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Six Urban Air Mobility Aircraft ‘Well Along’ in Type Certification, FAA’s Merkle Says

Six aircraft intended for urban air mobility application are “well along” in pursuing type certification with the Federal Aviation Administration, said Jay Merkle, head of the FAA’s UAS integration office, at the…

Military

Lockheed Martin to Integrate New Situational Awareness System for F-35

Lockheed Martin is to integrate the Raytheon Next-Generation Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS) into all F-35 variants over the next two years under a nearly $99 million contract announced by the Pentagon…

Military

Leonardo Wins Navy Trainer Helicopter Competition

In a hotly contested competition, the Navy on Monday selected Leonardo’s AgustaWestland to produce and deliver the new TH-32A Advanced Helicopter Training Systems as the new Navy trainer. Other competitors for the Navy…

Military

Bell Confirms V-280 Autonomous Flight, Prepares for Army FLRAA Decision in March

ARLINGTON, Texas — Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft completed a successful autonomous test flight in December, as the company readies for an Army downselect decision in March to continue forward in the Future Long…

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CityAirbus Demonstrator Makes First Untethered Flight

Airbus’ all-electric, four-seat multicopter demonstrator, CityAirbus, made its first untethered flight in December in Donauwörth, Germany, at the company’s competence center for military air systems, according to Airbus. Housed under Airbus Helicopters,…

Military

Fourth Flight Test of XQ-58A Valkyrie Expected Soon, AFRL Says

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is "eagerly anticipating" the fourth flight test of the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie stealth unmanned aircraft system (UAS) "in the near future," AFRL spokesman Bryan Ripple told…

Commercial

Virgin Galactic’s Second Spaceship Hits ‘Weight on Wheels’ Milestone

Virgin Galactic has reached the “Weight on Wheels” milestone in the build of its second commercial spaceship, the company announced Tuesday. All major structural elements of the vehicle were assembled, and the vehicle…

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Mercury Systems VP Talks 2020s Embedded Avionics Technology Trends

As the global aerospace and defense industry shifts into the 2020s, embedded systems suppliers are being tasked with supporting certifiable avionics architectures capable of meeting the most stringent versions of DO-178C and…

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Air Taxi

Six Urban Air Mobility Aircraft ‘Well Along’ in Type Certification, FAA’s Merkle Says

Military

Lockheed Martin to Integrate New Situational Awareness System for F-35

Military

Leonardo Wins Navy Trainer Helicopter Competition

Military

Bell Confirms V-280 Autonomous Flight, Prepares for Army FLRAA Decision in March

Air Taxi

CityAirbus Demonstrator Makes First Untethered Flight

Military

Fourth Flight Test of XQ-58A Valkyrie Expected Soon, AFRL Says

Commercial

Virgin Galactic’s Second Spaceship Hits ‘Weight on Wheels’ Milestone

Air Taxi

Mercury Systems VP Talks 2020s Embedded Avionics Technology Trends