Advanced Air MobilityEve Air Mobility and NATS team to develop urban air mobility air traffic management systems Eve Air Mobility and NATS Services, the commercial arm of the U.K.’s leading air traffic control services provider, announced at the Dubai Airshow they would partner to develop future traffic management services…
AI & AutonomyUPDATED: Skyryse automates helicopter autorotation, but some pilots are skeptical it can outperform human pilots Skyryse in July performed what it calls the first fully automated helicopter autorotation emergency landing procedure, according to a Nov. 9 company statement. Skyryse's technology is a highly automated flight control system.…
CommercialIcarus provides 'smart' view-limiting helicopter pilot training device to University of North Dakota Icarus in mid-2023 delivered to the University of North Dakota five of its “smart” view-limiting helicopter pilot training devices that gives flight training instructors the ability to change flight visibility for students.…
Advanced TechnologyLeonardo delivers first multifunction radar upgrade for U.K. Eurofighters Leonardo has delivered the first prototype European Common Radar System Mk2 to BAE Systems for integration onto a U.K. Eurofighter Typhoon. The new multifunction array radar will allow the Typhoon to better…
AI & AutonomyNorthrop completes first flight of Australia's Triton maritime surveillance drone, ahead of 2024 delivery Northrop Grumman recently completed the first flight of Australia’s multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance maritime surveillance aircraft. The aircraft took off just before noon on Nov. 9, at Northrop’s Palmdale, Calif., Aircraft…
Advanced Air MobilityJoby, Volocopter perform demonstration flights in NYC, which seeks to electrify its downtown heliport Electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft developers Joby Aviation and Volocopter performed exhibition flights in New York City on Nov. 13 at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (DMH) as part of an announcement by the city…
ConnectivityCompanies' Perspective on New Data Links and Waveforms Sought for SDA Tranche 3 Transport Layer The U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Gamma satellites are to include Ultra High Frequency (UHF) S-band connections, an advanced tactical data link, and enhanced, anti-jam waveforms. But…
Editor's NoteNorthrop Grumman Provides Updates on Polar SATCOM Programs Northrop Grumman said on Nov. 7 that it has finished thermal vacuum tests on the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)--two satellites for broadband communications over the North Pole for the U.S. Space Force…
Advanced Air MobilityRotor Technologies seeks autonomous rotorcraft commercial service with uncrewed-only approach Rotor Technologies believes its exclusive focus on uncrewed-only missions will allow its autonomous rotorcraft to enter commercial operations while previous attempts by other autonomous helicopter developers failed. Hector Xu, Rotor founder and…
Advanced TechnologyUPDATED: AAR greenhouse gas emissions up 3% in FY 2023 AAR's greenhouse gas emissions increased 3% in fiscal year 2023, which ended on May 31, but decreased 6% from fiscal year 2021 and 18% from FY 2020, according to the company's 2023…