Rich Abott, Author at Avionics International

AI & Autonomy

Merlin Labs Says $105 Million C-130J Advanced Automation Contract Stepping Stone for Other SOF Aircraft

Boston’s Merlin Labs, Inc. said on June 12 that it has received a $105 million contract from U.S. Special Operations Command to provide advanced automation for the Air Force C-130J airlifter by…

AI & Autonomy

Joby Aviation Acquires Xwing’s Autonomy Division, Adding To Defense Work

Joby Aviation, which is developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as an air taxi service, on Tuesday said it has acquired the autonomy division of Xwing, a small company…

Editor's Note

Avionics Upgrades Coming to Citation Latitude and Longitude - May 28, AIN

Textron Aviation recently announced the newest enhancements to Garmin’s G5000 avionics are coming to the Cessna Citation Latitude and Longitude aircraft, whereupon it expects to have FAA approval for modifications in 2025…

Military

DARPA Selects Six Companies To Continue In Long-Endurance VTOL UAS Program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) this week said it selected six companies to continue in the risk reduction and component testing phase of its program to develop vertical take-off-and-landing (VTOL)…

AI & Autonomy

USAF and Merlin Labs Explore Autonomous Options for KC-135

Boston-based Merlin Labs, Inc. said on May 30 that it is using data from flights of a KC-135 at MacDill AFB, Fla., “to better understand crew workload drivers and gather data to…

Air Taxi

Educating Pilots On eVTOL Air Mobility And This New Generation Of Air Taxis

Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft represent a new era of aviation and with this new era comes a huge demand for uniquely trained professional pilots to safely fly passenger…

Editor's Note

Israel Aerospace Industries Introduces New Jam Resistant GNSS System: COMPACT ADA - Reduced SWaP for Airborne Tactical Platforms - May 30

Tel Aviv, Israel - Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled Compact ADA, offering reduced Size, Weight and Power (SWaP), an advanced system that protects avionic systems from GNSS jamming. The Compact ADA…

Connectivity

SatixFy and SCOTTY Group Partner to Supply In-Flight Connectivity Terminals - May 22

Rehovot, Israel, May 22, 2024 – SatixFy Communications Ltd. (“SatixFy”) (NYSE American: SATX), a leader in next-generation satellite communication systems based on in-house-developed chipsets, announced a collaboration and the first order of…

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AI & Autonomy

Merlin Labs Says $105 Million C-130J Advanced Automation Contract Stepping Stone for Other SOF Aircraft

AI & Autonomy

Joby Aviation Acquires Xwing’s Autonomy Division, Adding To Defense Work

Editor's Note

Avionics Upgrades Coming to Citation Latitude and Longitude - May 28, AIN

Military

DARPA Selects Six Companies To Continue In Long-Endurance VTOL UAS Program

AI & Autonomy

USAF and Merlin Labs Explore Autonomous Options for KC-135

Air Taxi

Educating Pilots On eVTOL Air Mobility And This New Generation Of Air Taxis

Editor's Note

Israel Aerospace Industries Introduces New Jam Resistant GNSS System: COMPACT ADA - Reduced SWaP for Airborne Tactical Platforms - May 30

Connectivity

SatixFy and SCOTTY Group Partner to Supply In-Flight Connectivity Terminals - May 22