Aerospace

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - MHI’s H-IIA launch vehicle completed its first 100% commercial mission in 2015 - image courtesy of MHI.

Digital Transformation

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: From ships to satellites

Robotics & Automation

Robotics to help improve global aviation safety

An Airbus A400M transport aircraft. Image courtesy of Airbus.

Airbus faces $1.4bn payout for A400M delays

The Ehang-184 has been tested in a wide variety of conditions. Image courtesy of Ehang.

Robotics & Automation

Ehang ‘drone taxi’ begins manned trials

Drones

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launches from Florida. Image courtesy of SpaceX.

Innovation

Falcon Heavy launch represents new era for rocket manufacturing

One of the many A380 aircraft currently operated by Emirates. Image courtesy of Wikipedia

Emirates deal saves Airbus A380 production line

Boeing's CAV demonstrator can carry heavy loads. Image courtesy of Boeing.

Robotics & Automation

Boeing reveals heavy lift drone development

Drones

Canada and the US are locked in trade disputes over NAFTA. Image courtesy of Flickr - Jimw

Canada lodges WTO complaint against the US

The large number of US launches in 2017 was largely due to SpaceX. Image courtesy of SpaceX

US regains title of space-launch world leader

2017 was a record low year for aircraft crash fatalities. Image courtesy of Flickr - Bill Abbott

Passenger aircraft have safest year on record in 2017

The new Boeing MQ-25 prototype drone aircraft. Image courtesy of Boeing.

Robotics & Automation

Boeing unveils new aerial tanker drone

Drones