Aero India 2021, the country’s premier aerospace and defence exhibition, is poised for take off. The event, 3-5 February, is being held in the Yelahanka Air Base in Bangalore. Due to Covid restrictions, the show is a combination of physical and virtual displays and will be the world’s first hybrid aerospace show Hailed as the … Read more
The UK government has invested £30m in the design and manufacture of a new unpiloted combat aircraft, which will be known as the ‘loyal wingman’. The new aircraft will be designed to fly at high speed alongside Typhoon, F-35 Lightning and eventually Tempest planes. It will be equipped with missiles and unspecified surveillance and electronic … Read more
A UK study has revealed how micro-structured finlets on owl feathers enable silent flight – a discovery that could pave the way for reducing the noise of future aircraft. The study was conducted by researchers at City, University of London, led by Professor Christoph Bruecker, and was published in the Institute of Physics journal, Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. … Read more