Horizon Aircraft has announced that the 50%-scale prototype of its Cavorite X5 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft has been completed. The Cavorite... 

State-owned defence company Denel has paid overdue salaries of about R300-million to trade union Solidarity members and other employees, and has reached a settlement with Solidarity on the... 

Europe-based global major aerospace and defence group Airbus announced its results for the first half of this year (1H22) on Wednesday. It did not release any quarterly results at the same time. It... 

Giant US-based global aerospace and defence group Boeing released its results for both the first half (1H22) and the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22) on Wednesday. For 1H22 it accrued revenues of... 

UK-based global major power and propulsion systems group Rolls-Royce announced, on Tuesday, the identity of its new CEO. He is Tufan Erginbilgic and he will take up the position on January 1 next... 

Brazil-based global major aerospace group Embraer reported, on Monday, its commercial and executive aircraft deliveries for both the first half, and the second quarter, of this year. It also...