MilitaryUpcoming ALIAS Test to Demonstrate Autonomous Flight The upcoming final flight test of the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS), funded through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), will feature remote or autonomous flight of a modified Sikorsky…
MilitaryL3Harris To Upgrade Rover Under $90 Million Army Contract L3Harris is to upgrade its Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (Rover) under the terms of a $90 million contract with the U.S. Army, but the company said the Army has advised no…
Embedded AvionicsArmy Wants Funding Increase for FLRAA Risk Reduction, As Service Seeks Common Avionics Interfaces The U.S. Army wants $75 million in Fiscal 2020 for risk reduction on the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA)–nearly $43 million more than its budget request–as the service seeks common electrical, mechanical,…
Embedded AvionicsFARA Proposals Feature Modular Open Systems Approach for Avionics Company proposals for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition tout their compliance with the service's desired modular open systems approach (MOSA) digital backbone to allow plug and play capabilities…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Unveils Raider X FARA Design Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky unveiled its Raider X design for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) on Oct. 14 at the Association of the United States Army annual conference. Raider X…
MilitarySierra Nevada Corp. Highlights Systems Integration Capabilities As Applicable For FVL As the U.S. Army moves forward on the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program, Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) is highlighting its reputation as a systems integrator. SNC is "well postured to provide critical…
MilitarySikorsky Working to Resolve Flight Test Data Link Issues for OPV As Sikorsky continues flight testing of its S-70 Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV) Black Hawk in West Palm Beach, Fl., the company said this week that Sikorsky and L3Harris are resolving data link…
CommercialHomeland Security, DoD, Transportation Officials Focus on Aviation Cyber Security The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Pentagon, and the Department of Transportation (DOT) have been working since May to implement the cyber security goals of the National Strategy for Aviation Security,…