Trend: Autonomy & AI

Grynkewich: Autonomous Drones, Mass ‘Essential to European Security’

Proliferating systems in the European theater will be vital for bolstering NATO and deterring Russian revanchism, as Ukraine continues to battle Russia in the latter’s latest 2022 invasion of Ukraine, […]

Anduril Offers Autonomous Air Vehicles, Rocket Motors To Europe In Partnership With Rheinmetall

Anduril Industries is offering its Barracuda and Fury air vehicles to Europe through a partnership with Germany’s Rheinmetall, which will provide its digital platform that will integrate the autonomous air […]

GE, Kratos Expand Work On Low-Cost, Small Engines With GEK1500 Aimed At CCAs

EVENDALE, Ohio—GE Aerospace is expanding its work with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on low-cost, small turbofan engines, announcing plans to develop a new 1,500-pound thrust capability aimed at powering […]

Airbus Details Second ALC Program Demo, L3Harris Providing Unmanned Lakota’s ‘Digital Backbone’

Airbus U.S. said May 20 it recently completed a second demo to inform its work on the Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) program, which follows a recent announcement it’s […]

Anduril Teams With eVTOL Developer Archer To Pitch UK Military and Civil Aircraft

Anduril Industries’ UK subsidiary this week announced it is leading a team with Archer Aviation to bid for future military and civil flight opportunities with the latter’s Midnight electric vertical […]

Prototype CCA Range to Be Greater Than F-35A and F-22

The range of the U.S. Air Force’s prototype autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) is to be at least 700 nautical miles–greater than the 590 nautical mile range of the Air […]

Airbus, Shield AI Partner On Unmanned Lakota For Marines’ Autonomous Logistics Connector

Airbus U.S. has partnered with Shield AI to integrate its autonomy software on the unmanned version of the UH-72 Lakota aircraft it’s developing for the Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector […]

Electrification of Aircraft: A Cloud-Powered Revolution

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The push toward increased aircraft electrification is gaining momentum, and with it, the integration of cutting-edge cloud technologies and collaborative Internet solutions. […]

Gambit and Fury CCA Offerings Get USAF Designations; Flights on Track for This Summer

The U.S. Air Force has bestowed “mission design series” (MDS) designations on its two Increment 1 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototypes. The General Atomics Gambit offering is the YFQ-42A and […]

DeepSeek AI: A Game-Changer for Avionics Development and Procurement

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The unveiling of DeepSeek, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) model with unprecedented capabilities, has sent shockwaves through multiple industries, including avionics. AI […]