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05/01/2026
Welcome to Aviation Tech Today, a digital media platform focused on the technologies shaping aviation’s future and what they mean for operations, competitiveness, and aircraft value.
 
This issue we feature stories on the Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned tanker first test flight, an F-35A radar update, connected aircraft ecosystems, next-generation avionics, and more.
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Military
Navy’s MQ-25A Unmanned Tanker Finishes First Test Flight
The first Boeing MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft conducted its first flight test on April 25, a year later than previously planned, the Navy and Boeing revealed on April 27.…...Read More »
Military
APG-85 Fielding May Come 9 Months Early, Estimated Unit Cost Of $8.8 Million
The Air Force now expects to receive the first Northrop Grumman APG-85 radar for the F-35A fighter by Lockheed Martin in April 2028–nine months earlier than previously scheduled, according to the service’s fiscal…...Read More »
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence
Connected Aircraft Ecosystems: Data Is the New Engine Driving Lease Rates Higher
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) In today’s aviation market, aircraft are no longer just flying machines, they are data platforms in motion. The rise of connected aircraft…...Read More »
AI & Autonomy
Next-Generation Avionics: Glass Cockpits, AI Assistance, and the New Value Premium
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) If connectivity is transforming aircraft into data platforms, then avionics are transforming them into intelligent systems. Next-generation avionics are now one of…...Read More »
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence
Digital Maintenance, Predictive Analytics, and the New Lease Economics of Aircraft Health
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) One of the most consequential shifts in aviation technology today is the transformation of maintenance from reactive to predictive. Digital maintenance systems,…...Read More »
Military
Marines Tap Sikorsky, Robinson’s Unmanned R66 For Medium Resupply Drone Development Effort
The Marine Corps has selected Sikorsky and Robinson Helicopter’s R66 Turbinetruck for the second increment of the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle–Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) development program, the companies said on April 27. Sikorsky…...Read More »
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