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BelugaXL Successfully Completes Maiden Flight
The first Airbus BelugaXL aircraft has landed at Toulouse-Blagnac, France at 14:41 hours local time after successfully completing its first flight.
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Lockheed Martin Flies FireHerc Firefighting Variant of C-130J Turboprop in Farnborough
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company (NYSE:LMT) in Marietta, Ga., is bringing its popular four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft to the fire fight...
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Martin UAV VTOL Unmanned Aircraft Taps Persistent Systems Wave Relay Data Link Technology
Engineers at Martin UAV LLC in Rohnert Park, Calif., will incorporate Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network (MANET) technology from Persistent Systems LLC in...
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Future of British Air Power: The Next-Gen Tempest
Today marked the debut of the United Kingdom’s new, next-generation fighter jet concept model dubbed the “Tempest.” The unveiling was coordinated with the launch of the U.K.’s...
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GE Aviation, Teradata Partner on Data Analytics, Edge Connectivity for Airlines
Officials at GE Aviation in Evandale, Ohio, and Teradata (NYSE:TDC) in Dayton, Ohio, are expanding their partnership to provide airlines with a framework that...
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GE Aviation Chooses Microsoft Azure to Help Drive Digital Transformation in Aviation
GE Aviation Digital Solutions engineers in Evandale, Ohio, are scaling the company’s analytics and operations solutions on Microsoft Azure, selected as the...
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Aircraft, Engine Orders Reach $98B, Focus on Flying Farther, Faster, Greener at Farnborough Airshow
Aircraft orders exceed $95 billion in value and are complemented by roughly $3 billion in aircraft engine and engine service agreement...
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U.K. Space Agency Partners with Industry to Advance Spaceflight Program
U.K. Space Agency officials in Swindon, England, are partnering with Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) in Bethesda, Md., to execute several strategic projects to support the...
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Boeing KC-46 Program Completes Flight Testing Required for First Delivery to U.S. Air Force
Boeing and U.S Air Force teams recently achieved a major KC-46 Pegasus tanker program milestone, completing all flight testing required for first...
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Opener Unveils Zero-Emission, All-Electric Personal Aerial Vehicle
This week, Opener, Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of consumer aero vehicles, debuted their zero-emission BlackFly prototype – and the latest foray into the...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Persistent Systems Auto-Tracking Antenna Adds Aircraft to Network, Enhances Data Sharing
The Auto-Tracking Antenna System, a new portable, ground-to-air antenna from Persistent Systems LLC in New York, incorporates aircraft into the Wave...
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General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian Lands at RAF Fairford, Makes History
A remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), or drone, produced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) made history as it landed at the Royal Air Force (RAF)...
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GA-ASI Maximizes Fuel Capacity for MQ-25 Entry
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) of Poway, Calif. is using an integrated fuel tank structure to maximize fuel offload for the company’s proposed MQ-25 design for the U.S....
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Connected Aircraft Technologies Benefit Manufacturers, Airlines, and Travelers
Connected aircraft means more than just in-flight movies, free texting, and Facebook posting with friends while in flight. In fact, the connected aircraft...
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NASA and AeroVironment Are Building a Helicopter for Mars
Last week, AeroVironment, Inc. of Monrovia, Calif. revealed its critical role in collaborating with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. to build the “Mars...
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ISS Launches Largest Satellite to Date to Test Active Debris Removal
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) have launched RemoveDEBRIS, the first satellite with space debris-removal capabilities and the largest satellite ever...
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Audi Confirms E-Tron EV to Use Cameras Instead of Side Mirrors
In what is claimed to be the world’s first series-production application of camera technology to replace exterior side-view mirrors, Audi announced that its upcoming e-tron...
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SAE International Issues, Revises Technical Reports for Aerospace Engineering
Standards development teams at SAE International in Warrendale, Pa., have issued 11 new technical documents and revised or reaffirmed another 54 technical reports...
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JAXA Establishes New Aircraft Electrification Consortium
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Electrification Challenge for Aircraft (ECLAIR) consortium in collaboration with IHI Corporation; Kawasaki Heavy...
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First Airbus BelugaXL Oversize Cargo Airlifter Emerges from Paint Shop with Employee-Selected, Whale-Inspired Livery
The first BelugaXL transport aircraft from Airbus has rolled out of the paint shop, unveiling a special livery emulating a...
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Boeing Debuts First Hypersonic Passenger Aircraft Concept
Officials and engineers at Boeing in Seattle are offering a glimpse into their vision for hypersonic air travel. They have released, for the first time, images of one of the...
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General Atomics Plans First Trans-Atlantic Flight of Medium-Altitude, Long-Range Remotely Piloted Aircraft
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) in San Diego plans to make the first-ever, trans-Atlantic flight of a...
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AI Closes the Loop for Composites Manufacturing
Composite manufacturing, although state of the art in terms of product performance, remains something of a craft in terms of manufacturing. Even when processes are physically automated, highly...
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Northrop Grumman Acquires Orbital ATK, Adds Solid Rocket Motors to Space Portfolio
Northrop Grumman Corp., an aerospace and defense technology company in Falls Church, Va., has acquired Orbital ATK Inc., one of only two leading U.S....
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Aerospace Suppliers Harness PLM, Centralize Data for Collaborative System Design and Development
As the complexity of aircraft rises, it’s becoming more difficult to ensure that all the mechanical and electrical elements work together...
News Electronics & Computers
Engineering, Simulation, Test Tools Help Bombardier Business Jet Achieve Milestones, Exceed Expectations
The Global 7500 business jet from BombardierInc. in Montreal appears to be on the fast track to entering service, thanks in large part to...
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Paterson Composites to Build Components for Astro Aerospace Autonomous Passenger Drone
Astro Aerospace, in Carpinteria, Calif., is partnering with carbon composite manufacturer Paterson Composites in Toronto to build components for its new,...
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Boeing Virtualizes, Secures Additive Manufacturing Across Supply Chain with Assembrix
Boeing officials in Chicago are collaborating with Tel Aviv-based Assembrix to manage and protect intellectual property (IP) shared with vendors across...
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Equispheres Accelerates Additive Manufacturing Innovation with $5M from Lockheed Martin
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin in Bethesda, Md., is investing $5 million in Ottawa-based materials science company Equispheres to help accelerate the...
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