CommercialBoeing Builds Body of First 777X Boeing has assembled the main fuselage of its first 777X-series aircraft. Its destined to be a 777-9X with a first flight scheduled for 2019 before a targeted 2020 delivery. The 777X is…
ATM ModernizationNew Boeing Joint Venture Aimed at Airspace Management for Drones, Air Taxis Boeing intends to launch an urban airspace management joint venture along with artificial intelligence company SparkCognition, the two companies announced Nov. 20. Called SkyGrid, the new company will follow in the footsteps…
MilitaryF-16 Getting New Cockpit Management System in Upgrade Program American F-16 Fighting Falcons are getting a new cockpit management unit (CMU) from Avalex as part of the U.S. Air Force's mobile user objective system (MUOS) program to upgrade the so-called Viper.…
MilitaryThales' Rafale-Bound Optronic Pod Qualified by French Military Thales' new Talios optronic pod, destined for the Dassault Rafale, has completed qualification testing by the French defense procurement agency (DGA). The Talios features high-resolution electro-optical and infrared sensors as well as…
MilitaryBelgium Ready to Negotiate for MQ-9B Purchase Belgium's government has approved the start of negotiations for the purchase of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGaurdian. As it is a foreign military sale from California-based General Atomics, the…
UnmannedStratospheric Data-Collection UAS Completes First Flight at 20,000 Feet The high-altitude HiDRON unmanned glider by UAVOS and Stratodynamics Aviation completed its first test flight earlier this month, UAVOS revealed Thursday. The HiDRON's first flight lasted 90 minutes within an undisclosed location, and approached…
MilitaryF-16 Getting GPS Anti-Jam from Rockwell Collins The U.S. Defense Department has given Rockwell Collins a $30 million contract to upgrade F-16s with the company's digital GPS anti-jam receiver (DIGAR) for the U.S. Air Force Reserves and National Guard.…
CommercialAurora's Solar-Powered UAS Can 'Fly Indefinitely' Boeing-owned Aurora Flight Sciences’ new Odysseus unmanned aircraft system (UAS) “can effectively fly indefinitely,” according to the company, capable of months-long flights as it gathers data for climate research. The Odysseus is…
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