aviation   eVTOL   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Beta Technologies  
eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

BETA Technologies and Sora Aviation advance eVTOL flight testing toward FAA- and service-ready operations

BETA Technologies completed its first multistate electric aircraft flights under the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), supporting advanced air mobility operations in existing airspace. Separately, UK startup Sora Aviation says it has finished subscale S-1 eVTOL aircraft testing, targeting potential entry into service in 2031.

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2026-07-13T00:44:26.595674-07:00
space   Satellite   Europe   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
SpaceWatch Global • K.-P. Ludwig

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: The 1,200-Satellite Question: Can Germany Deliver?

By SpaceWatch Global: Germany plans a military satellite constellation of up to 1,200 satellites. But industrial capacity, launch dependence, and European politics remain major challenges.

2026-07-13T01:15:41.754860-07:00
aviation   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

SibNIA aims to advance An-2 modernisation after securing type certificate

By FlightGlobal: Post-war biplanes still operational in Russia nearly 80 years after maiden flight. Siberian aviation research institute SibNIA will be able to modernise Soviet-era Antonov An-2s, after securing the type certificate for the biplane design.

2026-07-13T01:29:05.425230-07:00