AeroVironment on March 16 said it has acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero) in a $200 million deal that adds ...

Robinson Helicopter on March 9 announced the launch of its new Robinson Unmanned business unit, and detailed a new unmanned cargo helicopter offering utilizing Sikorsky’s autonomy capability. With ...

Connectivity is now a defining feature of modern aircraft. Flight decks stream data to ground control centers, engines transmit health metrics in […] ...

KC-135 Center Console Refresh (CCR) program office at Tinker AFB, Okla., said that it expects to issue a solicitation in May after […] ...

Commercial aircraft routinely serve for a quarter century or more. Satellite constellations and modems, by contrast, evolve on a five-year cadence. That […] ...

In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) has moved from aftermarket upgrade to factory-installed feature. Airframers now embed antennas, radomes, wiring provisions, and server space during […] ...

Numerous operators of upper-tier business aircraft are weighing the pros and cons of outfitting their planes with Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS 1/A)-related avionics. The upgrade will allow ...

Autonomy is no longer science fiction. Advanced flight control systems that augment pilot decisions with artificial ...

A-BPSK aviation binary phase shift keying—a form of phase-shift keyed modulation with shaped filters especially adapted to perform in an RF environment subject to fading A-QPSK aeronautical quadrature ...

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 ...

The U.S. Air Force has selected Rockwell Collins for the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) phase of the KC-135 Block 45 cockpit upgrade program, under which the company will add the ...

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II’s calling card is being a mobile sensor package that can the effectiveness of an entire fleet — an entire military front — by sharing data and coordinating ...