MilitaryProject Mosquito Provides £30 Million Investment for UK Fighter Drone The U.K.'s Ministry of Defense has awarded a £30 million contract to Spirit AeroSystems in Belfast to lead Project Mosquito which will design and manufacture a prototype for the UK’s first fleet…
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…
Air TaxiUrban Air Mobility: eVTOLs or Mobility Infrastructure? Urban air mobility (UAM) is not air taxis, Felipe Varon, CEO and founder of Varon Vehicles, said during a Jan. 28 panel at the Vertical Flight Society’s 2021 Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting…
Air TaxiWhat Gaps Still Exist for eVTOL Regulatory Standards? There is currently a lack of consistency in regulatory standards for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, industry professionals said during Jan. 27 panel hosted by the Vertical Flight Society’s 2021…
Air TaxiFirst FAA Type Certification for Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Could Come This Year The first advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) could come as soon as this year, Jay Merkle, executive director of the FAA unmanned aircraft systems…
Embedded AvionicsFTUAS Key Capabilities Include Runway Independence, Army Says The Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) will fill a gap in current UAS systems by including key capabilities like vertical takeoff, reduced size and footprint, and faster setup time to…
MilitaryTurbulence Model from Purdue Could Change DoD Aircraft Design Researchers at Purdue University have created a turbulence model for vortex collisions that could allow aircraft engineers and designers to build aircraft more capable of handling extreme scenarios. The new model, known…