MilitaryNavy Remotely Tests C/KC-130T Avionics Software Fix Due to travel restrictions because of COVID-19, the Navy and Lockheed Martin remotely tested software fixes for the latest software build of the C/KC-130T Avionics Obsolescence Upgrade (AOU) program in Fort Worth…
MilitaryDrone Likely First to Receive Neuromorphic Computing Under U.S. Air Force Effort The United States Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) in Rome, N.Y. is working to develop neuromorphic computing for possible fielding on a drone in the next five years. AFRL is looking to…
Embedded AvionicsU.S. Navy Requests Increase for Development of MQ-4C Triton SIGINT Package The United States Navy fiscal 2021 budget requests an increase for the development of the Integrated Functional Capability-4 (IFC-4) signals intelligence (SIGINT) package aboard the service's Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton reconnaissance drone.…
ATM ModernizationHexagon's Luciad Portfolio Can Illuminate Flight Data While global flight traffic has dropped significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a timeline for the return to last year's level of 39 million flights is uncertain, airlines looking for illumination…
MilitaryFuture F-35 Panoramic Cockpit Display System to Feature Better Processing, Memory A new Panoramic Cockpit Display – Electronics Unit (PCD-EU) for the Lockheed Martin F-35 is to feature significantly enhanced processing and memory. The PCD-EU "is considered a new development effort under the…
Business & GAMROs Face Prospect of Significant Drop in Global Demand for Services Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) providers are facing the possibility of a steep drop in global demand for MRO services this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic although commercial MROs may face…
CommercialCOVID-19 Crisis Highlights Possible Utility of Drone Cargo Deliveries The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the possible utility of drones in beyond visual line of sight operations for the remote delivery of medical and other supply payloads up to 50 kilograms. "We…
CommercialFAA, EASA: Cybersecurity Challenge Over the last five years, central aviation authorities and aviation industry experts have been warning of the danger of cyber-attacks on airliners and other aircraft with wireless, next generation