The Israeli Air Force has employed the Lockheed Martin-made aircraft across the Middle East....More
May 22, 2018
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Aviation Week & Space Technology
The introduction of a fully redundant precision landing mode in the Super Hornet and Growler should eliminate the need for stick-and-throttle carrier landings....More
Lockheed AEHF satellite test; Indonesia wants eight more Apaches; India tests BrahMos life extension; Northrop upgrades Japan’s missile warning infrastructure....More
Performance margins built into Karem’s Butterfly quad-tiltrotor eVTOL have allowed Uber to show its aerial-ride-sharing requirements can be met with available battery technology....More
Avionics
May 21, 2018
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Aviation Week & Space Technology
The use of flightpath and energy cues has long be standard in military and business aviation. It is coming to commercial aircraft, at last....More
JetSuiteX’s short-haul flights between secondary cities fit with Zunum’s strategy for revitalizing regional air transport with hybrid-electric propulsion....More
Hit by successive delays, the rebaselined MRJ90 test plan is on a firmer footing and staying on its revised certification schedule, says Mitsubishi....More
Dimensions show that the CR929 will have a bigger cabin than the A330-900. It is now almost as long and is wide enough for nine-abreast seating....More
An ICAO mission to North Korea has yielded aviation safety commitments that could lead to airlines resuming flights through the nation's airspace....More
Space
May 22, 2018
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Aviation Week & Space Technology
Software testbeds developed by Ball Aerospace and BAE Systems are evaluating a new app-based approach to situational awareness and command and control in space....More
Spacecraft software for drones, DARPA’s Gremlins on show, gunship launches drone, AACUS in action, HorseFly drone delivers, and recovery parachute for eVTOLs....More
Inside Business Aviation
May 25, 2018
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Aviation Week & Space Technology
Aircraft by Tecnam, a small, family-owned Italian company, are reinvigorating small city regionals and serving NASA’s e-flight explorations....More
