Editor's NoteColumbia and Piasecki To Upgrade Model 107 Helicopters - AIN - July 2 Columbia Helicopters announced a partnership with Piasecki Aircraft to upgrade current Model 107-II tandem-rotor helicopters for better fuel efficiency, power and reliability like the new Columbia CHI-107-III model, AIN reported. Modifications cover…
MilitaryL3Harris Electronic Warfare System Completes Rigorous Testing MELBOURNE, Fla., July 10, 2024 — L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has completed testing on its latest Viper Shield Electronic Warfare (EW) system, which enhances protection for F-16 pilots, at the U.S. Air Force’s…
AI & AutonomyBoeing Expanding Effort To Autonomously Inspect Aircraft - July 28 JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Using small third-party drones for high-resolution imaging and its own artificial intelligence-based software algorithms, Boeing is expanding an effort to speed the inspection of military aircraft exteriors and increase readiness while…
Editor's NoteSikorsky Receives GE’s New T901 Engines For Integration On Black Hawk - July 28 Sikorsky has received the first two GE Aerospace T901 new Army helicopter engines that will be integrated onto the UH-60M Black Hawk to support modernization efforts, the companies said on Thursday. The…
Editor's NoteMarine Corps Commandant Says MQ-9 Has Cloaking Pod The commandant of the Marine Corps Tuesday said the service’s MQ-9 Reaper drones have an electronic warfare pod that makes it “mostly undetectable” to opponent radars. “What they bring with them is…
MilitaryVice President of Kansas Company Pleads Guilty to Crimes Related to Scheme to Illegally Export U.S. Avionics Equipment to Russia and Russian End Users - July 11, U.S. Justice Department Douglas Edward Robertson, 56, of Olathe, Kansas, the former vice president of KanRus Trading Company Inc., pleaded guilty today for his role in a years-long conspiracy to circumvent U.S. export laws by…
Editor's NoteGE Teams with NASA on Hybrid-electric Passport Engine - AIN, June 20 GE Aerospace is working with NASA to modify the company’s Passport 20 engine with hybrid-electric components to test under the NASA Hybrid thermally Efficient Core project that aims to reduce fuel burn,…
Editor's NoteMagniX Enters Energy Storage Race with Samson Batteries - AIN, June 25 MagniX, a U.S. electric propulsion systems developer, revealed plans to produce the new lithium-ion Samson range of batteries for aviation applications, AIN reported. The new batteries are expected to deliver an energy…