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Pixabay   | Photo Credit: Pixabay Building collaboration between academia and industry would be the first step to building an R&D ecosystem in Aerospace and Defence in India Innovation is largely driven by R&D, with many interdisciplinary fields being connected to basic and applied sciences. According to the All India Survey of Higher Education by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, only 2.5% of colleges in the country have Ph.D. programmes, and the majority opt for basic sciences f...

autoevolution 27 Apr 2021, 13:20 UTC · by 1 photo The aircraft manufacturer officially introduced the Flightlab helicopter back in January, with the purpose of testing various innovative technologies that would later be integrated on the company’s current helicopters or on their future Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft. As shown by its name, this Airbus demonstrator is basically an aerial laboratory where technologies can be tested fast and effectively. Hybrid and electric ...

Autonomous Flight Secures £5M As Part Of £25M Series A Autonomous Flight, a Kent (just outside London, UK)-based electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) startup, raised £5M ($7M) as part of a £25M Series A funding round. Founded in 2017 by serial tech entrepreneur Martin Warner, Autonomous Flight is building the Y6S Plus– a battery-powered flying aircraft to facilitate short-range transportation in urban areas. The six-seater Y6S Plus is being designed to reach cruise speeds of 2...