Military Swiss Supersonic Air Data Computer Selected for F-5 Avionics A fleet of F-5 fighter jets used for simulating air to air combat missions for U.S. military pilots is adding a supersonic air data computer…
Commercial Boeing Builds Body of First 777X Boeing has assembled the main fuselage of its first 777X-series aircraft. Its destined to be a 777-9X with a first flight scheduled for 2019 before…
ATM Modernization New Boeing Joint Venture Aimed at Airspace Management for Drones, Air Taxis Boeing intends to launch an urban airspace management joint venture along with artificial intelligence company SparkCognition, the two companies announced Nov. 20. Called SkyGrid, the…
Military F-16 Getting New Cockpit Management System in Upgrade Program American F-16 Fighting Falcons are getting a new cockpit management unit (CMU) from Avalex as part of the U.S. Air Force's mobile user objective system…
Military Thales' Rafale-Bound Optronic Pod Qualified by French Military Thales' new Talios optronic pod, destined for the Dassault Rafale, has completed qualification testing by the French defense procurement agency (DGA). The Talios features high-resolution…
Commercial Lion Air Boeing 737 Investigation Places MAX Flight Controls in Focus A deeper understanding of the Boeing 737 MAX and how its flight control systems should be operated under certain conditions have become the focus of…
Military $6 Billion Awarded to Lockheed Toward Lot 12 F-35 Production The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract modification that allows the company to take the first steps toward a Lot 12 contract of…
Military Belgium Ready to Negotiate for MQ-9B Purchase Belgium's government has approved the start of negotiations for the purchase of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGaurdian. As it is a foreign…