Performance Drone Works (PDW), which last week received a conditional loan commitment from the Defense Department to ...
Editor’s Note: To watch John’s video version of this article, click here. A recent close encounter involving Marine One and a commercial passenger jet has put renewed attention on air traffic ...
The Army in August awarded a $46.1 million contract to Elroy Air to test and experiment with the company’s Chaparral autonomous hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for heavy ...
Editor’s Note: To watch John’s video version of this article, click here. America’s air traffic controller shortage has become a numbers game, and the FAA is trying a new way to improve the odds: ...
The Navy and Northrop Grumman this week revealed the Block II upgrade to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye passed a Critical Design Review (CDR) in May, setting the way for flight tests within three years.
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Six years ago the Naval Air Systems Command (NavAir) started a program to replace the mission and stores management computers on the AV-8B combat VSTOL (vertical/short takeoff and landing) aircraft ...
Securing aircraft and associated systems against potential cyberattacks ensures the safety and integrity of communication, navigation and operational systems. In 2015, Chris Roberts, a cybersecurity ...
We have all seen the dramatic air combat sequence in movies—with a target sight, virtual guides help the pilot aim his weapon and lock on before firing. Those on-screen guides appear in the ...
For over a decade, the U.S. has been facing a persistent and growing shortage of air traffic controllers. The problem has ballooned into a full-blown crisis, straining airport operations, triggering ...