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Aerospace Manufacturers Turn to Non-Hazardous PVD Coatings as Regulations Tighten on Toxic Hard Chrome Plating
The search for a suitable replacement to hard chrome plating on aerospace components has been a key supply chain priority for...
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Raytheon Looks to Upgrade Carrier Landing System for Ground Use
The Raytheon Company (Raytheon), based out of Waltham, Massachusetts, is currently paying for a Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems (JPALS) software upgrade with...
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Astronautics to Upgrade Cockpit Displays on U.S. Customs and Border Protection P-3 Orions
Milwaukee-based Astronautics Corporation of America will update the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency’s Air and Marine Operations...
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SAE International Releases New Process for Measuring Aerosols in Aircraft Exhaust
SAE International, based in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, has published a new recommended practice for assessing the amount of nonvolatile particulate matter (nvPM)...
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When It Comes to Fifth-Generation Assets, Air Force Values Virtual Training over Live Flying
Newer, more capable fifth-generation aircraft platforms and systems are outgrowing even the largest U.S. Air Force training ranges – and the...
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Is the Future of Aerial Autonomy up in the Air?
At January’s CES ’19, more than 170 exhibitors showed aerial drones of various shapes and sizes. Potential use cases for these devices appear to be limitless, but technical, legal and...
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Collins Aerospace Brings Next Gen Avionics to Portuguese C-130s
The aging Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport platform is used by numerous countries for military and government logistics. The aircraft first flew in 1954, and in order...
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Air Racing Is Going Electric
Airbus SE and the University of Nottingham have partnered with Air Race E to establish the world’s first electric airplane race. The competition, which aims to drive the development and adoption of cleaner,...
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Virgin Galactic Takes First Passenger to Space
Virgin Galactic’s spaceplane, SpaceShipTwo or “VSS Unity,” made its fifth powered test flight and second space flight late last week with three individuals on board. In addition to...
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Russia to Develop Supersonic Passenger Jet
According to the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Moscow-based United Aviation Corporation (UAC) will begin development on a supersonic passenger aircraft by 2022. The aircraft, backed...
News Electronics & Computers
Rockford Xellerix to Support Pilatus PC-24 Electrification
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. of Stans, Switzerland has awarded a long-term multi-year contract to Abu Dhabi-based Rockford Xellerix for the assembly of wire looms and cable harnesses for...
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NASA and Partners Demonstrate Unmanned Aircraft Technologies
NASA has signed contracts with three industry partners to demonstrate progress in the use and eventual certification of systems critical to the safe operation of Unmanned Aircraft...
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Honeywell Targets Urban Air Mobility Market with New Hybrid Turboshaft Engine
Looking to expand its offerings for urban air mobility solutions, Honeywell International, Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina has developed a new hybrid-electric...
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Orbex Debuts Innovative Smallsat Launch Vehicle
Orbex, a developer of small satellite (smallsat) launch vehicles based in Forres, Scotland, has unveiled its “Prime” launch vehicle. The rocket is the second stage of a two-stage vehicle...
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Curtiss-Wright Black Boxes Receive European Approval
Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s Fortress line of combined cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) and flight data recorders (FDRs) are now have European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) approval....
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Norsk and SAE International Collaborate on World’s First Directed Energy Deposition Specification
Norsk Titanium’s proprietary “Rapid Plasma Deposition” (RPD) additive manufacturing (AM) process is distinguished in the aviation...
News Manned Systems
Techstars and Starburst Start New Space Technology Business Accelerator
With an unprecedented number of breakthrough space technologies like reusable rockets, additive manufacturing (AM) or “3D printing,” advanced materials, and...
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Nvidia Partners with AdaCore to Secure Self-Driving Firmware
As mobility software becomes increasingly complex and connected, so does the risk of human error and system safety. To combat this, New York-based software company AdaCore will...
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Curtiss-Wright and Honeywell Team to Develop Cloud-Enabled Flight Recorders of the Future
Davidson, North Carolina-based Curtiss-Wright Corporation and Honeywell International, Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina will co-develop a...
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Safran and MTU Aero Engines to Co-Develop Engine for Sixth-Generation FCAS Fighter
Paris-based Safran SA and Munich-based MTU Aero Engines AG will partner to develop, produce, and support a new turbofan engine for “New Generation...
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Airbus and Dassault Aviation Will Start Development of the “New Generation Fighter” for European FCAS Program
Later this month, Dassault Aviation SA and Airbus SE will begin work on a first-ever joint concept study (JCS) to develop a...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
New Swarm and Search AI Challenge Combines Machine Learning and UAS to Help Map Wildfires
A new international competition will challenge engineers to map wildfires and conduct search and rescue missions with swarming unmanned aircraft...
News Weapons Systems
The GE T901 Will Be the U.S. Army’s Next Gen Helicopter Engine
While GE Aviation’s T700 turboshaft engine has powered the U.S. Army’s Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters for more...
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Boeing Partners with Aerion to Speed Development and Testing of Next-Generation Supersonic Aircraft, Accelerate Supersonic Travel
The AS2 from Aerion in Reno, Nevada, will be the first supersonic business jet to market, Boeing officials in...
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GDCA Inc. Partners with Abaco Systems to Help Avoid Embedded End-Of-Life, Support Legacy Systems
Aerospace and defense, industrial automation and robotics, rail transportation, and other organizations which often struggle to support long-life...
Application Briefs Test & Measurement
Deployable – Instrument Landing System
Thales GroupCedex, France+ 33(0)1 57 77 86 26www.thalesgroup.com The United States Air Force's (USAF) activities to establish air superiority and support ground combat units often require the use of...
Application Briefs Defense
Aircraft Parachute Recovery Systems
BRS AerospaceSouth St. Paul, MN651-457-7491www.brsaerospace.com BRS Aerospace has engaged Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research (WSU-NIAR) to develop testing protocols for...
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Multirole Utility Helicopters
Airbus HelicoptersMarignane Cedex, France+33 (0)4 42 85 60 51helicopters.airbus.com Airbus Helicopters will be providing an additional four H225M (previously known as the Eurocopter EC725) multirole utility...
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Streamlining EMC Solutions for Avionics Interfaces
Lightning strikes to jet airliners are common - about once every 1000 flight hours. The DO-160G standard, Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment, is a standard for...
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