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 ...
We have all seen the dramatic air combat sequence in movies—with a target sight, virtual guides help the pilot aim his weapon and lock on before firing. Those on-screen guides appear in the ...
For years engineers have dreamed of an all-electric aircraft. They have envisioned a concept called "power-by-wire," in which electrical power moves aircraft flight surfaces. Gone would be the complex ...
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 ...
For over a decade, the U.S. has been facing a persistent and growing shortage of air traffic controllers. The problem has ballooned into a full-blown crisis, straining airport operations, triggering ...
Editor’s Note: This week, John Persinos interviewed Tim Lilley, a highly influential aviation safety and policy expert. Tim brings decades of hands-on experience from both military and commercial ...
In mid-December, the Air Force awarded Boeing a $266 million sole source contract through 2031 to replace the flight deck of the company’s C-17 airlifter. The avionics redesign through the use of ...
Radar mountings in the nose of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter are different for the current AN/APG-81 by Northrop Grumman and the future AN/APG-85 radar, also by Northrop Grumman–a difference which ...
In the Boeing 777’s first major avionics upgrade since its introduction in 1995, the distinctive twin-engine widebody jet will sport a leaner, yet more capable integrated avionics system and optional ...
A team of government, industry and academic officials successfully demonstrated that a commercial aircraft could be remotely hacked in a non-laboratory setting last year, a U.S. Department of Homeland ...
In 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a presidential proclamation designating August 19 as National Aviation Day to commemorate the Wright Brothers’ first flight completed in 1903. As the aviation ...
Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) published its final 322-page accident investigation report on the October 2018 Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX flight JT610 crash, finding that it ...