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On Feb. 10, French aircraft developer Ascendance announced a partnership to demonstrate its Sterna hybrid-electric propulsion system on a 55-lb (25-kg) Delair fixed-wing DT46 drone (shown) for France's defense procurement agency Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA).
On Jan. 28, Swiss drone developer Dufour Aerospace announced the completion of several test flights in Zurich with its 331-lb (150-kg) Aero2 autonomous aircraft using its hybrid-electric powertrain.
Propulsion developer Evolito announced on Feb. 4 that it would provide its D250 electric motor to the 656-ft (200-m) long LCA60T airship designed by Flying Whales.
On Jan. 31, Textron eAviation company Pipistrel announced the first hover test flight of its Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric VTOL cargo drone.
On Jan. 21, India-based JetSetGo announced an agreement to use Eve Air Mobility’s air traffic management software Vector to help the Indian transport company manage urban air mobility operations.
India-based Sarla Aviation stated on Jan. 14 that it had received $10M in a Series A1 equity funding round led by Accel that included several individual angel investors.
In January, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies launched its Regulatory Readiness Level (RRL) checklist to assess the progress of an AAM aircraft toward airworthiness approval.
On Jan. 6, Atlantic Aviation announced its purchase of Ferrovial Vertiports, boosting its portfolio of fixed-base operations (FBO) with more capability to service AAM aircraft.
On Dec. 20, Canada-based Horizon Aircraft announced that it had secured $8.4M in funds from an unnamed strategic investor to continue development of its hybrid-electric Cavorite X7 aircraft.
On Nov. 21, European electric vehicle battery manufacturer Northvolt declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US Bankruptcy Court.
