MilitaryAir Force Budget Request Includes $120 Million for U-2 Aircraft The United States Air Force fiscal 2021 budget request includes $120 million for the Lockheed Martin U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, including about $48 million for the "high altitude, deep look" Advanced Synthetic Aperture…
ConnectivityPentagon Seeks Ramp Up in 5G Investment, What Does it Mean for Military Avionics? The Pentagon fiscal year 2021 budget requests $449 million in research and development for the 5G next generation information communications technology program, $249 million more than provided by Congress last year. 5G…
CommercialPODCAST: Valour’s Daniel Welch Talks Global Airline IFEC Equipage Rates On a regional basis, airlines with hubs in North America have the highest rate of in-service airplanes featuring in-flight Internet in the world, according to the latest available data from Valour Consultancy’s…
MilitaryPentagon and Military Service Budget Requests for AI May See Avionics Applications The Pentagon has requested $800 million for research and development for artificial intelligence (AI), including the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) and Project Maven, in the DoD fiscal 2021 budget released this…
Air TaxiAir Taxis in Asia: Bell, Airbus Form Partnerships on Urban Air Mobility Bell and Airbus have each signed agreements with local partners in Asia to bring urban air mobility to life, with Bell focused on Japan and Airbus continuing past cooperation with Singapore's civil…
Air TaxiCollins Aerospace Targets 2022 for Next Generation Flight Control Computer A flight control computer currently under development at Collins Aerospace will have 20 times the processing power of the avionics maker’s current generation and will eventually enable autonomous flight, Darryl Woods, general…
Air TaxiNASA Aeronautics Budget Sees 4.5 Percent Boost, Funding Future Aviation Research NASA might see a 12 percent increase in its budget per the White House’s request for fiscal year 2021, mostly for a push to return humans to the moon by 2024 —…
CommercialSingapore Airlines SVP of Engineering Talks Avionics, Technology Fleet Investment Singapore Airlines has completed retrofitting its fleet with capabilities necessary to comply with existing Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS) tracking requirements and is working on upgrades that will bring its…