DENVER — The Army recently ran the new GE Aerospace T901 next-gen helicopter engine on Sikorsky’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototype, gathering data ahead of a planned first...
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Navy Awards Contract to Electra To Explore Using eSTOL Aircraft For Logistics – April 24
The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Electra.aero, Inc. a contract to study how it might use the company’s hybrid-electric electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft for logistics in a...
Garmin Expands Avionics Database Solutions for Europe – AIN, April 16
Garmin’s navigation database has been made available in Europe, expanding from the Americas, AIN reported. This way to upgrade navigation information will include options like single updates,...
MELBOURNE, Fla. – April 17, 2024 – Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) has signed a letter of intent with AirX Inc., Japan’s largest public helicopter air charter service, for up...
Lilium Kicks Off eVTOL Battery Pack Production – AIN, April 18
Lilium announced it started production on the lithium ion with silicon dominant anodes battery packs for its Lilium eVTOL jet aircraft, AIN reported. The company plans to conduct its first piloted...
General Atomics Awards Hughes Contract To Produce Modems For MQ-1C Gray Eagles – April 9
Hughes Network Systems this week said it has received a production contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to provide ruggedized modems for the MQ-1 Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aircraft...