MilitaryFirst Boeing KC-46 Pegasus En Route for October Delivery Nearly 17 years after the U.S. Air Force started looking for a replacement for its KC-135 Stratotankers, it will finally be receiving the first of its next-generation KC-46 Pegasus refueling tankers in October,…
UnmannedFortem Powers Canada's Beyond-Line-of-Sight Trials Fortem Technologies will participate in Transport Canada's proof-of-concept trials into beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations as a partner of ING Robotic Aviation. ING Robotic will be using Fortem's TrueView Radar as its key detect-and-avoid…
ConnectivityNext-Gen LEO/MEO Satellites Can Make a Difference for Defense Commercial enterprises and consumers in underserved markets are not the only industry segments excited about the potential of low-Earth orbit (LEO) and medium-Earth orbit (MEO) satellites, which soon will launch into orbit,…
CommercialFirst 737 MAX in India Delivered to Jet Airways Jet Airways took delivery of the firsts of 150 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, setting it up to be the first Indian airline to fly the jet. "The new 737 MAX is a…
MilitaryCould Honeywell's Plan to Produce F-35 Parts in Turkey Backfire Amid Political Turmoil? Honeywell, which makes brake components for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in South Bend, Ind., plans to move that work to Turkey this summer, drawing criticism from the state’s senior U.S. senator.…
CommercialEasyJet Talks Evolving Predictive Maintenance Operations at AEE EasyJet, the world’s largest operator of the Airbus A319, will establish as many as 50 different predictive maintenance algorithms on board its in-service fleet by the end of this year. At the…
UnmannedFAA, DOJ, DHS Add Drone Flight Restrictions to Certain Secure Airspace At the request of federal security partners, the FAA has been using its existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 99.7 – “Special Security Instructions” – to address concerns about…
RegulationEuropean Parliament OKs EU-Wide Drone Rules European Members of Parliament have approved a deal for common EU-wide safety standards for drone manufacture and operation. Under the new rules, drones would need to be designed so that they can…