MilitaryNAVAIR 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 MaintenanceMarine 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.…
MilitaryAir Boss: Unmanned MQ-25 Will Fly This Year, Opens Way To 6th Gen Collaborative Combat Aircraft SAN DIEGO – The Navy Air Boss on Jan. 28 confirmed the first MQ-25A Stingray aircraft carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft will start test flying later this year, a necessary step to getting…
MilitaryNavy Issues RFI To Expand Unmanned ISR The Navy this week issued a Request for Information (RFI) that aims to increase the number of partners to provide small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) performing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions…
Air TaxiLilium Announces Buy-out Deal With American and European Investors - Dec. 24, 224, AIN A group of European and American investors as the Mobile Lift Corporation agreed to acquire the assets of the German eVTOL aircraft developer Lilium, AIN reported. On Dec. 24 Lilium announced an…
Electrification and SustainabilityBAE Systems and Airbus collaborate on sustainable aircraft technology BAE Systems has signed an agreement with Airbus to provide the energy storage system for Airbus’ microhybridization demonstration project for commercial aircraft. The two companies will advance sustainable aviation by maturing and…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman To Modernize Marine Corps F/A-18 Data Links Northrop Grumman on Thursday announced the Marine Corps chose to use the company to modernize LITENING data links for its Boeing F/A-18 A-D Hornet aircraft. This specifically means the company will provide…
AI & AutonomyNavy Picks SNC To Develop More Prototype Logistics Drones Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) on Dec. 5 said the Navy awarded it a prototype other transaction (OT) agreement to develop the technology to support autonomous unmanned air transport capability for naval logistics…