AI & AutonomyRain Aero Enables Remote Operation of Drones & Helicopters for Firefighting Rain Aero, a California-based company using advanced aviation technologies to fight wildfires, has successfully equipped both a small rotorcraft drone and a full-sized Black Hawk helicopter with a kit that allows remote…
MilitaryTurkey Plans to Upgrade Its F-16 Cockpits in $259M Deal with Lockheed Turkey will upgrade the avionics and flight control systems in its fleet of F-16 fighters under a new agreement with Lockheed Martin recently greenlit by the U.S. State Department. The NATO ally…
MilitaryEmbraer Nears Completion of New Surveillance and Early Air Warning Radar Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer recently completed development and has begun technical validation of the SABER M200 Vigilante radar. The radar system will soon be operated by various agencies within the Brazilian government,…
ConnectivityPredictive Maintenance Prevents Delays and Accidents Replacing aircraft components before they fail is a solid maintenance strategy, but predicting when a particular part is most likely to fail and swapping it out at the optimal time can maximize…
ConnectivityThe FAA Proposes 5G Interference Tolerance Requirements for Helicopter Radio Altimeters The FAA on Wednesday published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) applying to all helicopters equipped with a radio, or radar, altimeter flying in areas where 5G C-band can interfere with the…
ATM Modernization"Plate Lines" Could Safely Allow for More Aircraft to Land in Shorter Intervals Europe’s largest aviation research initiative has successfully tested a technology that could allow airports to safely boost runway throughput to accommodate an expected increase in air traffic. Partners within the Single European…
CommercialFull Flight Simulators Incorporate VR for Next Generation of Pilots Modern full-flight simulators are so realistic that a student pilot can learn to fly from scratch in the virtual world and step directly into an aircraft for real-world, leave-the-ground checkout flights. High-fidelity…
MilitaryFour Companies Compete to Replace US Army Shadow Drones Four companies will now compete to build a replacement for the U.S. Army’s RQ-7 Shadow drone after the service added another two challengers to the $100 million program. The Army announced July…