Rich Abott, Author at Avionics International

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Boeing Moves To Relocate Super Hornet Service Life Modification Work Away From St. Louis

Boeing on Sept. 24 announced it is relocating its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Service Life Modification (SLM) work out of its St. Louis region facilities and it plans to wrap up remaining SLM…

Unmanned

MQ-4C Approved For Initial Use Despite Deficiencies That Could Prevent Mission Success, Says Pentagon Auditor

The Navy “failed to effectively manage the operational capabilities” of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft program, declaring Initial Operation Capability (IOC) before undergoing an initial testing phase despite having several important deficiencies,…

Editor's Note

America’s ATC Meltdown: Why The Skies Are Short-Staffed and The Remedies That Are Needed

For over a decade, the U.S. has been facing a persistent and growing shortage of air traffic controllers. The problem has ballooned into a full-blown crisis, straining airport operations, triggering flight delays,…

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)

Europe’s NG MIMA Set to Shake Up Military Avionics

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Europe is entering a pivotal new era in avionics. The recently launched Next-Generation Military Integrated Modular Avionics (NG MIMA) project, driven by a €30 million…

Military

DARPA Taps Bell To Build X-Plane Demonstrator, Aims For Flight Testing In 2028

The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Bell Textron to build an X-plane demonstrator capable of flying at speeds of up to 450 knots, with the office confirming to…

AI & Autonomy

Anduril Teams With eVTOL Developer Archer To Pitch UK Military and Civil Aircraft

Anduril Industries’ UK subsidiary this week announced it is leading a team with Archer Aviation to bid for future military and civil flight opportunities with the latter’s Midnight electric vertical Takeoff and…

Military

NAVAIR Head Warns First MQ-25 Flight This Year Still Requires “A Ton Of Work”

The commander of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) this month warned a lot of work is still required with the new MQ-25 Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker aircraft in order to conduct a…

Aircraft Maintenance

Marine Corps Highlights New Osprey Gearbox Sensors In Aviation Plan, Navy Limit At 200 Miles

The Marine Corps’ newest Aviation Plan underscored the importance of new sensors to be installed on the V-22 Osprey to better predict when parts need to be replaced to avoid previous incidents.…

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Military

Boeing Moves To Relocate Super Hornet Service Life Modification Work Away From St. Louis

Unmanned

MQ-4C Approved For Initial Use Despite Deficiencies That Could Prevent Mission Success, Says Pentagon Auditor

Editor's Note

America’s ATC Meltdown: Why The Skies Are Short-Staffed and The Remedies That Are Needed

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)

Europe’s NG MIMA Set to Shake Up Military Avionics

Military

DARPA Taps Bell To Build X-Plane Demonstrator, Aims For Flight Testing In 2028

AI & Autonomy

Anduril Teams With eVTOL Developer Archer To Pitch UK Military and Civil Aircraft

Military

NAVAIR Head Warns First MQ-25 Flight This Year Still Requires “A Ton Of Work”

Aircraft Maintenance

Marine Corps Highlights New Osprey Gearbox Sensors In Aviation Plan, Navy Limit At 200 Miles