MilitaryLeonardo to Deliver Subsystems for F-35 Training, as USAF Looks to Cybersecurity Upgrade for Older Jets Leonardo DRS said on June 24 that it has received a subcontract from Cubic Corp. to deliver more than 150 internal subsystems (IS) of the P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) for…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - June 27, 2021 Check out the June 27 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines and updates happening across the global aerospace industry.…
Electrification and SustainabilityGE Aviation CEO Talks Importance of SAF in Future of Aviation GE Aviation and Safran recently unveiled a new development program focused on sustainable technologies for a next-generation CFM engine. During an appearance on EUROCONTROL’s Aviation StraightTalk Live, GE Aviation President and CEO…
Air TaxiAgility Prime Invests $1.5M in eSTOL Aircraft from Electra The Agility Prime program from the U.S. Air Force has invested in multiple electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and now it is investing in a new type of flying car,…
Business & GAGogo Starts Flight Testing 5G Antennas Gogo Business Aviation has begun flight testing the antennas for its next-generation 5G network, the Colorado-based in-flight connectivity (IFC) service provider said in a June 22 press release. On the ground network…
Air TaxiEve and Skyports Advance Partnership in Asia and the Americas A new partnership between Eve Urban Air Mobility and Skyports is aiming to advance the adoption of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations in markets in Asia and the Americas,…
Air TaxiVolocopter 2X eVTOL Takes First Public Flight in France The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer Volocopter flew its Volocopter 2X in public for the first time in France at the Paris Air Forum, the company announced in a…
Air TaxiAgility Prime Completes First eVTOL Operational Exercise The AFWERX Agility Prime program has been investing in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft with the hope of bringing advancements to the industry and providing possible new forms of transport…