Air News & Articles

Evaluating Unmanned Aerial Systems for ASW Sonobuoy Dispensing
Evaluating Unmanned Aerial Systems for ASW Sonobuoy Dispensing

Ultra Maritime and UMS SKELDAR will develop a Rotary Wing Unmanned Aerial System that the Royal Canadian Navy can use to deploy sonobuoys for the purpose of tracking potentially hostile submarines

Oct 20, 2022
GE Aerospace Engines to Power Poland’s Leonardo AW149 Helicopters
GE Aerospace Engines to Power Poland’s Leonardo AW149 Helicopters

GE Aerospace’s CT7-2E1 engines best meet the country’s needs from all aspects, such as performance, maintenance cost, reliability, and commonality with existing and future helicopters

Oct 19, 2022
Portuguese P-3C Aircraft to Support Maritime Patrol & Reconnaissance Missions
Portuguese P-3C Aircraft to Support Maritime Patrol & Reconnaissance Missions

General Dynamics will provide equipment and technology to upgrade the communications and mission electronics of the P-3C aircraft

Oct 18, 2022
Upgraded Maintenance Capability Aims to Improve F-16 Cybersecurity
Upgraded Maintenance Capability Aims to Improve F-16 Cybersecurity

BAE Systems’ Viper Memory Loader Verifier II maintenance capability supports over 100 onboard systems that enhance F-16 aircraft cybersecurity

Oct 17, 2022
HII Awarded USAF Electronic Warfare Research Task Order
HII Awarded USAF Electronic Warfare Research Task Order

HII’s research and analysis will be leveraged by the USAF to reduce technical risk, provide mature technologies, and deliver systems engineering rigor needed to improve warfighter survivability at reduced total lifecycle cost

Oct 17, 2022
Progress Continues on RAIDER X Helicopter for US Army
Progress Continues on RAIDER X Helicopter for US Army

The RAIDER X prototype draws on Lockheed Martin’s expertise in developing innovative weapons systems using the latest digital design and manufacturing techniques

Oct 17, 2022
Thermoplastic Welding Technology Used to Build High-Impact Resistant Ventral Fin for F-16
Thermoplastic Welding Technology Used to Build High-Impact Resistant Ventral Fin for F-16

Collins is investing approximately $100 million dollars over the next five years toward the advancement of its thermoplastic technology and plans to qualify and process thermoplastic materials for both military and commercial use

Oct 14, 2022
New Partnership Advances Airborne ISR Mission Needs for US Army
New Partnership Advances Airborne ISR Mission Needs for US Army

MAG Aerospace and L3Harris Technologies will provide converted Bombardier Global Express 6500s with ISR mission capabilities to close the gap between the Army’s medium- and high-altitude ISR aircraft fleet

Oct 13, 2022
Cargo Drone Prototype in Development for US Marine Corps
Cargo Drone Prototype in Development for US Marine Corps

Kaman Air Vehicles is developing a funded military version of its KARGO UAV, a purpose-built autonomous medium-lift logistics vehicle that can carry up to 800 pounds of payload and is designed to operate in austere environments

Oct 13, 2022
Gimbaled Camera System for Tactical UAS Presented at AUSA 2022
Gimbaled Camera System for Tactical UAS Presented at AUSA 2022

Trillium Engineering’s HD95-MVS-LD purpose-built gimbal was unveiled in Textron Systems' booth, onboard its Aerosonde UAS for the US Army's Future Tactical UAS Mission program

Oct 12, 2022
DARPA Aims to Create Tactical Wireless Power Transfer Network
DARPA Aims to Create Tactical Wireless Power Transfer Network

The goal of the Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program is to design and demonstrate airborne optical energy relays

Oct 11, 2022
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