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Lilium Starts Production of eVTOL Jet Batteries
Lilium, the Munich, Germany-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer, has started the production of the lithium-ion battery packs that will power the Lilium Jet.
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New Reverse Bleed System for LEAP-1A Engines is Ready to Fly
CFM International has started shipping its first production LEAP-1A Engines equipped with a new reverse bleed system (RBS) to Airbus, with entry into commercial service expected...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Boeing to Start Latest P-8A Poseidon Airframe, Avionics Increment 3 Upgrades
The U.S. Navy delivered the first P-8A Poseidon aircraft to be modified with Increment 3 Block 2 capabilities to Boeing on March 27, enabling the fleet to be...
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Honeywell Develops Cooling System Upgrade for F-35 Engine
Honeywell has demonstrated the ability to upgrade the current cooling capacity of the F-35’s Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS) to 80kW. With this significantly enhanced...
INSIDER Propulsion
Hermeus Rolls Out First Quarterhorse Hypersonic Test Aircraft
Hermeus has unveiled its first aircraft — Quarterhorse Mk 1 — which will take flight later this year.
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Advances in Multi-UAV Operations
As technology matures and operational concepts evolve, MUM-T missions, synchronized flights, and the corresponding required advances in UAV flight control systems will undoubtedly become cornerstones of modern military strategies.
Articles Defense
RF-Cyber for Counter-UAS
Enabling the emerging associated drone-powered economy will require a new generation of counter-drone or counter-unmanned aircraft systems (CUAS) to support the growth of safe and secure drone adoption.
Articles Aerospace
Counter Unmanned Aircraft System
Looking ahead to the future, the threat of adversarial drones will only increase. Drones don’t necessarily recognize geographical borders or boundaries, and to protect service members and citizens from these impending challenges, the U.S. and its allies must look to CUAS technologies and scale effectively throughout their militaries and relevant civilian agencies.
Application Briefs Electronics & Computers
MQ-25 Vehicle Management Computer Upgrade
The MQ-25 is the Navy’s carrier-based unmanned aircraft that is tasked with performing aerial refueling missions that were previously managed by F/A-18 aircraft. The next generation vehicle management computer controls all flight surfaces and performs overall vehicle management duties for the MQ-25.
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
New Satellite Connectivity for Air Force Research Aircraft
Intelsat will supply new satellite connectivity terminals on several different U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) aircraft, according to a Feb. 14 announcement by the satellite network operator.
Briefs AR/AI
AI Co-Pilot Enhances Human Precision for Safer Aviation
Meet the Air-Guardian, a system developed by researchers at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. As modern pilots grapple with an onslaught of information from multiple monitors, especially during critical moments, Air-Guardian acts as a proactive copilot.
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Airbus Preparing to Fly New Prototype eVTOL This Year
The CityAirbus NextGen prototype electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft made its public debut during an unveiling ceremony in Donauwörth, Germany on March 7, 2024.
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
German Researchers Develop New Approach to Detecting Ice Accumulation in Flight
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have developed a new approach to detecting ice formation resulting from the accumulation of large droplets of...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Sweden Taps GKN, Saab to Design Concepts for Future Fighter Jet
GKN Aerospace and Saab have both signed new deals with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to develop conceptual studies for advanced power and propulsion systems...
INSIDER Defense
Air Force to Flight Test Drag-Reducing Finlets, Microvanes and Riblets on Legacy Aircraft
The Department of Defense (DoD) relies on airborne logistics to support global military operations, and airlift and air-to-air refueling are both...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Stratolaunch Approaches Hypersonic Speed in First Powered TA-1 Test Flight
Stratolaunch completed the first powered air-launched flight of its Talon-A test vehicle, TA-1 at Mojave Air and Space Port in California on March 9, 2024. During a...
INSIDER Energy
Radia Emerges to Launch WindRunner as World's Largest Airplane
A Boulder, Colorado-based startup, Radia, publicly unveiled its plans in a March 18 announcement to develop the world's largest aircraft, WindRunner, designed to fly oversized...
INSIDER Manned Systems
US Companies Advance DoD Investment in Rare Earth Materials Supply Chain
Since 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) has invested $400 million into U.S.-based companies to expand the domestic supply chain for rare earth materials needed to...
INSIDER Mechanical & Fluid Systems
NAVAIR Clears V-22 Osprey for Return to Flight
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has cleared the tiltrotor V-22 Osprey to return to flight.
INSIDER Propulsion
Sikorsky is Designing a New Hybrid Electric Tilt Wing VTOL Demonstrator
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has unveiled its plan to build, test and fly a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing demonstrator (HEX / VTOL) with a...
INSIDER Aerospace
XQ-67A's First Flight Shows 'Genus' Approach to Aircraft Design
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) completed the first flight of the XQ-67A last week at the General Atomics Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility near Palmdale,...
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Turkey's KAAN Combat Aircraft Completes First Flight
The first combat aircraft to be domestically developed in Turkey, the fifth generation KAAN, completed its first flight on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Several executives and partners of...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Airlines Have Started Flying Airbus Jets Equipped with MH370-Inspired Emergency Locators
Following European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification last year, Airbus introduced a new-generation Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
New Commercial Satellite Connectivity Terminals for Air Force Research Aircraft
Intelsat will supply new satellite connectivity terminals on several different U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) aircraft, according to a Feb. 14...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Army Ends Future Attack and Reconnaissance Helicopter Development Program
The U.S. Army announced in a Feb. 8 statement that it will end development of the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) when prototyping activities are...
INSIDER Aerospace
Preliminary Report Shows 737 Fuselage Bolts Were Missing Before Alaska Airlines Flight
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published its preliminary report on the cause of the in-flight structural failure that occurred during...
INSIDER Aerospace
New Video Card Enables Supersonic Vision System for NASA's X-59 Demonstrator
During a Jan. 12, 2024 rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, NASA debuted the new X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft. The...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Certified Machine Learning-Based Avionics
Over the past few decades, aircraft automation has progressively increased. Advances in digital computing during the 1980s eliminated the need for onboard flight engineers. Avionics systems, exemplified by FADEC for engine control and Fly-By-Wire, handle lower-level functions, reducing human error.
Application Briefs Green Design & Manufacturing
Predictive Engine Maintenance
The Army has designed the T901 Improved Turbine Engine to be compliant with Prognostic and Predictive Maintenance (PPMx) technologies. PPMx, a predictive maintenance strategy based on relevant data, helps to increase operational readiness by identifying potential maintenance issues and part failures before they occur.
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