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New Cognitive 'MIMO' Drone Radar Completes Flight Testing in Germany
An ever-growing number of aircraft now share the airspace over urban areas. Drones are increasingly being used for a wide range of applications, including in Class G...
INSIDER Aerospace
Europe’s Aviation Regulator Mandates Inspections of Some Airbus A350 Trent XWB Engines
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2024-0182 for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines fitted on Airbus...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Barracuda: Anduril's New Software-Defined Autonomous Air Vehicles
Anduril is unveiling the Barracuda family of air-breathing, software-defined expendable Autonomous Air Vehicles (AAVs) that are optimized for affordable, hyper-scale...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
UH-1Y Rescue Hoist Becomes First Suitable Substitute Engineering Change Proposal
The United States Marine Corps Light Attack Helicopter Programs Office (PMA-276) made history with the first Suitable Substitute Engineering Change Proposal...
INSIDER Aerospace
Air Force Ready to Flight Test Viper Electronic Warfare Upgrade for F-16s
Northrop Grumman’s AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) has completed U.S. Air Force testing in the service’s Joint Preflight Integration...
INSIDER Manned Systems
L3 Technologies to Develop Next Generation Jammer Low Band System for EA-18G
The U.S. and Australian fleets are one step closer to getting the next increment of the U.S. Navy’s most advanced airborne electronic attack (AEA) system. The...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Modern Commercial Jets Create Longer Living Contrails Than Older Aircraft, Study Finds
Modern commercial aircraft flying at high altitudes create longer-lived planet-warming contrails than older aircraft, a new study has found.
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
EA-37B Compass Call: The US Air Force's New Electronic Attack Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command received its first EA-37B Compass Call on Aug. 23 for pilot training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
Application Briefs Weapons Systems
Next Generation C-UAS Missile
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center has selected BlueHalo and Raytheon to develop Next-Generation Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System Missile prototypes. Read on to learn what this means.
Application Briefs Manned Systems
AgilePod Brings Fiber Optic Sensing to Flight Testing
The Air Force Test Pilot School’s research division, in partnership with the 586th Flight Test Squadron at Holloman AFB and NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, recently conducted a flight test campaign verifying the use of the new AgilePod. Read on to learn more about the topic.
Videos Aerospace
Boom Supersonic Completes Second Flight of XB-1 Demonstrator
Boom Supersonic recently completed the second flight of its XB-1 demonstrator. Watch this video to learn more.
Podcasts Software
The Future of Digital Twins and Virtual Prototyping in Aerospace
Dale Tutt, Vice President of Industry Strategy at Siemens Digital Industries Software, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to discuss the future of virtual prototyping and digital twins.
Podcasts AR/AI
How the Air Force Is Using AI to Fix Supply Chain Challenges
Art Sellers, SparkCognition Government Systems Interim President and General Manager, joins the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain the new partnership using AI to improve supply chain efficiency for the U.S. Air Force.
INSIDER Aerospace
Archer Delivers First Midnight eVTOL to US Air Force
Archer Aviation Inc. completed the delivery of its first Midnight aircraft to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to evaluate as part of its AFWERX Agility Prime contract valued at up to $142...
INSIDER Materials
A New Approach to 3D Printing Tool Recycling for Aerospace Manufacturers
Jamco America Inc., has signed a new partnership agreement with Airtech Advanced Materials Group to revolutionize aerospace manufacturing through 3D printing (3DP)...
INSIDER Energy
Embraer Subsidiary Shows First Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype
Eve Air Mobility, Embraer's electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturing subsidiary, has announced a significant advancement in the assembly of its first...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Embedded Processing Advancements Enable Smarter, SWAP-Optimized Avionics Displays and Computers
Avionics developers are leveraging a combination of advanced software and scalable system-on-chip (SoC) processing modules to pack more capabilities into smaller form factors for current and next generation aircraft. Read on to learn more.
Articles Design
Improving Battery Design for eVTOL Aircraft With Simulation
Batteries for eVTOL aircraft need to deliver high power for efficient takeoff and landing, as well as high energy for the cruise period. To meet these demands, designers must consider the power–energy tradeoff of batteries and integrate a reliable battery management system into the overall design. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Aerospace
The New Airbus Wingman Aircraft
Airbus presented a new prototype Wingman concept aircraft at the 2024 International Aerospace Exhibition ILA in Berlin. Read on to learn all about it.
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System
Hensoldt, Lufthansa Technik Defense, and Bombardier Defense provided a significant program update on the highly-specialized modification work on the Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System (PEGASUS) aircraft at the 2024 Berlin Air Show. Read on to learn more.
INSIDER Propulsion
Small Low-Cost Engines for Drones and Collaborative Combat Aircraft
GE Aerospace and Kratos Turbine Technologies signed a new partnership agreement at the 2024 Farnborough International Air Show to develop and manufacture small affordable...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Army Launches CMOSS Prototyping Competition for Computer Chassis and Cards
Embedded computing suppliers will have the opportunity to compete to develop new open system architecture chassis and cards for use in U.S. Army combat vehicles and...
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
First Air Force Unmanned Traffic Management System Deployed at MacDill
Air Mobility Command, or AMC, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Information Directorate, began assessing the AFRL Collaborative...
INSIDER Weapons Systems
US Army Needs to Improve How New Equipment is Fielded, Report Says
Since 2021, the U.S. Army has invested $46.5 billion into developing new weapons and fielding them faster. However, a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Navy, Marine Corps Test New Laser System for Precision Aircraft Painting
A new capability at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) is streamlining the aircraft painting process, allowing the depot to decrease maintenance turnaround time and...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Airbus Starts Flight Testing Upgraded French Army Helicopter
Airbus Helicopters has started the flight testing campaign for the prototype of the NH90 Standard 2. This standard is one of the latest NH90 configurations and is being developed...
Podcasts Power
Why the Hybrid Approach Extends the Range of Electric Aircraft
Jean-Christophe Lambert, Ascendance Co-founder and CEO, joins the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain why the hybrid approach is essential to near-term development of electric aircraft.
INSIDER Power
Archer Aviation Completes Midnight eVTOL Transition Flight Milestone
Archer Aviation has completed the first transition flight of its Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. According to a June 8 announcement, the...
Podcasts Energy
How Helios Horizon Is Taking Electric Aircraft to New Altitudes
Miguel Iturmendi, Helios Horizon Founder and Chief Test Pilot, explains the project's goal of flying an all-electric aircraft to the stratosphere.
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