UnmannedZipline Partners With Government of Rwanda for Autonomous Drone Delivery Services Zipline shared today that it is partnering with the Government of Rwanda to add new drone delivery sites throughout the country. The Government of Rwanda plans to complete close to 2 million…
CommercialWeSky Launches Lightweight 60W In-Seat Power System WeSky, an avionics company based in Lithuania, announced the launch of a new lightweight in-seat power system this week. The WeSky 60W USB power supply solution is called “recharge” and it can…
UnmannedAirbus Leads Large-Scale Manned-Unmanned Teaming Flight Demo Two fighter jets, a helicopter, and five drones participated in a large-scale flight demonstration of manned-unmanned teaming. Experts from Airbus led the multi-domain demonstration in partnership with the Bundeswehr, the Finnish Defence…
MilitaryRaytheon Targets F135 Engine Core Upgrade for 24 F-35 Squadrons by 2030 Raytheon Technologies [RTX] said that it is able to outfit 24 F-35 squadrons with an Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the company’s Pratt & Whitney F135 engine by 2030—seven squadrons in 2029…
Air TaxiEve and Volatus Partner On A Vertiport Automation Solution Eve Air Mobility and Volatus Infrastructure have signed a Letter of Intent to supply a vertiport automation solution in support of traffic management for electric vertical take-off and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft.…
ConnectivitySpaceX Launches its First Mission for OneWeb SpaceX performed its first mission for OneWeb on Thursday, sending 40 satellites to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) on a Falcon 9 rocket. The mission was notable in two ways—it was SpaceX’s first launch for Starlink…
RegulationDebate About 737 MAX Retrofits Continues as Deadline Approaches There is perhaps no aircraft more scrutinized in modern aviation than the Boeing 737 MAX. The aircraft, which is the fourth generation of the 737 family, offers increased fuel efficiency and a…
Editor's NoteVPorts Announces Creation of First International Electric AAM Corridor VPorts announced the creation of a corridor for advanced air mobility, or AAM, last week. It connects Syracuse Hancock International Airport and Mirabel, Québec, Canada. VPorts has a vertiport—essentially a heliport designed…
UnmannedRecent Drone Cybersecurity Developments Could Lead to Fewer Attacks in 2023 As companies and state governments establish their 2023 priorities, cybercrime should be a top concern, especially in the drone space. Cybercrime has increased dramatically over the past decade with no sign of…
MilitaryPratt & Whitney Receives $115 Million for F135 Engine Core Upgrade Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt & Whitney snared a more than $115 million contract last week for the F135 engine core upgrade for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter. Pratt & Whitney is to finish…