Boeing Phantom Works rolled out the “T-1” tanking UAV prototype in November 2014, but kept under wraps until recently. Now, the covers have finally come off.
Embraer has the raised the technology and performance bars significantly with the E-Jet E2, but amid the improvements pilots will find much that is familiar. Photo: Embraer
Embraer is about to deliver the first Embraer 190-E2 to its launch operator Wideroe. Just prior to certification, reached at the end of February, Aviation Week was invited to fly the third prototype at Gaviao Peixoto and Sao Jose dos Campos. Evaluation pilot Tim Wuerfel tested the aircraft's maneuverability and the protections built into the new fly-by-wire system.
Bruce Whitman of Flight Safety International was awarded the Philip J. Klass Lifetime Achievement Award at Aviation Week's 61st annual Laureate Awards at the National Building Museum in Washington on March 1, 2018.
The U.S.’s planned development of a low-yield nuclear SLBM and SLCM punctuates a turning point in the long-running drive toward arms reduction as Putin also unveils new weapons meant to undermine Western missile defenses.
As new eVTOL concepts continue to emerge and others enter flight test, the mainstream helicopter industry is coming to terms with the prospects of an urban air mobility revolution.
Italian carrier Meridiana is rebranding as Air Italy, aiming to compete with growing LCCs and insolvent Alitalia, whose ongoing woes highlight the challenge.
The Falcon 6X retains most of the Falcon 5X’s systems, and Its PW812D engines are new and lighter-weight versions of the PW814GA and PW815GA turbofans.
Portable jamming devices and fixed-site systems that avoid jamming to prevent collateral interference with radio signals are among counterdrone products of interest to early buyers.
India’s indigenous UAS; L-39NG airframe assembly begins; Italian Air Force’s new Predator training system, and Kratos to upgrade C2 system for Boeing satellites.
