Commercial Aerospace

Uncrewed

Airbus flies a fully automated helicopter with a tablet

Dec. 1, 2023
The Airbus Helicopters’ FlightLab flew fully automated from lift-off, taxi, takeoff, cruise, approach and then landing during a one-hour test flight by following a predefined ...
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Air Force asks Boeing for 15 new KC-46A aerial tanker planes, avionics, and navigation in $2.3 billion deal

Dec. 1, 2023
The multirole KC-46A aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft can refuel compatible U.S., allied, and coalition military aircraft.
Commercial Aerospace

NASA, small companies eye new cargo delivery, heat shield technologies

Dec. 1, 2023
Canopy Aerospace Inc. of Littleton, Colo., and Outpost Technologies Corp. of Santa Monica, Calif. – recently announced progress in the development of a new heat shield manufacturing...
Sensors

Wide-aperture color cameras for high-resolution electro-optical night imaging introduced by Hikvision USA

Dec. 1, 2023
Electro-optical sensors offer white light distance to as far as 65 feet to provide bright and vivid night imaging, and reduce interference and noise.
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Readership reports on the industry, job satisfaction, and compensation

Nov. 30, 2023
The vast majority of survey takers reported being satisfied [33%], very satisfied [24%], or extremely satisfied [29%] with their current position.