Commercial
Boeing CEO Talks 'Digital Twin' Era of Aviation
Boeing has been able to achieve up to a 40% improvement in first-time quality of the parts and systems it uses to manufacture commercial and military airplanes by using the digital twin…
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Military
MQ-4C Triton Crashes During California Flight Test
One of two MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) crashed yesterday on a Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Calif., base runway following an inflight mechanical issue and landing gear failure. the Triton experienced…
Military
Boeing to Upgrade FA-18, EA-18 With Deployable Flight Recorders
Leonardo DRS announced that Boeing has awarded the company a contract to develop upgraded deployable flight incident recorder set (DFIRS) technology for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. Work for the contract will be done…
Military
F-35C to Use eCASS for Avionics Testing
The U.S. Navy’s F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft carrier variant will use Lockheed Martin’s electronic Consolidated Automated Support Systems (eCASS) for avionics testing when it starts entering into…
Embedded Avionics
NASA Selects CoreAVI to Support X-59 Vision System Development
NASA has selected Core Avionics & Industrial Inc. (CoreAVI) to support development of the external vision system (XVS) on their X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft. Under the contract, CoreAVI will…
Connectivity
EasyJet, JetBlue Are Expanding Their Data Science Teams
The chief executives (CEOs) of EasyJet and JetBlue see major potential in using new technologies and concepts such as artificial intelligence and blockchain to make their organizations increasingly data driven. Both airlines…
Connectivity
New STC Enables Satvoice on Airbus A330s
A new FAA supplemental type certification (STC) issued to L2 Aviation enables the upgrading of Delta Airlines A330s with new satellite communications technology, replacing a high-frequency radio on each aircraft. L2 was…
Embedded Avionics
Can This Open Architecture Model Enable 'Plug & Fly' Avionics?
What if avionics computers could be taken from the shelf and configure themselves after being installed? What if system function development could restrict to the pure function and safety is…