Business & GATech Firm Semcon To Assist GKN Aerospace In Design, Manufacturing GKN Aerospace has signed a framework agreement with Swedish technology firm Semcon, which will provide advice and assistance to UK-based GKN across a variety of areas. News of the agreement was made…
MilitaryBAE Systems to Receive USAF Contract to Support Mission Data Loads for F-35 U.S. Air Force Test Center (AFTC) plans to award BAE Systems’ electronic systems sector in Nashua, N.H., a five-year contract before Oct. 1 to support the testing of mission data loads (MDLs) at…
Embedded AvionicsFAA Awards Supplemental Type Certificate to Garmin GI 275 for Part 25 Aircraft Southeast Aerospace, Garmin, and Peregrine have recently announced that their new product, the Garmin GI 275 3.125-inch round display Electronic Flight Instrument, has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for installation…
Business & GAVortex Aircraft Services Signs Agreement to Use Embraer's Beacon Platform Recently, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer signed an agreement with Vortex Aircraft Services for the use of Beacon, a digital platform powered by Embraer-X that helps aircraft return to service quicker through the…
Air TaxiStartup AirNova Plans Vertiport Network in France A French startup, AirNova, is working towards establishing a network of vertiports—sites for take-offs and landings of small electric air taxis as well as drones. The company aims to become the leading…
AI & AutonomyAirbus UpNext and Acubed Test New Technologies for Pilot Assistance A wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, called Airbus UpNext, announced recently that it has started testing new pilot assistance technologies with an A350-1000 test aircraft. Automated emergency diversion in cruise, automatic landing,…
ATM ModernizationAirspace Monitoring for Drones: A Q&A With Hidden Level’s CEO At the end of last year, the Federal Aviation Administration mandated that all uncrewed aircraft made or sold in the United States must transmit Remote Identification information. By Sept. 16, 2023, drone…
MilitaryDefense Updates: Counter-UAS, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, and the F-35 Program DHS Seeks Information On Counter-UAS In Various Operational Modes The Department of Homeland Security this week released a Request for Information (RFI) for counter-drone systems for use in various configurations, from fixed-site to person-portable,…