Artificial Intelligence

By Robert Wall
L3Harris Technologies has begun to build the first Earth-observation satellites for partner Xoople, which aims to turn on its new system in 2028.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The Defense Innovation Unit is soliciting an AI-based “Space Threat Intelligence Synthesis Engine” to help it track missiles and other threats in space.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The era of space-based computing will need to go through an evolution, with hyperscalers having to rethink their architectures to capitalize on shifting infrastructure to orbit, Planet Chief Strategy Officer Robbie Schingler argued.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Tech startup Sift is providing electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace with a common platform for analyzing telemetry data generated during ground and flight testing of its X1 demo.
Advanced Air Mobility

R. Michael Baiada
The primary purpose of FAA's proposed AI-powered SMART system is to help ATC reduce airline delays. But airline delays are something ATC can’t fix at their root.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
European Union Aviation Safety Agency executive director Florian Guillermet says his organization and, more broadly, aviation were late in adopting artificial intelligence (AI).
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
“The investment castings market,” analysts say, “is in War Games mode.”
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
AI-enabled systems routinely fly mock dogfights between fighters within visual range of each other. The next step is to unlock air combat beyond visual range.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
EASA and the commercial air transport industry are lagging in adopting AI, according to the regulator's executive director Florian Guillermet.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
NATO has been exploring how low-cost munitions, high-altitude balloons and autonomous air systems could deny the use of an airfield to an adversary.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Cathay Pacific and Google are expanding their partnership to scale up AI-powered contrail-avoidance system usage to reduce climate impact from contrails.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Light Links is developing laser-based optical communications and drone IFF technology for commercial robotics and military applications.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace is shipping its thrust vectoring AVEN nozzle to Shield AI for integration with the defense startup's F110-129E-powered X-Bat UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Japan seeks record ¥8.9 trillion defense budget, emphasizing AI, standoff weapons, hypersonics and layered air defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Container-transporting turboprop; heavy-lifting drones; Nvidia’s AI at the edge; and NASA backs university research.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Initial results from aviation aftermarket companies’ recent digital initiatives show promise in boosting efficiency and cutting costs.
Emerging Technologies

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Aviation MRO logistics managers are embracing technology and hybrid models to cope with supply chain disruptions.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Wing tests Nvidia’s Jetson Orin Nano 2 AI module to improve drone delivery with faster perception, reasoning and energy-efficient autonomous systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
With the worst of the geared turbofan unplanned removal crisis over, Pratt & Whitney is shifting to a more productive, sustainable aftermarket operation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
ArcheanX combines AI, LiDAR and video tools to enhance aircraft inspections, offering faster, more accurate solutions for MRO and aviation maintenance.
Emerging Technologies

Christian A. Klein
ARSA asserts that human oversight will remain crucial as technology accelerates the MRO industry’s digital transformation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
JetZero, nTop and Nvidia bring artificial intelligence to the early stages of aircraft design.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
The UK government and industry partners, including Google, have launched a large-scale contrail-avoidance trial on flights across the North Atlantic, one of the world’s contrail hot spots.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
The new U.S. National Security Science and Technology (S&T) strategy report identifies space as one of the top three areas it needs to dominate the battlefield, alongside air superiority and long-range strike.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. startup reaches a milestone in the software certification process.
Emerging Technologies