MilitaryTH-119 Digital Cockpit to Ease Navy Training Burden for Helicopter Pilots, Leonardo Says The four-screen, all glass, digital cockpit of the Leonardo TH-119 will ease the training burden on the U.S. Navy for a new generation of helicopter pilots, according to Leonardo. The "dual-display Genesys…
MilitaryLockheed Martin to Integrate New Situational Awareness System for F-35 Lockheed Martin is to integrate the Raytheon Next-Generation Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS) into all F-35 variants over the next two years under a nearly $99 million contract announced by the Pentagon…
MilitaryFourth Flight Test of XQ-58A Valkyrie Expected Soon, AFRL Says The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is "eagerly anticipating" the fourth flight test of the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie stealth unmanned aircraft system (UAS) "in the near future," AFRL spokesman Bryan Ripple told…
Business & GAGarmin G1000 NXi Avionics Suite Adapted for Cessna SkyCourier Last month, Textron Aviation mated the wings to the fuselage of the first Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop prototype aircraft, which has a Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite adapted for the SkyCourier.…
Business & GANetJets Receives Its First Cessna Citation Longitude from Textron Aviation Berkshire Hathaway-owned NetJets received its first Cessna Citation Longitude on Dec. 31, Textron Aviation announced on Jan. 6. The super-midsize business jet is expected to enter service with NetJets early this year.…
CommercialStandardAero and Thales Partner on Advanced Autopilot for Light Helicopters StandardAero and Thales recently announced a teaming agreement for the development and certification of an advanced autopilot system for Airbus AS350 and other light helicopters. The companies said that they are targeting…
CommercialFAA Certifies IDU-680 Electronic Flight Instrument System for Bell 412 Helicopters The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) earlier this month type certified Genesys Aerosystems' IDU-680 Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) displays for the Bell 412EP and Bell 412 helicopters, the company said. The Texas-based…
Business & GAIndustry May See Increased FANS 1/A Business to Meet Jan. 30 Deadline Taking its cue from a National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) warning in May, 2017, Canada-based Latitude Technologies said in a Tweet this week that business aviation "crews will increasingly discover that non-FANS…