Aurora Flight Sciences has carried out a successful demonstration of its autonomous helicopter system developed under the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) program. Held at Marine Corps Base Quantico’s Urban Training Center, the AACUS-Enabled UH-1H (AEH-1) conducted multiple flights, showcasing its ability to autonomously execute ...
The US Air Force has awarded General Dynamics Information Technology the Distributed Mission Operations Center – Infrastructure, Development and Engineering support contract in a deal worth around $47 million. The single award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract is for one base year with four option years. The contract will see the General ...
The Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC), a joint venture of Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney, has completed the successful installation of a high-fidelity mock-up of the T900 engine. The T900 is ATEC’s offering for the Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), which is developing a more powerful and efficient replacement for ...
Lockheed Martin has announced that it has delivered the 66th F-35 aircraft for the year, meeting the joint US government and industry delivery target for 2017. To date, more than 265 F-35 aircraft have been delivered to US and international customers. More than 530 pilots and nearly 5,000 maintainers have been ...