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September 2023
Aviation Goggles Protect Against Multiple Laser Threats
A German company has developed goggles that can protect pilots’ eyes from six different kinds of lasers. -
September 2023
DSEI NEWS: Helmet Promises Next-Gen Features for Fighter Pilots
The U.K. Ministry of Defence has given the green light and a 40 million pound contract to BAE Systems to produce the Striker II Digital Helmet-Mounted Display for Typhoon fighter pilots, it was announced at the DSEI trade show. -
September 2023
AFA NEWS: Autonomy, Affordability Key to Success of Collaborative Combat Aircraft, Officials Say
By Allyson ParkDefining autonomy, ensuring accurate budgets and increasing affordability is vital to developing collaborative combat aircraft, industry and department officials say. -
August 2023
JUST IN: Air Force Selects Startup for Blended Wing Body Aircraft Prototype
By Allyson ParkThe Air Force has selected JetZero, a Long Beach, California-based aerospace company, to produce a blended wing body aircraft prototype that could serve as a model for much of the service’s future fleet. -
July 2023
Postcard from Le Bourget: Air Taxis Quietly Make Progress
L3Harris and Northrop Grumman, two of the biggest U.S. defense contractors, declared that they were not attending the show this year, which at first seemed shocking. But after day one traveling in the notoriously hot, stifling trains and buses that take passengers to the historic airport and back, I thought: “they might be onto something.” -
July 2023
Air Force Special Ops Wants Runway Independence, More Speed (UPDATED)
What if almost three-fourths of the planet could serve as a runway by allowing fixed-wing aircraft to land on water? -
July 2023
Why the Coast Guard Lags When It Comes to Unmanned Systems
It’s 2006, and the scene is a nondescript office building near the Navy Yard in Southwest Washington, D.C. -
June 2023
Startup Prepares to Test Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
By Allyson ParkAn aviation startup recently unveiled a new hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing aircraft, which was partially funded by the Air Force. -
June 2023
JUST IN: B-21 Will Send Message to Adversaries, Official Says (Updated)
By Cambrie EckertThe Air Force’s B-21 stealth bomber, first revealed in December, is set to make its first flight later this year, which will send an important message to U.S. adversaries about American military capability, said the chief of the Air Force. -
March 2023
AVALON NEWS: Apache Deal Brings Australian Companies into Helicopter Supply Chain
GEELONG, Australia — A recently signed deal between Boeing and Australia to buy 29 Apache AH-64E attack helicopters includes provisions to bring local manufacturers into the aircraft’s global supply chain.