Mid-size UAV with max-size endurance; Predator-class persistent ISR for small ships; U.S. polysonic tunnel gets a refresh; Israeli AESA guides Lockheed counter-rocket laser; Amazon’s FAA-certified UAS is “obsolete”
Operator of the FAA’s ADS-B surveillance network sees opportunity to expand its capabilities to enable long-range operations in civil airspace by unmanned aircraft.
NASA and industry are making progress on the human factors aspects of a long-distance relationship between two pilots flying an airliner – one in the air and one on the ground.
The world of air transport has experienced two major disputes that have led to fierce discussions bordering on open hostility, serious threats and tensions that have not been easy to overcome. First the European Commission (EC) tried to impose its view of how aviation should tackle the increase of CO 2 emissions on the rest of the industry and was stopped only at the last minute when it became clear a trade war would be unavoidable. Then European and U.S. airlines launched a massive anti-Gulf carrier campaign.
Whether the U.S. Navy keeps to the new schedule and cost estimates for the CVN 78 Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier may come down to just how well a set of redesigned fasteners for the ship's Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) survives a new round of extremely important tests.
DEFENSE Korea Aerospace Industries has selected Airbus Helicopters’ H155 as the basis for the Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) to enter service in 2020 and derivative Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) to become operational with the South Korean army in 2022. The army needs at least 200 LAHs.
The airlines back the idea of privatizing the FAA’s ATC roles; NASA picks its asteroid direction; McCain sets defense priorities; and Chuck Norris defends the A-10.
Investigators of downed Germanwings find that the first officer “deliberately crashed” the Airbus A320 into the side of a mountain; debates about psychological oversight of pilots and cockpit access are already beginning.
Suggestions for enhancing USAF stealth capability; questioning the divide between defense and commercial sectors; lauding an Aviation Week Laureate winner; noting a history of pilot retention woes
The seventh and final year of NASA’s Environmentally Responsible Aviation project is on target for a grand finale: the goal of simultaneous cuts in drag, weight, fuel burn, noise and emissions seems eminently doable moving forward.
As bypass ratios increase and engine cores get smaller, Pratt & Whitney comes up with a unique solution to the challenges of small scales inside future turbofans.
John Harrison has been appointed general counsel for the Airbus Group. He has been group general counsel of Technip in Paris and succeeds Peter M. Kleinschmidt, who will remain senior legal adviser to the CEO and the group general counsel. Pierre de Bausset has been named president of Airbus Group India, succeeding Yves Guillaume, who will remain until the end of 2015. De Bausset has been the group’s corporate secretary
