AFWERX is working with Transcend Air through a new contract that will explore “nap of the earth” flight with high-speed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, according to an April 5 release. These aircraft would provide military support for small unit resupply and causality evacuation ...
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The Air Force transported an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Springfield, Ohio to Austin, Texas on March 23 and 24 inside an HC-130J Combat King II as a proof of concept to integrate eVTOLs into combat capabilities, according to the 355th Wing. The eVTOL used was LIFT ...
Fortem Technologies said it has proved integration capabilities between its DroneHunter and the Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control system (FAAD C2), which was selected as the command and control standard for countering small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) by the Joint Counter-sUAS ...
The Department of Defense (DoD) needs an updated modernization schedule and improved data on software development before the F-35 fighter can transition from development to full production, leaving the program with more delays and costs, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) ...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the final effective date of April 21, 2021, for drone remote identification (Remote ID), operations over people, moving vehicles, and night flight rules to go into effect after unveiling the rules in December 2020. The FAA’s notice of ...
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded a new contract to Cobham Mission Systems for new GGU-25 oxygen concentrators that will be part of a fleet-wide systems upgrade for T-45 Goshawk jet trainers, the company said in a March 9 press release. The GGU-25 is an upgraded version of ...