AI & AutonomyNorthrop completes first flight of Australia's Triton maritime surveillance drone, ahead of 2024 delivery Northrop Grumman recently completed the first flight of Australia’s multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance maritime surveillance aircraft. The aircraft took off just before noon on Nov. 9, at Northrop’s Palmdale, Calif., Aircraft…
Advanced Air MobilityJoby, Volocopter perform demonstration flights in NYC, which seeks to electrify its downtown heliport Electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft developers Joby Aviation and Volocopter performed exhibition flights in New York City on Nov. 13 at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (DMH) as part of an announcement by the city…
ConnectivityCompanies' Perspective on New Data Links and Waveforms Sought for SDA Tranche 3 Transport Layer The U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Gamma satellites are to include Ultra High Frequency (UHF) S-band connections, an advanced tactical data link, and enhanced, anti-jam waveforms. But…
Editor's NoteNorthrop Grumman Provides Updates on Polar SATCOM Programs Northrop Grumman said on Nov. 7 that it has finished thermal vacuum tests on the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)--two satellites for broadband communications over the North Pole for the U.S. Space Force…
Advanced Air MobilityRotor Technologies seeks autonomous rotorcraft commercial service with uncrewed-only approach Rotor Technologies believes its exclusive focus on uncrewed-only missions will allow its autonomous rotorcraft to enter commercial operations while previous attempts by other autonomous helicopter developers failed. Hector Xu, Rotor founder and…
Advanced TechnologyUPDATED: AAR greenhouse gas emissions up 3% in FY 2023 AAR's greenhouse gas emissions increased 3% in fiscal year 2023, which ended on May 31, but decreased 6% from fiscal year 2021 and 18% from FY 2020, according to the company's 2023…
Advanced Air MobilityNationwide Canadian Study Shows Overwhelming Support For eVTOLs Growing support for the launch of air taxi services could help boost remote communities in Canada with more people considering moving to remote areas, if access conditions improve according to new research…
Artificial IntelligenceShield AI Raises Another $200 Million In Funding To Scale V-BAT Autonomous Piloting Software Shield AI on Tuesday said it has raised another $200 million in venture capital for scaling and deploying the company's new autonomous piloting software aboard the company’s V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS)…