Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Apr. 28

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Skyryse Progressing Toward Certification Of GA Fly-By-Wire

Retrofittable fly-by-wire backbone enables simplified flight control with increased automation. Credit: SkyryseStartup Skyryse is flight testing the software for the first application of its FlightOS automation system as it progresses toward certification of the aircraft-agnostic fly-by-wire (FBW) architecture on its first platform.

Daily Memo: Which M&A Deal Falls Apart Next After Boeing-Embraer?

Credit: Rob FinlaysonFor all those who believe that things come in threes, there now is the third failed mergers and acquisition (M&A) deal attributable to COVID-19 in April alone. Full analysis available for Aerospace Daily & Defense Report subscribers.

France Plans ‘Hubspace’ Drone Management System

Hubspace architecture depiction. Credit: DSNAFrance has begun the first phase of developing an unmanned aircraft systems traffic management (UTM) architecture called “Hubspace” that it plans to deploy by 2023 to manage drone traffic nationwide. Following an innovation challenge it conducted in November in Toulouse, air navigation service provider DSNA has selected eight industry partners to provide preoperational services as part of its UTM—known as U-Space in Europe—implementation program.

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