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...
F-22 Controls Unmanned General Atomics MQ-20 Drone In Industry Demo
Pictured is a General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger drone (GA-ASI Photo) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) on Nov. 17 announced the successful test of an F-22 Raptor fighter controlling an...
USAF To Award Pratt & Whitney Engine Performance Restoration Contract For C-17 By End Of FY 2027
Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of 62nd Airlift Wing personnel at Joint Base Lewis-McChord loading an Altec high-reach crane onto a C-17 for the replacement of a pitch trim actuator in the tail of...
Antigravity A1 drone finally goes on sale as an intriguing DJI alternative
After months of teasers and award wins, the Antigravity A1 drone is finally available for purchase starting December 4, 2025. This isn’t just another quadcopter — it’s what the company calls...
