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Airbus Points to 5.5 Million Hours of H135 IFR Flight as Key in Offering for Navy Trainer

COLUMBUS, Miss.— Airbus Helicopters is pointing to the twin engine H135 helicopter's 5.5 million hours of instrument flight rules (IFR) experience since the year 2000 as a key differentiator in the Navy…

Business & GA

Cessna Citation Longitude Achieves FAA Type Certification

On its webpage on Sept. 23, Wichita, Kansas-based Textron Aviation, Inc. headlined the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) certification of the company's Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet, "Let the Revolution Begin." "FAA…

Military

MQ-25 Unmanned Aerial Tanker Completes First Test Flight, Boeing Says

Boeing and the U.S. Navy "successfully completed" the first test flight of the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial tanker on Sept. 19. The two hour flight involved Boeing test pilots at a…

Military

Raytheon Preparing Military Aircraft for IFF Mode 5 Mandate by Next June

Raytheon said recently that it is preparing military aircraft to meet a new Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) mandate by next June. Mode 5 IFF is an enhancement to legacy Mode 4…

Military

Avionics for U.S. Army Future Vertical Lift Major Opportunity, Collins Aerospace Says

Securing contracts to build avionics systems for the U.S. Army Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program is a top priority for Collins Aerospace. "By combining the strengths of our legacy companies, Collins Aerospace…

Commercial

Branson Says Virgin Galactic Will Examine Feasibility of Transatlantic Flights Through Space

Imagine flying at 3,500 miles per hour from New York City to Paris, partly through space. That may become possible in the future, according to Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin…

Military

Hughes Looks to Commercial Satcom Models to Benefit Military

Editorial Note: This is an excerpt of an article from the September 2019 digital edition of Avionics International, focusing on Hughes' supply of satellite communications technologies to military and government operators. To…

Military

U.K. Moving to Certify General Atomics Protector Drone for Civil Airspace

The United Kingdom is moving toward certifying the General Atomics Protector RG Mk1 drone to fly in civil airspace to perform security-related and disaster response missions, such as responding to fires and…

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Military

Airbus Points to 5.5 Million Hours of H135 IFR Flight as Key in Offering for Navy Trainer

Business & GA

Cessna Citation Longitude Achieves FAA Type Certification

Military

MQ-25 Unmanned Aerial Tanker Completes First Test Flight, Boeing Says

Military

Raytheon Preparing Military Aircraft for IFF Mode 5 Mandate by Next June

Military

Avionics for U.S. Army Future Vertical Lift Major Opportunity, Collins Aerospace Says

Commercial

Branson Says Virgin Galactic Will Examine Feasibility of Transatlantic Flights Through Space

Military

Hughes Looks to Commercial Satcom Models to Benefit Military

Military

U.K. Moving to Certify General Atomics Protector Drone for Civil Airspace