DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Collins Aerospace is entering into a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Army to develop best practices for developing processors for future vertical lift (FVL) platforms via Modular Open System Approaches (MOSA), the company announced in a statement.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

The U.S. Air Force has declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter, which features upgraded avionics, Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky announced in a statement.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Collins Aerospace has conducted a flight test of an airborne reconnaissance sensor on an F-16 on behalf of an unidentified international customer, the company announced in a statement.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

A new report predicts that the global market for aircraft antennas will increase from $461.7 million in 2022 to $618.2 million by 2026 for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6%.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force will unveil the B-21 Raider -- a new long-range stealth strategic bomber -- later this year, and the aircraft could start flying next year, the company announced in a statement.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR 

The military avionics industry is projected to register a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.99% between 2022 and 2030, with mission systems anticipated to account for one of the largest shares of expenditure globally, according to a new market study from Market Forecast, "Military Avionics -- Market and Technology Forecast to 2030."

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Unmanned aerial system (UAS) company DeltaQuad offers the Evo, a fixed-wing electric UAS with vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability for use in both military and commercial configurations for the purposes of mapping, inspection, and surveillance.

RAY ALDERMAN, VITA TECHNOLOGIES

If you have been a fervent reader of these Kill Web articles, you know that the Army has been connecting their sensors and weapons together into a tactical network under their IBCS initiative (Integrated Battle Command System).

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced at this week's AUSA trade show its acquisition of the assets and intellectual property related to the Voly-50 and Voly-T series of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which had been produced previously by Volansi.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Collins Aerospace has won a contract from the United Kingdom’s Weapons Sector Research Framework (WSRF) to develop a navigation-grade Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to be used in future complex weapons platforms, the company announced in a statement.

AVIATION MAINTENANCE

The FAA plans to issue a Safety Management Systems (SMS) proposed rule in September. This is something that every repair station will want to examine, because the rule is expected to mandate SMS for repair stations.

AVIATION MAINTENANCE

L3Harris Technologies won a $91.5 million contract from Boeing to supply mission-management processors for the T-7A Red Hawk, the newest U.S. Air Force jet trainer in 60 years.

ONE STOP SYSTEMS (OSS)

Overlooking thermal design in today’s truck-mounted advanced driver assistance systems can cripple performance, cause critical safety problems, and expose vehicle operators and vendors to liability. Technical leads for autonomous trucks should carefully review ADAS vendors’ thermal design to ensure it meets their performance, durability, and safety requirements.

RAMBUS

The growth of computing, graphics, neural processing power, communication bandwidth, and storage capacities have enabled amazing solutions. These innovations have created great value for society, and that value must be protected from exploitation by adversaries.