Commercial aircraft routinely serve for a quarter century or more. Satellite constellations and modems, by contrast, evolve on a five-year cadence. That […] ...

Connectivity is now a defining feature of modern aircraft. Flight decks stream data to ground control centers, engines transmit health metrics in […] ...

In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) has moved from aftermarket upgrade to factory-installed feature. Airframers now embed antennas, radomes, wiring provisions, and server space during […] ...

KC-135 Center Console Refresh (CCR) program office at Tinker AFB, Okla., said that it expects to issue a solicitation in May after […] ...

AeroVironment [AVAV] on March 16 said it has acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero) in a $200 million deal that adds manufacturing, design and prototyping capacity, complimentary ...

Rolls-Royce said on Feb. 24 that it has completed altitude and operability testing for the company’s F130 engine as part of ...

Autonomy is no longer science fiction. Advanced flight control systems that augment pilot decisions with artificial ...

Modern aircraft generate an astonishing amount of data in flight. Every parameter from engine performance to flight control ...

Aircraft operators have always chased greater safety and reliability. What once was good enough is quickly becoming standard in many fleets. One […] ...

While it may take two years to field, a dual-mount bulkhead in the nose of the Lockheed Martin F-35 to accommodate both the ...

In global aviation, disruption in the flow of parts and materials isn’t just a procurement headache. It is now one of the biggest barriers to technological innovation in flight systems and to aircraft ...

The Airbus A321XLR represents a pivotal moment in narrowbody evolution, not because it introduces a radically new cockpit, but because it proves how far avionics maturity and system integration can ...