In a surprise move, Bell is offering a scaled-down development of its Model 525 commercial helicopter to meet the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance (FARA) requirement.
Nextant Aerospace said it successfully completed initial certification flight testing of the new Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) flight deck of U.S. Air Force T-1A Jayhawk twin-engine trainers.
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After helping set an endurance record for multirotor small unmanned aircraft of more than 12 hr., the UK’s Intelligent Energy has launched a fuel-cell power unit for the commercial drone market.
The real-world effectiveness of laser weapons is to be tested in a new laboratory inaugurated in Bordeauc, France, by European missile manufacturer MBDA.
Northrop Grumman’s 11th NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission capsule rendezvoused with the International Space Station (ISS) on schedule early April 19.
UK COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY launched investigation into RHEINMETALL DEFENSE UK LTD.’s acquisition of BAE SYSTEMS GLOBAL COMBAT SYSTEMS LTD. to determine if it will result in “substantial lessening of competition” in any UK markets.
Arianespace has signed a contract with Synspective to launch the Japanese startup’s first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) demonstrator satellite in 2020 aboard a Vega launcher from Arianespace’s spaceport in French Guiana.
Bell says it will use its Ozark, Alabama, facility for final assembly of the Bell 407 single-engine light helicopter should the aircraft be selected for the U.S. Navy’s TH-XX Advanced Helicopter Trainer requirement.
The U.S. Army will receive 30 virtual reality systems at Fort Rucker, Alabama, over the course of about a year to see if the cutting-edge technology can produce more capable pilots.
The USAF will appoint a general officer to lead a new headquarters-level directorate charged with focusing on establishing superiority in the electromagnetic spectrum.
Israel Aerospace Industries has developed a control station for unmanned aircraft systems that can be operated mainly by voice commands from the operator.
The first flight of the BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE’S SAAB F-39 Gripen model with flight test instrumentation is to take place later this year, according to the service.
Germany’s Hensoldt continued its stand-alone growth strategy on April 12 with the announcement it will buy Nexeya’s test, integration and services business.
After roughly six years, Lockheed Martin will wrap up developing a modernized turret for the U.S. Army’s Boeing AH-64 Apache that reduces jitter and maintenance time.
