MilitaryUS Marine Corps Fields Northrop Grumman Mission Computer Upgrades The U.S. Marine Corps is flying with next-generation mission computers from Northrop Grumman. Aircraft under the H-1 upgrade program have been outfitted with the technology as the Marine Corps recently fielded the…
MilitaryDrones to Get New AI Algorithms Under Project Maven The Defense Department's artificial intelligence (AI) development program is set to deliver its first round of algorithms in December to be deployed for warfighting operational sensors, according to project lead Lt. Gen.…
MilitaryItalian-Built Lockheed Martin F-35B Reaches Critical Milestone in Recent ‘First’ Italy’s Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II final assembly and check out (FACO) facility in Cameri has delivered eight F-35As. Lockheed Martin said four currently reside at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona…
MilitaryUS Navy to Procure $7M Worth of ADS-B for T-6s The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) wants more ADS-B kits for T-6 training aircraft. The Navy would receive 251 kits, while the Army would receive four. Textron Aviation Defense is now…
ConnectivityChina to Spend Billions on In-Flight Connectivity Initiatives The government of Guangzhou City and Bluefocus IFEC Technology are set to jointly establish the “Belt and Road” in-flight internet fund with a capital injection of 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion). Also…
Embedded AvionicsThales Develops, Verifies Autocode Generator Using AdaCore Tool Thales has developed and verified a qualified autocode generator for critical airborne software. To do it, the company used AdaCore’s GNAT Pro Ada environment. The development process for the autocode generator has…