NASA’s X-59 Progresses Through Tests on the Path to Flight
The team preparing NASA’s X-59 continues through testing in preparation for the quiet supersonic aircraft to make its first flight. This includes a trio of…
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Counters for the Northrop Grumman F-16 Electronic Warfare Suite Risks to Modern Radio Frequency During Air Force Tests
The AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has passed U.S. Air Force Laboratory Intelligence Validated Emulator (LIVE) testing….
Airbus tests new technologies to enhance pilot assistance
Developments in flight safety and operational efficiency Automatic landing, incapacity and taxi assistance explored in a demonstrator Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus,…
Embraer Concludes Flight Tests for Firefighting Capability for the C-390 Millennium
Embraer has successfully completed the flight test of the certification campaign for the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS II), which provides the C-390 Millennium…
Nature-inspired wing demonstrator completes wind-tunnel tests
Filton, 12 April 2022 – Airbus has completed wind-tunnel testing of its eXtra Performance Wing demonstrator in its quest to quickly test and accelerate new…
Marines complete maritime tests for next-gen air-to-ground missile
The Marines recently completed Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) operational testing on the AH-1Z Viper at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, demonstrating its maritime targeting capability. The…
Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 MSE Reaches Major Milestones During Successful Flight Tests
In flight tests on Nov. 4, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) demonstrated significant milestones for the PAC-3 program, including the first integration of the PAC-3 Missile…
MC-21-300 aircraft engine water protection tests have been started
Irkut Corporation (as part of UAC of Rostec State Corporation) started tests of MC-21-300 to confirm the possibility of operating the aircraft in the presence…
A series of wind tunnel tests of the standard model has been completed under CR929 program
In Moscow, the next stage of wind tunnel tests has been completed under the program of China-Russia Long-Range Wide-Body Commercial Aircraft (LRWBCA) CR929, which is…
Successful hot firing tests for Orion
Airbus Orion-ESM Team achieves important milestones The Orion test engineers from Airbus are more than satisfied. From July to September, several mission-critical engine tests were…
A350-1000 undergoes water on runway tests
Performed this month at the Istres Air Force Base in southern France, the A350-1000 was purposely run along an inundated surface to demonstrate the robustness…
Successful Brimstone Weapon Integration Flight Trials continue for Typhoon
A further series of flight trials of Eurofighter Typhoon with the low-collateral, high precision MBDA Brimstone air-to-surface weapon have been successfully completed at BAE Systems’…