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Collaborative Autonomy Tested in EpiSci/USAF Autonomy Prime Flights - May 2

California-based EpiSci said this week that the company finished multiple collaborative autonomy tests last month under the U.S. Air Force’s Autonomy Prime program to train operators on the company’s Starling Tactical Artificial…

Editor's Note

MQ-9A Block 5 to Get New Self-Protection Pod Next Year - May 9

Next year, the Block 5 Extended Range version of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper drone is to receive a self-protection pod developed by GA-ASI in concert with U.S.…

Editor's Note

Harbour Air Plans to Electrify Fleet with MagniX Engines - AIN, April 26

Harbour Air signed a letter of intent to purchase 50 Magni650 electric engines from MagniX to convert its de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver aircraft to electric propulsion and the engine completed its first…

Aircraft Maintenance

ZeroAvia Offers Hydrogen-Electric Component Manufacturing - AIN, April 26

ZeroAvia said it is offering to produce hydrogen-electric propulsion systems components for other companies looking to decarbonize the aviation industry, AIN reported. During the company’s April 24 opening event for its new…

Editor's Note

Lilium To Reveal Full-scale eVTOL at EBACE - AIN, April 30

Germany’s Lilium is set to reveal its first full-scale mockup of a four to six-passenger eVTOL at the 2024 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE2024) conference in late May, AIN reported.…

Military

Sikorsky Runs ITEP Engine On FARA Prototype, First Flight On Black Hawk Likely In Early ‘25 - April 25

DENVER — The Army recently ran the new GE Aerospace T901 next-gen helicopter engine on Sikorsky’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototype, gathering data ahead of a planned first flight with the…

Electrification and Sustainability

Navy Awards Contract to Electra To Explore Using eSTOL Aircraft For Logistics - April 24

The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Electra.aero, Inc. a contract to study how it might use the company’s hybrid-electric electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft for logistics in a contested environment,…

AI & Autonomy

AV Unveils New AI Capability And Autonomy Kit For Unmanned Systems - April 23

ARLINGTON, Va., April 23, 2024 – AeroVironment (AV) has introduced its Autonomy Retrofit Kit (ARK) and AVACORE software demonstrating the company’s commitment to advancing autonomy and machine learning capabilities to increase effectiveness…

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AI & Autonomy

Collaborative Autonomy Tested in EpiSci/USAF Autonomy Prime Flights - May 2

Editor's Note

MQ-9A Block 5 to Get New Self-Protection Pod Next Year - May 9

Editor's Note

Harbour Air Plans to Electrify Fleet with MagniX Engines - AIN, April 26

Aircraft Maintenance

ZeroAvia Offers Hydrogen-Electric Component Manufacturing - AIN, April 26

Editor's Note

Lilium To Reveal Full-scale eVTOL at EBACE - AIN, April 30

Military

Sikorsky Runs ITEP Engine On FARA Prototype, First Flight On Black Hawk Likely In Early ‘25 - April 25

Electrification and Sustainability

Navy Awards Contract to Electra To Explore Using eSTOL Aircraft For Logistics - April 24

AI & Autonomy

AV Unveils New AI Capability And Autonomy Kit For Unmanned Systems - April 23