MilitaryAeroVironment Expands Manufacturing Capacity, UAS Products, With ESAero Acquisition AeroVironment 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 propulsion, more…
Advanced TechnologyStartup Developing Blended Wing Aircraft For Cargo Use Raises $28 Million Natilus, a startup focused on developing blended-wing aircraft for cargo and passenger applications, on Feb. 10 said it has raised $28 million in an early funding round that will allow it to…
UnmannedGrid Aero Raises $20 Million As It Preps To Begin Flying Long-Range Cargo UAS Grid Aero on Jan. 26 said it has raised $20 million in a funding round to move the Lifter Lite long-range, autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) into flight testing and use in…
MilitaryDIU Seeks Platforms For Magnetic Data Collection To Support Precision Navigation The Defense Innovation Unit last Friday issued a solicitation seeking prototype solutions for airborne magnetic data collection platforms that would support the development of magnetic map data as an alternative to GPS…
MilitaryEngineering Analysis Underway For Upgraded F-35, F-22 Based On NGAD Development Lockheed Martin has begun the “engineering analysis” around adding sixth-generation features to the company’s fifth-generation fighters based on development work it did on the losing bid for the Air Force’s Next-Generation Air…
MilitaryAutonomous Drone Navigation Startup Tycho.AI Exits Stealth With $10 Million Raise Tycho.AI, a startup developing autonomous navigation software for fast, low-flying drones in GPS-jammed environments, on Oct. 7 emerged from stealth with a $10 million Series A round to scale the company’s engineering…
MilitaryBoeing Says MQ-28 Demonstrations Prove Operational Effectiveness Boeing on Sept. 1 said it and the Royal Australian Air Force have proven the “operational viability” of the MQ-28 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) through a series of capability demonstrations that concluded…
MilitaryPBS Aerospace Opens Turbojet Engine Facility In Georgia PBS Aerospace, a business of Czech-based engineering company PBS Group, on Sept. 4 established its headquarters in Georgia, where the turbojet engine manufacturer also opened a new facility to build propulsion systems…