Editor's NoteArmy Is ‘Biggest Participant’ By Quantity In First Round Of Replicator, Bush Says - March 20 The Army will be “the biggest participant” for the first round of the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative to field thousands of attritable autonomous systems by August 2025 “in terms of quantity,” according to…
AI & AutonomyCarmaker model may yield cheaper drone wingmen: Air Force Research Lab - Defense News, March 6 The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is looking at the platform sharing concept that has been standard practice in carmaking for decades, which could make autonomous drones more affordable, Defense News reported.…
UnmannedDIU Seeks Commercial Solutions For sUAS To Operate Amid Electromagnetic Interference - March 13 Eyeing lessons learned from ongoing global conflicts, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week issued a solicitation for commercial solutions that allow small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) and other small unmanned systems…
Editor's NoteRolls-Royce To Invest In UK, Germany Trent Engine Capacity - Aviation Week, March 15 Rolls Royce plans to invest in more engine assembly, test and shop visit capacity at sites in the UK and Germany to meet increasing demand for Trent engine services, Aviation Week reported.…
Air TaxiAtlantic FBOs Prepare To Support Lilium eVTOL Flights - AIN, March 15 Atlantic Aviation signed a memorandum of understanding with eVTOL manufacturer Lilium to prepare its North American network of over 100 fixed base operators to support commercial operations with the Lilium eVTOL jet,…
Air TaxiBravo Air Plans To Operate SkyDrive eVTOL Aircraft - AIN, March 15 Private U.S. charter operator Bravo Air signed a letter of intent with Japanese company SkyDrive to buy up to five three-seat SD-05 eVTOL aircraft, AIN reported. Under this deal, Georgia’s Augusta Regional…
Industry TrendsMajor Investors Expect First Commercial eVTOL Passenger Routes to be Operational by 2026 - February 27 New Horizon Aircraft Ltd., doing business as Horizon Aircraft ("Horizon Aircraft" or the "Company"), a leading hybrid electric Vertical TakeOff and Landing ("eVTOL") aircraft developer, publishes new global research* that indicates global…
Editor's NoteBoeing, BAE Systems to build airborne electronic warfare (EW) to help F-15 operate against modern EW threats - Military & Aerospace Electronics, March 5 Officials at Air Force Life Cycle Management Center are asking Boeing to install F-15 Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) on F-15E aircraft, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported. BAE Systems’ Electronics…