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Piasecki Aircraft Achieves Historic Milestone With First Flight of Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) Tilt-Duct VTOL Vehicle – Sept. 10
In an aviation milestone, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) successfully conducted the first flight of its innovative proof of concept tilt-duct Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded […] ...
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USAF Building New Site for Testing B-2 Flight Component RCS and Antenna Calibration
By September next year, the U.S. Air Force is to establish a new Composite Aircraft Antenna Calibration Facility (CAACF) at Hill AFB, Utah for testing flight components’ radar cross section […] ...
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Cybersecurity in the Skies
Securing aircraft and associated systems against potential cyberattacks ensures the safety and integrity of communication, navigation and operational systems. In 2015, Chris Roberts, a cybersecurity ...
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Boeing Commercial Airplanes Workers On Strike After Union Members Reject Contract Offer – Sept. 13
More than 30,000 Boeing employees began a strike on Sept. 13 at the company’s Commercial Airplanes’ facilities in the Pacific Northwest after union members voted overwhelmingly last Thursday to reject ...
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Starlink Lands United Deal for the Airline’s Full Fleet – Sept. 13
United Airlines tapped Starlink as its in-flight connectivity (IFC) provider, announcing a deal on Friday to equip the airline’s entire fleet with Starlink and offer the service to passengers for […] ...
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Army Completes Initial Flight Demos, MOSA Evaluation With FTUAS Prototypes – Sept. 11
The Army has completed initial flight demonstrations and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) evaluations with Textron Systems and Griffon Aerospace’s offerings for the Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) ...
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Archer Tops 400 Flights with Midnight Aircraft – AIN, Sept. 3
Archer Aviation completed 402 flight tests thus far in 2024 with its Midnight eVTOL air taxi prototype, AIN reported. The company is seeking to gain FAA certification in 2025 and enter into ...
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U.S. Air Force Trials Autonomous Flights with Joby, Reliable Robotics – AIN, Aug. 26
Joby and Reliable Robotics demonstrated military uses for their remotely piloted Cessna Grand Caravans during the Air Force Agile Flag 24-3 exercise in early August, AIN reported.The service’s ...
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USAF Awards RTX F-22 Sensor Upgrade Contract Possibly Worth More Than $1 Billion
While the U.S. Air Force’s manned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter has an uncertain future, the service is moving forward with upgrading sensors on the Lockheed Martin F-22.
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4 Airlines Share Their Perspectives on the IFC Market
With the arrival of the multi-orbit era and airlines making decisions on how they will use satellite connectivity going forward, the market for in-flight connectivity (IFC) has entered an exciting ...
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Enhanced Flight Vision Systems Today Into The Future
Part Two in a series looking at the status of Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS), which provide greater situation ...