America Makes Selects 25 Teams to Standardize Metal Additive Supplier Qualification
A repeatable metal additive manufacturing process requires more than a capable machine. Production managers must control the process, document how…
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GE Aerospace Links Powder, Machines and Inspection to Stabilize GE9X Blade Production
A GE9X low-pressure turbine blade begins as more than a digital geometry file. Its production depends on titanium aluminide powder…
NASA Holds Artemis III to 2027 as Commercial Launch Risks Mount
NASA still targets 2027 for Artemis III, but the mission’s schedule is no longer governed principally by one rocket and…
FAA Clears Boeing 737-7 After 1,000 Hours of Safety Testing
The Federal Aviation Administration has certified Boeing’s 737-7 for commercial service after more than 1,000 hours of flight and ground…
Ford Pairs 350 Senior Engineers With AI to Catch Quality Problems Earlier
A loose bolt, a marginal transmission trace and an underspecified fuel-system component call for different inspection methods. Ford’s quality program…
Ingalls Welding Robot Pilot Targets Variable Geometry With Real-Time Correction
A weld path programmed from an ideal drawing can lose alignment when a large steel assembly departs from that ideal….
Eve’s Rear Propeller Starts Transition, but Full Wing-Borne Flight Remains Ahead
Eve Air Mobility has activated its electric aircraft’s rear propeller in the air for the first time, beginning the prototype’s…
Northwestern Drone Reduces Its Visual Profile by Spinning 25 Times a Second
The propeller turns one way while the aircraft carrying it turns the other. That counter-rotation is the central mechanism behind…
Ford’s 2027 Electric Truck Cuts Wiring With 48-Volt Zonal Architecture
Ford has confirmed that its U.S.-market electric midsize pickup due in 2027 will replace the traditional 12-volt auxiliary system with…
Starliner-1 shifts to uncrewed propulsion test as certification slips
NASA and Boeing have recast the next CST-100 Starliner mission as an uncrewed Starliner-1 flight focused on propulsion-system validation rather…
Princeton prints motor-free origami robot hinges with closed-loop thermal control
Princeton engineers reported on March 20 in Advanced Functional Materials that they built a soft-rigid hybrid robot architecture using 3D-printed…
NIST’s Looping Laser Paths Improve Alloy Mixing, but Qualification Remains Open
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed custom software that sends a metal 3D printer’s laser…
Aircraft Trend Analysis Turns Failure Warnings Into Planned Maintenance, Not Airworthiness Findings
Aircraft operators and maintenance, repair and overhaul teams are now using off-boarded performance data to identify deteriorating components and move…
MIT’s VLASH Robot-Control Method Cuts Reaction Latency Up to 11.8 Times
MIT researchers announced on July 28, 2026, that a robot-control method called VLASH reduced maximum reaction latency by up to…
Cessna CJ3 Gen3 Starts Certification Flight Testing With Cockpit Software Focus
Textron Aviation said on Wednesday, July 29, that its Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen3 prototype had completed its first flight, opening…
Primax Tymphany Cabin Concepts Integrate Five Subsystems but Lack Production Data
Primax Tymphany Group and Audio Foundry members BdSound, Bluacs and Dirac announced two intelligent-cabin concepts on July 28, 2026, ahead…
Stoke Space Adds Five Metal Printers After Reporting Above 90% Utilization
Stoke Space became the first beta user of Additive Industries’ MetalFab 420K in May 2025 and subsequently ordered five additional…
Final Marine Osprey Delivery Makes Drivetrain Reliability the 2055 Priority
The U.S. Marine Corps received its 359th and final program-of-record MV-22B Osprey on Tuesday, July 28, completing aircraft fielding nearly…