MilitaryUSAF Expects KC-135 Center Console Refresh Solicitation In MayThe Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) KC-135 Center Console Refresh (CCR) program office at Tinker AFB, Okla., said that it expects to issue a solicitation in May after…
MilitaryRobinson Helicopter Details New Unmanned Business Unit, Cargo UAS Project With SikorskyRobinson Helicopter on March 9 announced the launch of its new Robinson Unmanned business unit, and detailed a new unmanned cargo helicopter offering utilizing Sikorsky’s autonomy capability. With Robinson Unmanned,…
MilitaryAeroVironment Expands Manufacturing Capacity, UAS Products, With ESAero AcquisitionAeroVironment on March 16 said it has acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero) in a $200 million deal that adds manufacturing, design and prototyping capacity, complimentary expertise in electric and hybrid…
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)The Flight Control Revolution Is Boosting Lease PremiumsGlobal Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Autonomy is no longer science fiction. Advanced flight control systems that augment pilot decisions with artificial intelligence and machine learning are moving…
ConnectivityConnected Avionics Are Redefining Aircraft ValuesGlobal Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Modern aircraft generate an astonishing amount of data in flight. Every parameter from engine performance to flight control inputs is tracked and…
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)How Enhanced Vision Systems Are Reshaping Lease ValuesGlobal Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Aircraft operators have always chased greater safety and reliability. What once was good enough is quickly becoming standard in many fleets. One…
MilitaryRolls-Royce F130 Engine For B-52 Passes Altitude And Operability Testing, Company SaysRolls-Royce said on Feb. 24 that it has completed altitude and operability testing for the company’s F130 engine as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP)…
MilitaryAir Force Acquisition Official: ‘APG-85 Is A Helluva Radar Unless You Don’t Have One’AURORA, Colo.–While it may take two years to field, a dual-mount bulkhead in the nose of the Lockheed Martin F-35 to accommodate both the AN/APG-81 radar or the twice as powerful AN/APG-85,…