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ATC

Aireon, Saudi ATC Provider to Analyze Space-Based ADS-B

Aireon said it now has 10 firm customers and 17 memorandums of understanding to analyze its space-based aircraft surveillance service.
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Airports

AIN Blog: Flying Gulfstream's Flagship from the Nation's Capital

The Gulfstream G650ER makes this trip a treat, but accessing Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is no joy ride.
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Aircraft

Total Acquisition Estimate for F-35 Rises to $406.5 Billion

A reduction in the annual buy of F-35As by the U.S. Air Force is behind the overall cost increase, the Pentagon said.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drones Making Inroads in Commercial Segment

Rules are evolving as the technology does.
Rotorcraft

First Marine Corps' CH-53K Arrives at Patuxent River for Testing

The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command expects to receive seven of the improved heavy-lift helicopters over the next year.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Piaggio Resumes Flight Testing of Unmanned HammerHead

A second prototype of the unmanned P.180 Avanti derivative returned to flight test status after a first prototype crashed in May 2016.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Military Budgets More for Small Unmanned Aircraft Services

The Naval Air Systems Command and Special Operations Command have awarded IDIQ contracts of $1.7 billion and $475 million, respectively.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Offers To Delete Names, Refund Drone Hobbyists

Complying with a federal appellate court ruling, the agency will delete the information it has collected on drone hobbyists—at their request.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

General Atomics Rolls Out Improved Ground Station for Reaper

Plans call for the Block 50 Advanced Cockpit Ground Control Station to replace existing ground stations for U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reapers.
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Rotorcraft

Marenco Swisshelicopter Eyes SH09 Certification, Production

The Swiss company recently started flying a third prototype helicopter as it works toward European Aviation Safety Agency certification.
Aircraft

F-35 Stamps Fifth-Gen Authority On Paris

JSF makes statements on the air and on the ground at the 2017 Salon du Bourget, where it was the star of the show.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Still Taking Names for Drone Registry after Court Ruling

The agency is considering legal or legislative options after a federal appellate court said its registry for drone hobbyists is unlawful.
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Rotorcraft

Kaman Extends Production of K-Max Heavy-lift Helicopter

The manufacturer restarted production of the K-Max in 2015 for 10 helicopters; now it sees production running through at least 2019.
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Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Reacts to 'Hypoxia like' Incidents Affecting F-35As

The investigation into the root cause of a series of physiological incidents at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona was ongoing.
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Engines

GE Ready for CFM Ramp-up

Airbus and Boeing have tasked the CFM International joint venture of GE and Safran with building 800 more engines over the next four years.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Textron Systems, Boeing Win U.S. Special Ops Tasking Contracts

The Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems III program has a potential value of $475 million.
Rotorcraft

With CH-53K in Production, Lockheed Martin Looks to Future

Legacy CH-53 customers Germany, Japan and Israel among others are considered potential customers of the new CH-53K King Stallion.
Aircraft

Caret Reaffirms Boeing's Goal of Delivering First KC-46 This Year

Following an annual risk assessment exercise, the U.S. Air Force raised the possibility that first delivery will be delayed to next spring.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Elbit Systems debuts 'SkyStriker' loitering munition

Elbit will also feature a new wide-area persistent surveillance system at this year's Paris Air Show.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Spanish Project To Introduce Drones at Airbus Plant

Spain’s Center for Advanced Aerospace Technologies and the University of Seville lead project under European Robotics Challenges effort.
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Aircraft

P-8A Roll Out to U.S. Navy Accelerates With ASW Mission

The U.S. Navy has P-8A Poseidon aircraft stationed on both the east and west coasts of America.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Raytheon Further Develops Multi-Mission Coyote UAS

Raytheon envisions the Coyote serving ISR, strike, swarming applications.
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Aircraft

Boeing Steps Up Delivery Plan For KC-46 Pegasus Tanker

The U.S. Air Force is due to get the first KC-46 Pegasus tanker in late 2017.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

ACSS Among Teams Advancing Collision Avoidance for Unmanned Aircraft

The avionics manufacturer has joined General Atomics and Northrop Grumman to test ACAS Xu software
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Aircraft

U.S. Team Pushes Boundaries of VTOL Flight, Electric Propulsion

An Aurora Flight Sciences-led team plans to fly the XV-24A LightningStrike aircraft in late 2018.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

New Multi-mission Sky Guardian UAS Is More Than a Strike Drone

The latest iteration of the Predator B UAS has a longer wingspan with greater endurance and payload capacity
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Aircraft

'Hypoxia-like' Events Stop F-35A Flights at Luke Air Force Base

The U.S. Air Force cancelled local flying operations of the F-35A variant of the fighter to investigate the root cause of incidents.
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Aircraft

U.S. Military Places Order for More of BAE's Guidance Sections

The company announced a $180.5 million follow-on order from the Navy for its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

French Drone Company, Utility Demonstrate 3G Flight Control

Delair-Tech and utility company RTE said they flew a small fixed-wing drone beyond visual line-of-sight for a distance of 30 miles.
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Aircraft

Pentagon: China Is 'Closing the Gap' in Air Power with U.S.

New developments slowly erode the technical advantage the U.S. military enjoys, the Pentagon states in annual China report to Congress.