V-280 Flies with System that Eliminates Blind Spots
An experimental Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft has flown for the first time with an integrated system that grants pilots and aircrew a 360...
Innovative Sensor will Improve Pilot’s Situational Awareness
A sensor designed to improve situational awareness for pilots and let them share data has been flight tested by Lockheed Martin. The company’s pilotage...
Turkish-US Dispute Again Over S-400 System
Turkey’s increasing closeness with Russia has been driving Washington and Ankara apart on a number of fronts, including military sales and negotiations over the...
Turkey Improves Local Capabilities in Critical Field
With its laser lighting unit, which can track multiple targets, the target or the targeted area can be shown to the other pilot or...
New Helicopter May Revolutionize Military Aircraft
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter achieved its first flight this week in West Palm Beach Florida. Co-developed by Boeing and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin...
Supersonic Jet Noise Problem Now Solved
Supersonic military jet engines are much louder than regular jet engines, affecting the health of personnel working in close proximity to the aircraft and...
New Offshore Security and SAR Helicopter Models
New helicopters for offshore, search and rescue and transportation configurations were recently launched. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced new plans for its S-92...
Meeting Challenge of Helicopter Simulation
Finding the right virtual reality simulators that actually perform like a helicopter has been a challenge. Among the problems in training helicopter pilots are...
Combat Rescue Helicopter at Final Preparations Stage
Two fully assembled HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters (CRH), are preparing for their maiden flights, which will occur before mid-year. Both aircraft, which are being...
Watch Boeing’s New Unmanned Platform
Boeing has introduced its newest unmanned platform, the Boeing Airpower Teaming System. The aircraft will complement and extend airborne missions through smart teaming with...
First Turkish Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Engine
Turkey produced its first national unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) engine PD-170. The turbo diesel aerospace engine was designed for the ANKA drone and made...
Next Generation Military Helicopter Test Run
The Sikorsky-Boeing #SB1 DEFIANT helicopter will further military capabilities in terms of speed and range. The helicopter is now advancing through its ground runs...
World’s First Smart Ski Helmet
Israeli military technology is being tested in Austria’s ski resorts. An Augmented Reality (AR) ski helmet which includes GPS, a speedometer and the ability...
Big Data Tools Are Revolutionizing Aircraft Tech
The average age of a US Air Force aircraft is 28 years, and many planes are significantly older. Crews still fly the B-52 bomber,...
Another Fighter Jet Gains Stealth Capabilities
China’s J-16 multi-role fighter jet will now have a silver-grey paint coating that can provide a kind of cloaking capability. The fighter jet is...
Leaked Information on Russian Unmanned Combat Aircraft
Latest social media has shown what is reportedly Russia’s Okhotnik, or Hunter - an unmanned combat vehicle (UCAV). The aircraft has been in development...
Boeing Launches Autonomous Passenger Aircraft
A Boeing autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) had recently completed its first flight. The PAV was designed as part of Boeing’s intention to advance...
UAS Remote Sensing Technology for Crime Scenes
The Applied Aviation Research Center of the Kansas State University is working with law enforcement partners to evaluate small unmanned aircraft remote sensing technologies...
Taiwan Plans to Turn Jet Engines into Cruise Missiles
Tensions between Taiwan and China leads the former to develop cruise missiles out of old fighter jets’ engines. The J85 turbojet engines in question...
Solution to Helicopter-Surface Ship Communication Problem
U.S. Navy shipboard communications experts needed a digital datalink, an electronic connection for the exchange of information, to enable the naval helicopter to share...
Will Internet Giant Help US Military Once Again?
The US Defense Department has been unable to find a root cause for pilots experiencing hypoxia-like symptoms -- disorientation, shortness of breath, confusion and...
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