FAA Faces Turmoil as Trump Administration Pushes for Overhaul
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Federal Aviation Administration logo. As air traffic in the United States continues to grow, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is...
After FTUAS Cut, Army Looks To Field Brigade UAS In FY ‘26 To Replace Shadow Drones
The Textron Aerosonde 4.8 HQ during the FTUAS Flight Demonstration. (Photo: Army PEO Aviation) After cancelling the Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) program, the Army plans to begin procuring initial...
Airbus Flight Tests Unmanned Helicopter With Shield AI’s Autonomy Pilot
Airbus unmanned H145 helicopter during autonomous flight test. (Photo: Shield AI) Airbus Group’s U.S. defense business recently conducted the first flight test of an unmanned H145 helicopter using...
Sikorsky’s Nabs $43 Million Black Hawk Upgrade Deal For ‘Digital Backbone,’ Launched Effects Work
An Area-I Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated, Unmanned System, or ALTIUS, is launched from a UH-60 Black Hawk at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., March 4 where the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development...
Merlin to Integrate Its Mission Autonomy Software Onto Northrop Grumman M437
Pictured is the Model 437 aircraft (Scaled Composites Photo) Boston-based Merlin said on July 30 that it is to integrate its Merlin Pilot autonomy software for Northrop Grumman‘s Beacon testbed...
Cleared to Roll: How Autonomous Taxiing and Smart Avionics Are Shaping Aircraft Values
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The aircraft of the future won’t just fly itself…it will taxi itself, too. Autonomous taxiing technology is no longer a science project...
