Air News & Articles

New Airborne Data Acquisition Unit for Flight & Production Testing

Curtiss-Wright’s new Axon module is ideal for data-intensive next-generation vehicles such as eVTOL aircraft

Nov 01, 2023
New Single Telepack Solution for Flight Test Programs

Curtiss-Wright’s mTTS-100-1 can be used for demanding applications such as missile performance testing, launch vehicles, flight test instrumentation, and hypersonics

Oct 30, 2023
L3Harris to Provide Surveillance & Targeting Systems for ROK Attack Helicopter

The L3Harris WESCAM MX-15D Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) targeting and designating system will provide enhanced, field-proven capabilities for the new helicopter being designed and built by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)

Oct 30, 2023
Raytheon’s KuRFS & Coyote Defeat UAS Targets During U.S. Army Tests

The KuRFS radar excelled in a stress test detecting and tracking an unmanned aerial system (UAS) swarm, while Coyote defeated several targets, singles and swarms, demonstrating reduced engagement timelines to defeat multiple threats

Oct 30, 2023
CAES to Produce New AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitter for U.S. Navy

The Low Band Consolidation (LBC) brings critical upgrades to the AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitter (LBT) to combat evolving and emerging threats

Oct 26, 2023
New Airborne Gigabit Network Switch Designed for Flight Tests

Curtiss-Wright’s NSW-8GT-TGE-1 is the newest in a range of managed high-speed switches optimized specifically for the demanding and time-critical movement of flight test data

Oct 26, 2023
KEF to Demonstrate Tailwind Software Autonomy Capabilities

KEF Robotics is providing its software for autonomous capabilities on two types of aircraft, including site reconnaissance and surveillance, sub-canopy aerial traverse and terrain mapping, and operator-assisted building entry and clearance

Oct 26, 2023
Remotely Piloted Air System Delivered to RAF Base

The Protector RPAS will be certified to stringent NATO safety and certification standards allowing to operate in the UK and European civilian airspace

Oct 26, 2023
Partnership to Offer AI-Enabled Situational Awareness

Sentient’s ViDAR uses an EO/IR sensor to detect and classify targets in the imagery stream, enabling Shield AI’s V-BAT to significantly bolster military threat deterrence

Oct 25, 2023
WhiteFox Receives USAF Contract for Handheld Drone Defense

The $1.25 million contract is focused on Scorpion 3, a portable drone detection and mitigation solution, allowing the operator to integrate authorized drones into secured airspace, detect unauthorized drones and defend critical assets

Oct 23, 2023
Insitu Pacific & Innovaero to Develop UAS Loitering Munition Solution

The companies will develop, test and field the collaborative system using Insitu Pacific's common ground control (GCS) and INEXA software to control both unmanned aerial system (UAS) and long-range One-Way Loitering (OWL) munitions

Oct 20, 2023
Advancing Defense Capability Through Strategic Collaboration Defense Advancement works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive defense capabilities forward.