CommercialThales 4-Axis Light Helicopter Autopilot System Completes Test Flight The first successful test flight of a compact, advanced 4-axis helicopter autopilot system that will be used on Airbus AS350 and H125 helicopters was completed by Thales and StandardAero, according to a…
MilitaryBritish Army Modernizes with First Apache AH-64E Helicopter Deliveries The British Army received its first two Boeing Apache AH-64E helicopters from the U.S. government on Nov. 26. The delivery is the result of a $2.3 billion deal that was first announced…
Business & GAEmbraer Partners with Private Energy Company to Advance All-Electric Aviation in Brazil Embraer is partnering with EDP, a Brazilian private energy company, to advance aviation energy storage and battery charging with an all-electric prototype aircraft, the EMB-203 Ipanema, set to take flight in 2021…
LongshotsCompanies Small and Large Get Partnership with NASA for Future of Space Technologies The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) made an Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO) with 17 U.S. companies for 20 partnerships to mature space technology. The ACO, which is unfunded, will last…
Embedded AvionicsHow Will a New Real Time Operating System Improve US Army Helicopters? U.S. Army rotary-wing aircraft like the CH-47 Chinook, AH-64 Apache, and UH-60 Black Hawk are getting a new real-time operating system (RTOS). The Army has selected Green Hills Software INTEGRITY-178 Time-Variant Unified…
Regulation10 Drone Companies Receive Airworthiness Criteria from FAA Ten unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) received airworthiness criteria for certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the next step towards integrating small UAS into the national airspace, according to a Nov.…
AI & AutonomyHow the UK Royal Navy is Researching the Use of Drones for Delivering Supplies and Data Transmissions During the Littoral Response Group (Experimentation) (LRG(X)), the Royal Navy conducted over 40 different experiments during nine real-time exercises in Cyprus to develop the Future Navy and Future Commando Force (FCF), a…
Electrification and SustainabilityAir Force Examining Modernization of Early Warning Radars The U.S. Air Force is examining the modernization of its system of early warning radars and airborne command and control assets in Alaska. “It’s time to take a look at new ways…