The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted $291 million in subsidies to several aerospace and aviation companies focused on promoting sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and low- or zero-emission technologies, FlightGlobal reported. Recipients…
BAE Systems has been selected by Boeing to upgrade the fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control computers (FCC) for the F-15EX Eagle II and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft. The FCCs feature common core…
While the U.S. Air Force has not disclosed what its leaders are discussing on the future or lack thereof of the manned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter, DoD acquisition chief William…
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane by Boeing recently test flew the Silicon Valley-based SandboxAQ‘s Magnetic Navigation (MagNav) system–leveraging quantum magnetometers and artificial intelligence–as the aircraft’s prime alternative to…
GE Aerospace finished the first stage of research and joint study with Airbus Helicopters on a next-generation helicopter propulsion system, AIN reported. The initial stage was focused on foundational research as they…
Wright Electric recently won an Air Force contract to develop high-power output rechargeable batteries, AIN reported. The company won a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to examine options for…
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force in the last few months awarded classified contracts to five vendors–a mix of traditional defense companies and non-marquee ones–for the autonomy piece of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft…
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Monday released a solicitation for an upcoming prize challenge for vendors to potentially have their unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and related capabilities added to a list…