MilitaryTextron's ATAC Unveils New F1 Mirage Fighter Jet Jeffrey Parker certainly looked the part of dynamic, young CEO. Dressed in a stylish light gray “skinny” suit, he was standing at a podium under an event tent (bracketed by two parked…
MilitaryEmbraer KC-390 Receives Brazilian Type Certification Embraer’s KC-390 multi-mission military cargo plane has received type certification from Brazil’s civil aviation authority, the ANAC, clearing a path to full operational capability next year. Aimed at competing with Lockheed Martin’s…
CommercialNVIDIA’s RAPIDS Brings GPU Power to Predictive Data Analytics NVIDIA VP for Accelerated Computing Ian Buck unveiled the graphics processing unit (GPU) provider’s new open-source platform, RAPIDS, which promises major potential for accelerating the ability for data scientists to incorporate neural…
CommercialBell Taps Thales to Provide On-Demand VTOL Flight Controls Thales will develop flight control systems for Bell's vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft, the two companies said Tuesday. Bell has said the aircraft, which is to be used for on-demand urban mobility in partnership…
CommercialGE-Owned Avitas Granted First Large Commercial BVLOS Waiver Avitas Systems, a GE venture, received the first FAA approval to fly a 55-plus-pound UAS beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) with no spotter for commercial purposes. Operating on Shell oil facilities…
Business & GAElbit’s Wearable HUD Gives Pilots Eye Control of Flight Management Elbit Systems unveiled its first new avionics technology since acquiring Universal Avionics at the National Business Aviation Association’s 2018 conference and exhibition, a wearable head-up display (HUD) with combined vision that lets…
MilitaryControl Six MQ-9 Reapers From Your Laptop With GA-ASI's Heresy Software General Atomics wants it to be so easy to manage drones that, using the company's Heresy multi-mission control (MMC) software, one operator can oversee a half-dozen large UAS, assigning tasks and monitoring…
CommercialNew Boeing Business to Tackle AI, Advanced Computing Boeing has launched a new business tasked with researching and development of solutions in artificial intelligence (AI), secure communications and complex systems optimization for commercial and government applications. Called Disruptive Computing and…
Business & GAAerion’s Supersonic AS2 Avionics, Engine Confirmed at NBAA 2018 GE Aviation and Honeywell Aerospace confirmed plans to supply a new engine and integrated avionics cockpit for Aerion’s AS2 supersonic business jet at the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) 2018 annual conference…
CommercialVolocopter to Flight Test Electric Air Taxi in Singapore Volocopter will validate the ability of its electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (EVTOL) air taxi to operate within Singapore’s inner city environment in 2019. German startup company Volocopter’s fully electric VTOL aircraft is powered by 18…