Electrification and SustainabilityFive Universities Researching, Developing Innovative New Aerospace Technology Over the last year, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on every segment of the aviation industry, many companies and government agencies have continued to invest in funding large-scale research and…
MilitaryUS Air Force Testing Dialable Effects Munition This Year The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is conducting a Joint Concept Technology Demonstration (JCTD) with the Navy on an AFRL-developed Dialable Effects Munition (DEM) that would allow pilots to dial up or…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - January 31, 2021 Check out the Jan. 31 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines and updates happening across the global aerospace industry.…
MilitaryDefense a Bright Spot While Commercial Woes Pummel Boeing Boeing on Wednesday Jan. 27 posted dramatically wider losses in its fourth quarter and full year on a bevy of charges, mainly related to its commercial aircraft programs, but the defense…
LongshotsUS Air Force to End Launch Services Agreements with Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin On Dec. 31, the U.S. Air Force ended its Launch Services Agreements (LSAs) with Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin and paid out $787.2 million to the companies–$531.7 million to Northrop Grumman and $255.5 million to Blue…
ConnectivityAlphabet Shutters Loon Venture Alphabet, parent company of Google, is shutting down Loon, its subsidiary dedicated to providing broadband from balloons in the stratosphere. Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth announced the news in a Medium blog post on Jan. 22. Loon…
CommercialEuropean Lawmakers Question EASA Review of 737 MAX as Return to Service Nears Transportation lawmakers scrutinized the return to passenger carrying service of the 737 MAX in European airspace as the European Union Aviation Agency (EASA) anticipates issuing its final Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - January 24, 2021 Check out the Jan. 24 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines and updates happening across the global aerospace industry.…