The U.S. Army selected Leidos to train pilots who will be part of the High Accuracy Detection, Exploitation System program. Under the terms of the agreement, Leidos will bring in instructors certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to teach Army aviators to fly Bombardier Global 6000-class business jets, the company said Wednesday. HADES was introduced […] More

L3Harris Technologies has teamed up with MAG Aerospace to develop a commercial aircraft equipped with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for a new U.S. Army program. The team will modify Bombardier Global Express 6500s to include new radar as well as electronic and communications intelligence capabilities in support of the Army’s Theater Level High-Altitude Expeditionary […] More

Sierra Nevada Corp. is investing $200 million to develop two prototypes of its RAPCON-X plane by January 2024 as the U.S. Army considers replacing its fleet of fixed-wing aircraft used in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Tim Harper, senior director of business development for mission solutions and technologies division at SNC, […] More

The term “digital twin” refers to a real-time virtual counterpart of an individual, physical asset or process in the physical world. Digital twins can help organizations understand how these real-world elements might behave in a myriad of complex scenarios and environments – often without actually using or compromising the physical element itself. “Digital twins are […] More

Northrop Grumman is working on a digital twin of its Bombardier CRJ testbed aircraft and subsystems as part of efforts to accelerate the development and testing of new mission systems and capabilities across programs. “Our Digital Shadow testbed will enable the rapid iteration and assessment of various mission systems configurations and trades via digital models […] More

The electronic warfare aircraft designed by L3Harris Technologies to serve as a technology demonstrator for a U.S. Army intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance program completed its maiden flight after six months of modification. The Airborne Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare System aircraft will support the Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System initiative aimed at enabling the […] More

Infosys has partnered with Spirit AeroSystems to provide information technology integration services to support the Aerostructures and Aftermarket Services assets that the latter recently acquired from Bombardier.

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Denise Millard, a former executive at L3 Technologies, has joined Cyient to lead the company’s aerospace and defense sales as vice president.

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AAR has launched initiatives to help address a demand for workers skilled in aircraft maintenance, repair and operations through the company's Eagle Pathways program, Forbes reported Wednesday.

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Northrop Grumman has won a potential $44.4M firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable contract to help the U.S. Air Force maintain aircraft outfitted with the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node technology.
 

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Northrop Grumman has delivered an RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system equipped with the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node to the U.S. Air Force. The company said Thursday it developed BACN to translate and distribute voice communications and other battlespace information from multiple sources to disparate users and networks. BACN is designed to also integrate with the Bombardier BD-700 aircraft and has […] More

Saab has flown a new surveillance jet platform from the company’s airfield in Linkoping, Sweden to gather verification data on performance and modelling. The GlobalEye, a modified Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft, underwent a test that lasted one hour and 46 minutes, following a wave of ground trials, Saab said Wednesday. The aircraft’s modifications include a combination of surveillance equipment […] More