The flight of a General Atomics MQ-9B from North Dakota to Fairford last week is being hailed as a breakthrough. But ShowNews has learned that a similar feat nearly took place over a decade ago.
Airlines, business jet operators and military services could use the open-architecture platform to insert new applications in less time than upgrades now take, and at lesser cost, the company says.
Tactical Air Support Inc. is outfitting its F-5 supersonic fighter aircraft with a Garmin integrated flight deck and anticipates first flight with the new technology will be later this year.
The Farnborough Airshow will be buzzing around the digitalization of the aerospace and defense industries. Forget composite materials and Sharklets; think blockchain and artificial intelligence.
Avro Vulcan B1, English Electric P.1B, Vickers Valiant bombers and a Handley Page Victor heavy bomber were among the aircraft to take to the skies over Farnborough 60 years ago. Delve into Farnborough Airshow history in Aviation Week's archive.
The prototype General Atomics’ MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted air system has touched down on at RAF Fairford on the eve of the Royal International Air Tattoo after a milestone transatlantic crossing.
Hermes 900 StarLiner was designed in full compliance with STANAG 4671 and it incorporates the most advanced aviation technologies, including: cooperative and non-cooperative Detect & Avoid Systems, Terrain Avoidance Warning System, Automatic Take-off and Landing in near zero visibility, redundant broad bandwidth LOS and BLOS data link and adverse weather capabilities such as de-icing and direct lightning strike sustainment.
Globally, the aerospace industry is worth an estimated US$838 billion, according to an analysis conducted by the AeroDynamic Advisory and Teal Group Corp.
France is taking the lead in Franco-German efforts to produce a new European fighter aircraft. The widely expected decision was inked by French and German defense ministers.
The history of Aviation? Avio Aero knows all about it: the company has been at its forefront for over a century. It all started in 1908. And today the digital transformation has opened up a new world.
A joint survey conducted by Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Aviation Week indicates airlines want an aircraft that resembles a more capable successor to the 737 rather than the 757.
Flying once seemed impossible, until the earliest pioneers made it happen. More than a century later, commercial aviation is now the safest it has ever been. At FIA, the world is here to see the next level of flying innovation.
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