Proposed Part 38 Rule Would Add New Fuel Efficiency Metric to Federal Aviation Regulations

Advanced Air Mobility

Lilium Kicks Off eVTOL Battery Pack Production - AIN, April 18

Lilium announced it started production on the lithium ion with silicon dominant anodes battery packs for its Lilium eVTOL jet aircraft, AIN reported. The company plans to conduct its first piloted flight…

AI & Autonomy

General Atomics Awards Hughes Contract To Produce Modems For MQ-1C Gray Eagles - April 9

Hughes Network Systems this week said it has received a production contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to provide ruggedized modems for the MQ-1 Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aircraft system, providing warfighters…

AI & Autonomy

After Boeing Delivered First Test MQ-25, Navy Eyes First Flight In Spring 2025 - April 8

After Boeing delivered the first MQ-25 Stingray to the Navy in February for testing, a lead official said Monday the service is on schedule for the first flight test with that platform…

Military

Lockheed, Intel’s Altera Collaborating On Microelectronics Project For MH-60R Defense System Upgrade

Lockheed Martin said Monday its working with Intel and its Altera semiconductor manufacturing firm to develop an open architecture, low size weight and power upgrade that increases the capability of the electronic…

Military

Valkyrie Unmanned Combat Aircraft Demonstrates Electronic Attack With F-35s - April 2

An XQ-58A Valkyrie autonomous unmanned combat aircraft equipped with an electronic attack payload successfully demonstrated suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) capabilities with two F-35 fighters in a recent live flight test…

Editor's Note

UK's Cranfield Wins Major Hydrogen Investment Boost - March 26

Cranfield University, a leading British aerospace research center, plans to establish the first UK airport-based large-scale hydrogen research hub, Aviation Week reported. This follows an $87 million funding win from a government-backed…

Military

Construction Begins on New Boeing MQ-28 Production Facility in Queensland - March 26

BRISBANE, March 26, 2024 — Construction will begin on Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] new production facility in Toowoomba, Queensland, to support the manufacture of Australia’s first military combat aircraft designed and developed in…

Military

The Next Chapter for Bell’s H-1 Helicopters Begins - March 28

AMARILLO, Texas (March. 28, 2024) – The first Bell AH-1Z set to receive the Structural Improvement Electrical Power Upgrade (SIEPU) modification to be provided by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc (NYSE:TXT)…