Air TaxiUpcoming Air Force Research Challenge May Help Air Taxi Certification An upcoming United States Air Force research challenge may help the certification of air taxis by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a top Air Force official said last week. "One thing that's…
MilitaryAir Force to Decide Which Satellite to Offer for Test at Defcon Hacker Conference The United States Air Force plans to choose on Dec. 13 which satellite it will offer to a service-selected group of hackers to try to infiltrate at next August's Defcon 2020 conference…
ATM ModernizationMITRE Aviation Lab Looking At What National Airspace System Will Look Like in 2035 Since 1992, MITRE's Integrated Demonstration and Experimentation for Aeronautics (IDEA) Lab in McLean, Va. has worked to test the impact of new technologies for the Federal Aviation Administration, better manage air traffic,…
MilitaryDefense Authorizers Direct Increased Oversight of F-35 Upgrades Defense authorizers in the House and Senate are directing increased oversight of the F-35 Block 4 and Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2) program. The oversight requires the secretary of defense "to…
Military$1 Billion Market for North American Drones Opens Due to Government Restrictions, Draganfly CEO Says U.S. government restrictions on foreign drones have opened up a $1 billion market for North American manufacturers, according to the CEO of Saskatchewan-based Draganfly Inc. On Oct. 30, the Department of the…
MilitaryRaytheon Unveils Virtual Reality Trainer for V-22 Maintainers Raytheon unveiled a virtual reality (VR) version of its portable V-22 trainer on Dec. 2 at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, Fla. The Aircraft Functional V-22 Trainer-Virtual…
CommercialMilitary/Commercial Avionics Outlook Strong, Deloitte Says The military and commercial outlook for avionics sales is strong, according to the author of a new Deloitte report, the 2020 Global Aerospace and Defense Industry Outlook. "The outlook for the aerospace…
MilitaryCompanies Developing Lethal Autonomous Weapons, As Groups Seek Ban, Report Says Dozens of defense companies are developing lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS), as humanitarian groups seek to build international support for a treaty to ban them, according to a recent report. LAWS, so-called "killer…