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Military

Valkyrie Unmanned Combat Aircraft Demonstrates Electronic Attack With F-35s - April 2

An XQ-58A Valkyrie autonomous unmanned combat aircraft equipped with an electronic attack payload successfully demonstrated suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) capabilities with two F-35 fighters in a recent live flight test…

Editor's Note

UK's Cranfield Wins Major Hydrogen Investment Boost - March 26

Cranfield University, a leading British aerospace research center, plans to establish the first UK airport-based large-scale hydrogen research hub, Aviation Week reported. This follows an $87 million funding win from a government-backed…

Military

Construction Begins on New Boeing MQ-28 Production Facility in Queensland - March 26

BRISBANE, March 26, 2024 — Construction will begin on Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] new production facility in Toowoomba, Queensland, to support the manufacture of Australia’s first military combat aircraft designed and developed in…

Military

The Next Chapter for Bell’s H-1 Helicopters Begins - March 28

AMARILLO, Texas (March. 28, 2024) – The first Bell AH-1Z set to receive the Structural Improvement Electrical Power Upgrade (SIEPU) modification to be provided by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc (NYSE:TXT)…

Air Taxi

Honeywell Sees Consolidation and Longer Path to Market for eVTOL Makers - March 22, AIN

Honeywell Aerospace recently told reporters it expects the advanced air mobility market to consolidate, with some eVTOL developers dropping out and it does not expect to see air taxi operations launching until…

AI & Autonomy

Reliable Robotics Gains Fresh Funding for Autonomous Flight Tech - March 26, AIN

The autonomous flight and aviation company Reliable Robotics announced two contracts from the Defense Department and NASA that will help it bring remotely piloted aircraft to market, AIN reported. Reliable and Ohio…

Business & GA

Honeywell To Acquire Italian PNT Company To Bolster Autonomous Capabilities - March 27

Honeywell on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Italy’s Civitanavi Systems S.p.A., a provider of position, navigation, and timing (PNT) technology to the aerospace, defense, and industrial markets, a deal that…

Editor's Note

Army Is ‘Biggest Participant’ By Quantity In First Round Of Replicator, Bush Says - March 20

The Army will be “the biggest participant” for the first round of the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative to field thousands of attritable autonomous systems by August 2025 “in terms of quantity,” according to…