MilitaryCollins Aerospace: Proposed EPACS System for F-35 Achieves Technology Readiness Level 6 RTX‘s Collins Aerospace said on Feb. 18 that its Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS)–the company’s proposed replacement for the F-35 fighter’s current Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS)–has achieved Technology Readiness…
Air TaxiArcher Raises $300 Million For Development Of eVTOL Manufacturing Capabilities Archer on Feb. 11 said it has raised $300 million from institutional investors that it will put toward development of advanced manufacturing—to include batteries and composites—related to its hybrid-propulsion vertical take-off-and-landing (eVTOL)…
MilitaryAFRL/F-35 Program Investing in New Digital Engineering Hardware The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the program office for the Lockheed Martin F-35 are investing in digital engineering to speed development, as AFRL hosts a ribbon cutting for the…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman To Modernize Marine Corps F/A-18 Data Links Northrop Grumman on Thursday announced the Marine Corps chose to use the company to modernize LITENING data links for its Boeing F/A-18 A-D Hornet aircraft. This specifically means the company will provide…
AI & AutonomyNavy Picks SNC To Develop More Prototype Logistics Drones Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) on Dec. 5 said the Navy awarded it a prototype other transaction (OT) agreement to develop the technology to support autonomous unmanned air transport capability for naval logistics…
MilitaryRolls-Royce: F130 Engine for B-52 Passes CDR Rolls-Royce said on Friday that its F130 engine passed a U.S. Air Force Critical Design Review (CDR)–a step “clearing the way for final development, test, and production efforts to proceed and taking…
AI & AutonomySkunk Works Partnership Demonstrates Airborne Battle Management With AI-Controlled Aircraft Lockheed Martin this year has been conducting flight-tests of artificial intelligence-controlled aircraft in air-to-air engagements, including a more recent demonstration where a human “battle manager” aboard a fighter jet trainer commanded AI-controlled…
AI & AutonomyHoneywell Partners with Near Earth Autonomy In Autonomous Rotorcraft Competitions Avionics supplier Honeywell on Monday announced the start of an investment and collaboration agreement with autonomy provider Near Earth Autonomy to bid on for autonomous rotorcraft. Honeywell said the initial example of…
AI & AutonomyLeonardo’s BriteStorm May Be Future CCA Payload The U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program may be a fit for a five and a half pound BriteStorm stand-in jammer that Leonardo said that it is developing to allow the…
MilitaryArmy Completes Initial Flight Demos, MOSA Evaluation With FTUAS Prototypes - Sept. 11 The Army has completed initial flight demonstrations and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) evaluations with Textron Systems and Griffon Aerospace’s offerings for the Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) program, the service said on…