
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has flight tested its pilotage distributed aperture sensor (PDAS) on a Bell V-280 Valor. PDAS is a multi-function sensor system for vertical lift aircraft that generations and fuses high-resolution, 360-degree real-time imagery with a goal reminiscent of the sensor suite and data fusion on Lockheed's F-35. Ultimately working with the company's multi-modal sensor fusion (MMSF) system, PDAS is intended to improve situational awareness for pilots and let them share that data. In a series of flights over…