The U.S. Air Force has bestowed “mission design series” (MDS) designations on its two Increment 1 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototypes. The General Atomics Gambit offering is the YFQ-42A and Anduril Industries‘…
RTX‘s Collins Aerospace said on Feb. 18 that its Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS)–the company’s proposed replacement for the F-35 fighter’s current Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS)–has achieved Technology Readiness…
Last fall, U.S. Space Force decided to switch the lead platform for the Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 1 aviation card from the Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to the…
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is in turmoil, with deleterious effects that will extend to the avionics industry. For starters, the FAA is facing…
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The unveiling of DeepSeek, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) model with unprecedented capabilities, has sent shockwaves through multiple industries, including avionics. AI is already…
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) President Donald Trump has once again floated the threat of aggressive tariffs, this time targeting industries critical to U.S. manufacturing, including aerospace. Predominant countries…
A recently released fiscal 2024 report by the Pentagon Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) noted concurrency challenges for the re-engining of the B-52 bomber fleet under the U.S. Air Force…
Archer on Feb. 11 said it has raised $300 million from institutional investors that it will put toward development of advanced manufacturing—to include batteries and composites—related to its hybrid-propulsion vertical take-off-and-landing (eVTOL)…