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…
Air Taxi 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,…
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…
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…
Air Taxi 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…
Business & GA Garmin G1000 NXi Avionics Suite Adapted for Cessna SkyCourier Last month, Textron Aviation mated the wings to the fuselage of the first Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop prototype aircraft, which has a Garmin G1000…
Air Taxi EmbraerX Partners with Elroy Air on Unmanned VTOL Cargo Delivery EmbraerX signed an agreement to collaborate with Elroy Air, a San Francisco-based startup working to certify a hybrid VTOL aircraft for unmanned cargo delivery. The…
Commercial Boeing Recommends Simulator Training for 737 MAX Return to Service In a statement posted to its website, Boeing is recommending the use of flight simulator training to accompany the return to service of its grounded…