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Hegseth Directs Widespread Use Of Expendable Drones By End Of 2026

Responding to a recent presidential directive to bolster American drone capabilities, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military services to take a more aggressive role in quickly purchasing small drones and…

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)

How DOGE Cutbacks Could Hurt the Avionics Industry

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The avionics industry is an essential component of global aviation, driving advancements in flight safety, efficiency, and automation. However, as the industry continues to…

Military

Sikorsky Begins Black Hawk Ground Runs With New GE T901 Engines

Sikorsky on Jan. 29 said it has started ground runs with the new GE Aerospace [GE] T901 engines integrated on a Black Hawk helicopter, ahead of the first test flight later this…

Military

If Industry Reaches Price Point for Unmanned Autonomous Fighter, ‘I’ll Be Asking for It,’ LaPlante Says

While the U.S. Air Force has not disclosed what its leaders are discussing on the future or lack thereof of the manned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter, DoD acquisition chief William…

Editor's Note

GE Aerospace, Kratos Developing Low-Cost Engines With Plans For Production To Meet CCA, UAS Needs

GE Aerospace and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on Monday said they have been jointly developing small affordable engines to power unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned collaborative combat aircraft (CCA), and similar…

Editor's Note

Army Is ‘Biggest Participant’ By Quantity In First Round Of Replicator, Bush Says - March 20

The Army will be “the biggest participant” for the first round of the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative to field thousands of attritable autonomous systems by August 2025 “in terms of quantity,” according to…

Unmanned

DIU Seeks Commercial Solutions For sUAS To Operate Amid Electromagnetic Interference - March 13

Eyeing lessons learned from ongoing global conflicts, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week issued a solicitation for commercial solutions that allow small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) and other small unmanned systems…

Military

Turkey Plans to Upgrade Its F-16 Cockpits in $259M Deal with Lockheed

Turkey will upgrade the avionics and flight control systems in its fleet of F-16 fighters under a new agreement with Lockheed Martin recently greenlit by the U.S. State Department. The NATO ally…

Military

Aerospace Companies Suggest Possible 5G Interference with Military Radars

U.S. aerospace firms are suggesting that an upcoming 5G rollout by AT&T and Verizon could lead to harmful interference with military radar altimeters. Earlier this month, the wireless companies said that they…

Military

Defense a Bright Spot While Commercial Woes Pummel Boeing

Boeing on Wednesday Jan. 27 posted dramatically wider losses in its fourth quarter and full year on a bevy of charges, mainly related to its commercial aircraft programs, but the defense…

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Unmanned

Hegseth Directs Widespread Use Of Expendable Drones By End Of 2026

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)

How DOGE Cutbacks Could Hurt the Avionics Industry

Military

Sikorsky Begins Black Hawk Ground Runs With New GE T901 Engines

Military

If Industry Reaches Price Point for Unmanned Autonomous Fighter, ‘I’ll Be Asking for It,’ LaPlante Says

Editor's Note

GE Aerospace, Kratos Developing Low-Cost Engines With Plans For Production To Meet CCA, UAS Needs

Editor's Note

Army Is ‘Biggest Participant’ By Quantity In First Round Of Replicator, Bush Says - March 20

Unmanned

DIU Seeks Commercial Solutions For sUAS To Operate Amid Electromagnetic Interference - March 13

Military

Turkey Plans to Upgrade Its F-16 Cockpits in $259M Deal with Lockheed

Military

Aerospace Companies Suggest Possible 5G Interference with Military Radars

Military

Defense a Bright Spot While Commercial Woes Pummel Boeing