MilitaryDefense Authorizers Direct Increased Oversight of F-35 Upgrades Defense authorizers in the House and Senate are directing increased oversight of the F-35 Block 4 and Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2) program. The oversight requires the secretary of defense "to…
MilitaryDHS Continues to Warn Private Industry Against Using Foreign-Made Drones Government cybersecurity officials continue to warn U.S. companies about the dangers of using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) designed or manufactured abroad, according to a sensitive document distributed to private industry by the…
Military$1 Billion Market for North American Drones Opens Due to Government Restrictions, Draganfly CEO Says U.S. government restrictions on foreign drones have opened up a $1 billion market for North American manufacturers, according to the CEO of Saskatchewan-based Draganfly Inc. On Oct. 30, the Department of the…
Business & GAFlytX, Virtual AI Assistant in Development for Future Business Jet Cockpits TOULOUSE, France – The research and development engineering division of Thales is working on a version of their touchscreen FlytX avionics suite with an artificial intelligence virtual pilot assistant for future business…
ConnectivityPanasonic Avionics Delivers IFC via Eutelsat 10B Satellite Panasonic Avionics signed a multi-year agreement for Ku-band capacity on two multi-beam payloads on the Eutelsat 10B satellite, due to be launched in 2022. This contract withEutelsat Communications aims to enable Panasonic to provide…
RegulationEstonia’s ANSP Hires AirMap to Consult on Unmanned Aircraft Regulation and Airspace Integration Estonia’s Air Navigation Services (EANS) has hired AirMap to help develop effective regulations around unmanned aircraft and integrate them into its airspace, making EANS the second air navigation service provider AirMap has…
CommercialUnited Airlines is Buying Airbus A321XLRs to Replace Boeing 757 Fleet United Airlines will replace its existing fleet of Boeing 757s with the Airbus A321XLR, under an order for 50 of the new long range aircraft type announced by the Chicago, Illinois-based carrier…
Air TaxiJaunt Air Mobility Signs MoU with BAE Systems on Electric Energy Management Systems BAE Systems signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Jaunt Air Mobility to develop electric energy management systems for their aircraft, which is one of Uber’s six announced partners for its Elevate…
MilitaryRaytheon Unveils Virtual Reality Trainer for V-22 Maintainers Raytheon unveiled a virtual reality (VR) version of its portable V-22 trainer on Dec. 2 at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, Fla. The Aircraft Functional V-22 Trainer-Virtual…
CommercialMilitary/Commercial Avionics Outlook Strong, Deloitte Says The military and commercial outlook for avionics sales is strong, according to the author of a new Deloitte report, the 2020 Global Aerospace and Defense Industry Outlook. "The outlook for the aerospace…