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 […] ...

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

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 ...

Robinson Helicopter on March 9 announced the launch of its new Robinson Unmanned business unit, and detailed a new unmanned cargo helicopter offering utilizing Sikorsky’s autonomy capability. With ...

Numerous operators of upper-tier business aircraft are weighing the pros and cons of outfitting their planes with Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS 1/A)-related avionics. The upgrade will allow ...

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 ...

A-BPSK aviation binary phase shift keying—a form of phase-shift keyed modulation with shaped filters especially adapted to perform in an RF environment subject to fading A-QPSK aeronautical quadrature ...

Securing aircraft and associated systems against potential cyberattacks ensures the safety and integrity of communication, navigation and operational systems. In 2015, Chris Roberts, a cybersecurity ...

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II’s calling card is being a mobile sensor package that can the effectiveness of an entire fleet — an entire military front — by sharing data and coordinating ...