Aviation
Sarla Aviation Completes Sylla eVTOL Flight Test Campaign
Sarla Aviation finished its Sylla eVTOL flight test in under 12 months. Hover works. The real test is the hover-to-wing transition ahead of a 2028 launch.
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Space
Rocket Lab to Buy Iridium for $8 Billion in Cash and Stock
The $8 billion Rocket Lab Iridium acquisition merges launch and satcom into one firm, keeping shipping's GMDSS network running through a mid-2027 close.
Space
SpaceX flies SiriusXM's most powerful satellite to orbit
SiriusXM's SXM-11 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9, a 7.5-ton satellite replacing two aging birds and securing North American radio coverage into the 2040s.
Space
India Builds 3 Cryogenic Engines, Plans 2035 Space Station
ISRO chief V Narayanan says India built three indigenous cryogenic engines and targets a space station by 2035 and a crewed Moon landing by 2040.
Drones
Airbound, AP Drone Corporation Sign Amaravati Pact
Andhra and Airbound signed an MoU to build an Amaravati drone delivery network targeting 10,000 flights a day. The real limit is output, not airspace.
Space
NASA picks SpaceX to deorbit the space station
NASA is paying SpaceX up to $843M for one spacecraft that flies a single mission: grab the 430-tonne ISS in 2030 and drag it to a controlled splashdown at Point Nemo. The most expensive demolition job ever commissioned.
Aviation
Japan Airlines to trial humanoid robots for cargo handling at Tokyo Haneda
Japan Airlines is set to launch a two year experiment this May, deploying a team of AI powered humanoid robots to manage ground operations at Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND). This initiative marks a first of its kind trial in Japan, aimed at addressing critical labor shortages in the aviation and air fr
Drones
Firestorm Labs Secures $82M for Portable Military Drone Factories
San Diego based startup Firestorm Labs has closed an $82 million Series B funding round to supply portable drone manufacturing units to the U.S. military. The investment highlights a growing shift toward decentralized manufacturing to secure supply chains in contested global environments. For logi
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