Air News & Articles

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Purchased for Maritime Surveillance

The Japan Coast Guard has signed a contract for two GA-ASI medium-altitude, long-endurance SeaGuardian RPAs, strengthening Japan’s Maritime Wide Area Surveillance

Aug 21, 2024
Successful Test Flights of Rugged Airborne Radio & Antenna

Starlink and uAvionix’s muLTElink airborne radio has been successfully integrated in recent test flights, aiming to achieve advanced LEO-satellite-based C2 communications for sUAS

Aug 20, 2024
Distributed Mesh Radar Project for US Air Force Base Defense

MatrixSpace has been awarded an AFWERX contract to create a scalable low-cost distributed radar sensor mesh for low-airspace surveillance

Aug 19, 2024
New Technology Introduced to Avoid Runway Incursions

Garmin's Runway Occupancy Awareness (ROA) uses ADS-B traffic to alert the crew of potential runway incursions caused by nearby airborne aircraft, aircraft on the ground and ground vehicles

Aug 19, 2024
Portable Mini Drones Undergo Rigorous Tests

Lockheed Martin's Stalker VXE30 was subjected to almost 20 hours of trials at RNAS Predannack in challenging weather conditions that pushed the platform to its limits

Aug 12, 2024
Selection Made for Advanced Air-to-Air Autonomy Prototyping

GA-ASI has been contracted as Lead Systems Integrator to prototype advanced autonomous air-to-air capability to provide adversary air training profiles for their MQ-20 Avenger UAS

Aug 05, 2024
U.S. Army Conducts Successful Counter-Drone Swarm Demonstration

During the C-sUAS demonstration, held at Yuma Proving Ground, testers launched more than 40 UAS targets that converged on a defended area in each session

Aug 05, 2024
Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability Concept Leader Selected

Airbus has been awarded an NSPA contract to lead a concept study, the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability project, to design, develop, and deliver a medium multi-role helicopter

Aug 01, 2024
Non-ITAR Long-Range Airborne Imaging System Introduced

Teledyne FLIR Defense has unveiled the new UltraFORCE® 380-HDc at Farnborough International Air Show, offering advanced multi-spectral capabilities for global customers

Jul 26, 2024
GCAP Partners Reveal New Concept of Next-Gen Combat Aircraft

The new concept model features a much more evolved design with a wingspan larger than previous concepts to improve the aerodynamics of the future combat aircraft

Jul 25, 2024
Brazilian Navy Aircraft Carrier Launches ScanEagle Drone for First Time

Insitu's ScanEagle (RQ-1) was launched from Multipurpose Aircraft Carrier (NAM) Atlantico (A 140) to assess the flooding that has affected Rio Grande do Sul

Jul 23, 2024
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