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What you might have missed at Paris Air Show 2025
A surge in defense spending, partnerships in hydrogen propulsion and new combat aircraft agreements, many backed by composites industry leaders, culminated the 55th Paris Air Show.
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Cygnet, Viritech recover H2 tank continuous carbon fibers in Ford FCVGen2.0 project
Partner technologies have demonstrated the viability of recycled continuous fibers and the potential for automotive tanks to be recycled at meaningful rates.
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Archer raises $850 million, accelerates U.S. eVTOL rollout
The additional funds further support Archer’s liquidity position of approximately $2 billion in anticipation of Midnight’s commercialization.
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Archer pilots Midnight, advances to next phase of flight testing
Flight operations tested the composites-intensive aircraft’s VTOL and CTOL capabilities, important for its civil and defense operations.
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AMSL Aero makes H2 testing milestones for hybrid Vertiia eVTOL
Bankstown and Wellington fuel cell work has helped to verify Vertiia’s powertrain while also feeding electricity into the airport grid, bringing the composites-intensive Australian aircraft closer to flight.
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Vertical performs piloted VX4 eVTOL flight in open airspace
Successful wingborne flight following approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) completes Phase 3 of Vertical’s path toward certification and commercial operation.
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GVP tanks pass extreme fire tests, confirm market readiness
Full-size, high-pressure Type 3 composite tank test results conclude safe containment during severe fire scenarios, concluding the final stage of GVP’s certification program.
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Flyber launches U.K. composites manufacturing site for advanced mobility applications
The startup’s design automation and composite material layup and curing technologies target lightweighting for aerospace, UAVs, eVTOL and high-performance mobility platforms.
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Prepreg compression molding supports higher-rate propeller manufacturing
To meet increasing UAV market demands, Mejzlik Propellers has added a higher-rate compression molding line to its custom CFRP propeller capabilities.
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Episode 50: Markus Rufer, Scorpius Space Launch Co.
In this episode of CW Talks, CW interviews Scorpius Space Launch Co. CEO Markus Rufer about the company’s all-composite cryogenic pressure vessels and their role in a range of applications, including recent and upcoming lunar lander missions.
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