A pulse detonation engine, or “PDE”, is a type of propulsion system that uses detonation waves to combust the fuel and oxidizer mixture. The engine is pulsed because the mixture must be renewed in the ...

Baltimore-based Wave Engine Corp. has successfully flown an uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) from a standing start on the runway powered by a valveless pulsejet, also known as a wave engine. The simple ...

Company announces successful flight of the latest version of its J-1 wave engine powered UAVs in collaboration with the Department of Defense BALTIMORE, September 26, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The North ...

A jet engine with no moving parts. Sounds like something out of Dune. But a Baltimore start-up successfully flight-tested a scaled version to prove that the concept worked. Wave Engine Corp. released ...

Within those tubes of steel running underneath and hidden from sight is where spent exhaust gases exceeding 1,200 degrees F move at the speed of sound, interacting with what lies at the other end.

The University of Maryland spinout, which develops next-generation jet propulsion engines and aerial vehicles, deepened its presence in Charm City after years of growth and contracts with defense ...

BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The USAF Armament Directorate has awarded the North American Wave Engine Corporation (“Wave Engine Corp.”) a $1 million contract to build and demonstrate the Versatile ...

Researchers from Michigan State University and the Warsaw Institute of Technology are developing a wave disk engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than ...

BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The North American Wave Engine Corporation (“Wave Engine Corp.”), a technology leader in next-gen propulsion and aircraft systems, flight demonstrated its latest UAV, the ...