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RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Receives $1.3 Billion F135 Engine Core Upgrade Contract – Oct. 1
RTX‘s Pratt & Whitney has received a more than $1.3 billion cost plus incentive fee contract for the F135 Engine Core Upgrade ...
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Northrop Grumman Demonstrates MQ-4C Navigation In Arctic Circle – Sept. 20
Northrop Grumman on Thursday announced it demonstrated the ability of a navigation system used by a MQ-4C Triton unmanned ...
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The Nexus of Avionics, Artificial Intelligence, and Aircraft Values
As AI systems enhance the operational performance of aircraft, demand for such planes is surging, driving up base values and ...
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A350-1000 Takes the Lead in Autonomous Flying
The increasing prevalence of autonomous aviation aligns with broader technological advancements within avionics. The A350-1000 is a test case. Autonomous aircraft are […] ...
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L3Harris and Northrop Grumman Moving Ahead on F-16 Electronic Warfare Suites – Sept. 19
L3Harris Technologies said that its site in Clifton, N.J., several weeks ago began the build of 166 AN/ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield all-digital electronic warfare (EW) suites for F-16 fighters […] ...
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Demand Accelerates for Virtual Reality Training in Avionics
VR training is emerging as a critical trend in avionics, promising to revolutionize how pilots, engineers, and maintenance crews are trained. Rapid […] ...
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Army Completes Initial Flight Demos, MOSA Evaluation With FTUAS Prototypes – Sept. 11
The Army has completed initial flight demonstrations and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) evaluations with Textron Systems and Griffon Aerospace’s offerings for the Future Tactical UAS ...
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U.S. Air Force Trials Autonomous Flights with Joby, Reliable Robotics – AIN, Aug. 26
Joby and Reliable Robotics demonstrated military uses for their remotely piloted Cessna Grand Caravans during the Air Force Agile Flag 24-3 exercise in early August, AIN reported.The service’s ...
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Archer Tops 400 Flights with Midnight Aircraft – AIN, Sept. 3
Archer Aviation completed 402 flight tests thus far in 2024 with its Midnight eVTOL air taxi prototype, AIN reported. The company is seeking to gain FAA certification in 2025 and enter into ...
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Army Completes Initial Flight Demos, MOSA Evaluation With FTUAS Prototypes – Sept. 11
The Army has completed initial flight demonstrations and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) evaluations with Textron Systems and Griffon Aerospace’s offerings for the Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) ...
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Piasecki Aircraft Achieves Historic Milestone With First Flight of Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) Tilt-Duct VTOL Vehicle – Sept. 10
ESSINGTON, Pa., September 10, 2024 (Newswire.com) – In an aviation milestone, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) successfully conducted the first flight of its innovative proof of concept tilt ...
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Starlink Lands United Deal for the Airline’s Full Fleet – Sept. 13
United currently has four Wi-Fi providers, and works with Gogo (now part of Intelsat), Panasonic, Thales, and Viasat on different planes and routes. “Everything you can do on the ground, you ...