Solar Atmospheres facility supporting CMMC Level 2 aerospace and defense processing | Aerospace Technology Monthly

Solar Atmospheres Achieves CMMC Level 2 Status

August 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Solar Atmospheres has announced that all Solar facilities have achieved Final Level 2 (C3PAO) status under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program following an independent third-party assessment. The milestone strengthens the company’s ability to support aerospace and defense customers requiring suppliers to maintain validated cybersecurity controls for the protection of Controlled Unclassified Information. CMMC Level […]

AirSight AirGuard drone detection system monitoring unmanned aircraft | Aerospace Technology Monthly

AirSight Launches Aeroscope Buy-Back Program

August 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

AirSight, a U.S. airspace security and drone detection technology provider, has launched an Aeroscope Buy-Back Initiative designed to help operators replace legacy DJI Aeroscope systems with its AirGuard Essential drone detection platform. The program provides a $10,000 credit toward a new three-year AirGuard Essential agreement when an existing Aeroscope unit is traded in, regardless of […]

Marotta Controls Parsippany Center of Excellence for Power and Actuation Systems in New Jersey. | Aerospace Technology Monthly

Marotta Controls Opens Power and Actuation Center of Excellence

August 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Marotta Controls, global industry experts in aerospace and defense control systems, has opened a new facility in Parsippany, New Jersey, that will serve as its Center of Excellence for Power and Actuation Systems. The location brings engineering, product development, manufacturing, assembly and testing together under one roof for the first time, completing a multiyear effort […]

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ZeroAvia, Safran Partner on Hydrogen-Electric Aviation

August 2026August 26, 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

ZeroAvia and Safran have formed a partnership to advance hydrogen-electric propulsion technologies for aviation. The collaboration brings together ZeroAvia’s aerospace fuel cell systems experience with Safran’s work in aircraft propulsion, electrification, fuel cell development, system design and testing.

Doroni Aerospace H1-X two-seat personal eVTOL aircraft covered by an SES AI battery development framework agreement, as featured by Aerospace Technology Monthly. Image courtesy of Doroni Aerospace.

SES AI to Develop Battery Pack for Doroni eVTOL

August 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

SES AI, a developer of AI-enhanced lithium-metal and lithium-ion battery technologies, has entered into a framework agreement with Doroni Aerospace to design, develop, test and deliver a battery pack for the company’s H1-X two-seat personal electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The agreement establishes an aggregate price of up to $1.09 million for work expected […]

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Quantum Systems Expands Long-Range UAS Capabilities

August 2026August 26, 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Quantum Systems, a developer of interoperable unmanned systems, has announced significant upgrades to its Reliant long-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform. The latest generation features a hybrid-electric power unit and increases the aircraft’s payload capacity to as much as 9 kg. The additional capacity enables Reliant to carry electro-optical sensors, laser target designators, synthetic aperture […]

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Honeywell Aerospace, Shield AI Advance Aircraft Autonomy

July 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Honeywell Aerospace, global industry experts in aerospace and defense technologies, and Shield AI, global industry experts in AI-powered mission autonomy, have announced a Memorandum of Understanding to advance trusted autonomous aircraft development for commercial and defense applications. Under the MOU, Honeywell Aerospace will develop a trusted autonomy software stack using Shield AI’s Hivemind Software Development […]

Employees monitor hybrid-electric power system testing from The Grid control room at Collins Aerospace in Rockford, Illinois. | Aerospace Technology Monthly

Collins Completes Hybrid-Electric Powertrain Testing

July 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Collins Aerospace, global industry experts in aerospace power and control systems, has completed integrated laboratory testing of hybrid-electric powertrain subsystems for the European Union Clean Aviation SWITCH project. Conducted at The Grid, the company’s advanced electric power systems laboratory in Rockford, Illinois, the testing marks an important step in developing more efficient propulsion systems for […]

GKN Aerospace in-house materials testing demonstration supporting additive manufacturing development for large aircraft engine structures. | Aerospace Technology Monthly

GKN Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney Advance Additive Engine Manufacturing

July 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

GKN Aerospace, global industry experts in advanced aerostructures and engine systems, and Pratt & Whitney, a world leader in aircraft propulsion, have signed a Technology Development Agreement to explore additive manufacturing of large structural components for the F135 engine powering the F-35 Lightning II. Supported by the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency, the joint development program […]

Close-up of radar display used during Wisk Aero and NASA multi-aircraft autonomous flight operations simulation. | Aerospace Technology Monthly

Wisk Aero, NASA Test Multi-Aircraft Autonomous Operations

July 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Wisk Aero, global industry experts in autonomous aviation, has completed a high-fidelity simulation with NASA evaluating whether one ground-based supervisor can manage three autonomous aircraft operating simultaneously alongside traditional air traffic in controlled airspace. The campaign supported the feasibility of a 1:3 supervisor-to-aircraft ratio while air traffic controllers continued using existing tools and procedures. The […]