Northrop Grumman Eyes First Flight Of Project Talon Next Year
Pictured is a Northrop Grumman photo of Project Talon. Northrop Grumman used its Beacon autonomous testbed, announced in June, to accelerate development of the Project Talon autonomous drone offering...
The Boeing MQ-25 T1 test asset transfers fuel to a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet on June 4, marking the first time in history that an unmanned aircraft has refueled another aircraft. The MQ-25...
How the ATC Crisis Is Reshaping Avionics Roadmaps and Asset Values
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Phoenix Sky Harbor’s Air Traffic Control Tower and TRACON (Photo: Jacobs) When we talk about avionics development, we often focus on onboard...
China’s Rare Earth Clamp Down Rings Through Avionics Supply Chains and Aircraft Valuations
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The Bayan Obo mining district in Inner Mongolia, China. The mines of the region have the largest known deposits of rare earth elements. (Image:...
Faster Brains in the Cockpit: How Ever Sharper Chips Are Turning Avionics Into Asset Enhancers
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) In January 2020, Mercury Systems, Inc. unveiled its CIOE-1390 multi-core processor module for helicopters and urban air mobility vehicles...
Pratt & Whitney Awarded More Than $1.6 Billion For F135 Sustainment
Pratt & Whitney’s F-135 engine, pictured here on the final assembly line. Photo, courtesy of Pratt & Whitney. RTX‘s Pratt & Whitney has received a more than $1.6 billion U.S. Navy...
