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 ...

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 ...

Startup weapons developer Mach Industries on June 16 announced it won a contract award to serve as aircraft integrator for a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) program focused on developing ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787 are the two most technologically advanced commercial airliners in the aviation industry today. What’s always difficult to measure about aircraft technologically and ...

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 ...

For all the advances aviation has made over the past century, one challenge has never gone away: weather. Storms, turbulence, icing, wind shear, and rapidly changing conditions continue to shape every ...

Mil-Std-1553, the 30-year-old bus standard that gave rise to "plug and play" digital avionics, is taken for granted today. But its advent was a major milestone. Before the standard, avionics was ...

The landscape of business aviation is being reshaped by groundbreaking avionics technologies that enhance safety, efficiency, and pilot experience. From artificial intelligence (AI)-driven flight ...

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 ...

In recent years, cockpit automation has transformed aviation, enhancing safety and efficiency. While reducing pilot workload and minimizing human error, automation has also introduced concerns ...