MilitaryUpcoming ALIAS Test to Demonstrate Autonomous Flight The upcoming final flight test of the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS), funded through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), will feature remote or autonomous flight of a modified Sikorsky…
ConnectivityPODCAST: NSR’s Guide to Satellite Connectivity Drawing from one of the most insightful presentations from GCAS 2019, in this episode Chris Baugh and Brad Grady, respectively president and principal analyst at Northern Sky Research (NSR) — one of…
MilitaryL3Harris To Upgrade Rover Under $90 Million Army Contract L3Harris is to upgrade its Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (Rover) under the terms of a $90 million contract with the U.S. Army, but the company said the Army has advised no…
Embedded AvionicsArmy Wants Funding Increase for FLRAA Risk Reduction, As Service Seeks Common Avionics Interfaces The U.S. Army wants $75 million in Fiscal 2020 for risk reduction on the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA)–nearly $43 million more than its budget request–as the service seeks common electrical, mechanical,…
Air TaxiAirbus’ Vahana Demonstrator to Complete Flight Test Campaign This Year Airbus A³'s Vahana demonstrator aircraft, which has been flying since January 2018, recently completed its 100th test flight and is on track to complete its test flight portfolio by the end of…
Embedded AvionicsSOSA Briefing Outlines Future Defense Sensor System Architectures A Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) technical standard briefing at the Association of the United States Army annual conference outlined the future embedded computing design approach to developing and upgrading electronic warfare,…
Embedded AvionicsFARA Proposals Feature Modular Open Systems Approach for Avionics Company proposals for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition tout their compliance with the service's desired modular open systems approach (MOSA) digital backbone to allow plug and play capabilities…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol to Keep CPDLC ‘Black List’ Avionics Policy in Place Long-Term Eurocontrol recently changed the way operators apply for classification of their aircraft to the operations ready list for the use of controller to pilot data link communications (CPDLC) in certain areas of…
Air TaxiPorsche and Boeing to Explore ‘Premium’ Urban Air Mobility Market The latest auto company to invest in the urban air mobility space is Porsche, signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Boeing to explore the premium urban air mobility market, according to the…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Unveils Raider X FARA Design Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky unveiled its Raider X design for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) on Oct. 14 at the Association of the United States Army annual conference. Raider X…