UnmannedHow the Airbus VSR700 Drone is Moving Closer to Autonomously Landing on Navy Ships Global navies are closer to having a tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) with autonomous takeoff and landing (ATOL) approaches after Airbus completed a test for its VSR700 program using its automatic flight…
Embedded AvionicsSOSA Technical Standards Coming in Summer 2021 with New Updates Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) technical standards, a common backbone architecture for sensors on embedded systems, are evolving as the consortium behind their development gets closer to starting its certification process. During…
AI & AutonomyHow Is the Aviation Industry Enabling Innovation with Artificial Intelligence? Ready or not the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in aviation is here. Industry professionals say the use of AI/ML can increase speed, efficiency, workload, and safety to…
Air TaxiFirst Military eVTOL Airworthiness Awarded to Joby Aviation Joby Aviation received the first military airworthiness approval for an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle from the AFWERX Agility Prime program, Will Roper, Air Force and Space Force acquisition technology…
MilitaryAirbus to Lead New Generation Fighter Jet Development in Spain Airbus will lead development in Spain for the New Generation Fighter (NGF) and be the prime contractor in the low observability domain of the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Program, according…
Air TaxiUber Elevate Acquired by Joby Aviation Uber Technologies is making a $75 million investment in Joby Aviation that includes the acquisition of Uber’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company, Uber Elevate, according to a Dec. 8 press…
CommercialHow Is the Aviation Industry Moving Towards Future Net Zero Emissions Goals? There is little argument in the aviation industry about the need to create more sustainable aircraft, however, how and when to achieve zero emissions is still up for debate. During a Dec.…
UnmannedVesper Military Drone Now Available to Commercial Operators The military-grade unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the Department of Defense (DoD) and other U.S. federal agencies, Vesper, and its Vision Ground Control Station (GCS) will become available to commercial customers…
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