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2026
29 June

ReleaseFiran Technology Group Corporation announces grand opening of its new FTG Aerospace Hyderabad facility

19 May

ReleaseBoeing and Gilat achieve key in-cabin offerability milestone for Sidewinder line-fit multi-orbit solution

3 March

ReleaseSafran invests in Metavonics, a French startup specializing in safety-critical avionics

18 February

ReleaseIndra Group and ELT Group sign a framework agreement to enhance their strategic cooperation in multi-domain defence

15 January The system identified another UAV at one kilometre range and triggered optimal avoidance manoeuvres.

Indra advances UAV collision avoidance with 360-degree detection trials

Real-world tests in Seville confirmed that the system’s fusion of radar and visual data could identify aircraft at distance and respond in real time.

2025
5 November

ReleaseGilat receives $7 million order for In-Flight Connectivity solution

29 October

ReleaseAcron Aviation reaches agreement to acquire critical vision technologies provider Trakka Systems

28 October

ReleaseSkyworks and Qorvo to combine to create $22 billion U.S.-based leader in high-performance RF, analog and mixed-signal solutions

18 September

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman opens access to U.S. semiconductor facilities

4 August

ReleaseLatecoere completes the sale of MADES to the Cicor Group

24 July

ReleaseHEICO Corporation acquires important avionics company

21 July

ReleaseSafran announces the acquisition of flight control and actuation activities from Collins Aerospace

17 June

ReleaseIndra signs agreement with AXISCADES to boost production of cutting-edge systems in India

16 June

ReleaseEaton signs agreement to acquire Ultra PCS Limited to strengthen position in fast-growing aerospace markets

23 March

ReleaseIndra leads groundbreaking European project to revolutionize military avionics

11 February

ReleaseFTG Corporation announces a new aerospace facility in Hyderabad, India

2024
13 November

ReleaseLynx Software Technologies announces acquisition of Core Avionics & Industrial

26 September

Collins gains first approval to increase cockpit processing power

Enhanced performance comes from the ability to process data 12 times faster than a single core processor, consuming 40% less power. It integrates multiple operating systems, enabling rapid third-party integration.

18 June

ReleaseCoreAVI extends availability and enhances its GPU compute software support for the AMD E9171 GPU for the aerospace & defense industry

13 June

ReleaseWorld’s first 5G/LEO terminal for UAVs

6 June

ReleaseTransDigm completes acquisition of the Electron Device Business of Communications & Power Industries

10 April

ReleaseSintavia announces $25M expansion in Hollywood, Florida

7 February The new aircraft includes six new interior schemes, featuring new leathers and aesthetically styled seats.

Piper announces the M700 Fury, its fastest ever single-engine aircraft

Airframe changes accommodate a more powerful engine, a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-52, including more efficient intake plenum to improve ram air recovery, new engine mount assemblies and improved exhaust stack design.

29 January

ReleaseA brand new flight deck has been introduced for the D328eco™

25 January Sopra Steria will help Airbus roll out its new flight management system.

Airbus chooses Sopra Steria to optimise engineering processes

Sopra Steria has been selected, through its Aeroline vertical, to help European aeronautics giant Airbus modernise its engineering methods and tools.

2023
7 November

ReleaseQuantic™ X-Microwave receives ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certification

5 October Solvay is BETA Technologies primary material supplier and is providing lightweight advanced materials for the production of BETA’s electric aircraft family. The design of the electric aircraft will benefit from the use of Solvay’s NCAMP qualified material systems.

BETA Technologies opens electric aircraft production facility

Production has begun with the installation of assembly tooling and the initiation of various system production lines, marking a significant milestone along BETA's path to delivering the ALIA CTOL and the ALIA VTOL.

7 September

ReleaseCarlisle Companies announces a process to sell Carlisle Interconnect Technologies

6 September

ReleaseIperionX and Heroux-Devtek partner for aerospace titanium recycling

17 August A Spanish Air Force Pilatus PC-21.

Pilatus commits to CMC's HUD for the PC-21

CMC's HUD sub-system comprises the SparrowHawk HUD, which features a comprehensive set of Up Front Control Panels (UGCP) in both the front and rear cockpits, along with a HUD camera.

3 August Tomohiro Fukuzawa, SkyDrive Inc. Chief Executive Officer and Dan Schwinn, Avidyne Corporation Chief Executive Officer.

SkyDrive will harness Avidyne avionics platform

Designed to be flown with one pilot and two passengers on board for intra-city flights, the Skydrive requires customised, certified avionics systems to enable its mission.

26 July The Garmin G1000 NXi avionics.

Caravans to feature latest Garmin flight deck

Equipped with Garmin G1000 NXi avionics, Caravans will have an array of new features and technology including the GDL 60 datalink, the GTX 345DR diversity transponder and the GI 275 electronic standby.

24 July

ReleaseIridium launches Iridium Certus for aviation service, revolutionizing aircraft connectivity

28 June

ReleaseSintavia receives strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Corporation

2 May

ReleaseGarmin receives Operational Excellence Award from Airbus Helicopters

3 April

ReleaseCrane Company completes separation from Crane Holdings, Co.

6 March

ReleaseNew mid-market publicly traded aerospace & defense company: AIRO Group Holdings, Inc. (AIRO) enters agreement and plan of merger with Kernel Group Holdings (NASDAQ: KRNLU) to list on NASDAQ

12 January A flight test of this industrialised prototype is planned in 2025 on an aircraft.

Airbus and VDL Group combine to develop laser comms

Laser communication brings 1,000 times more data, 10 times faster than the current network. Laser links also have the benefit of avoiding interference and detection.

2022
29 November

ReleaseSafran's Euroflir 610 optronic observation system chosen for Eurodrone

17 November

Archer to build 650 Midnights a year in Covington, Georgia

The news is coming thick and fast at Archer, with an agreement to locate its factory in Georgia and to equip its Midnight eVTOL with Garmin's G3000 integrated flight deck.

3 November

ReleaseMerlin selects CMC Electronics multicore avionics computer

17 October

ReleaseHyundai Motor Group's Supernal and Honeywell announce Advanced Air Mobility avionics collaboration

21 September L3Harris provides mission-management processors for the T-7A Red Hawk aircraft, the newest U.S. Air Force jet trainer in 60 years.

L3Harris processor selected to crunch the Red Hawk's data

The processor technology is part of a digital, open-systems design that decreases maintenance and lifecycle costs while increasing reliability. The processors include extra payload slots to expand mission capabilities.

1 September

ReleaseDytran joins Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK)

25 August An impression of how the BN2T cockpit with Garmin TXi EIS instrumentation will integrate.

Britten-Norman extends EIS to turboprop Islanders

The TXi EIS includes safety features such as engine timers, exceedance recordings, dynamic engine indications and wireless data logging to reduce pilot workload, improve engine efficiency and reduce maintenance costs.

18 August The DA62 MPP is the latest variant of Diamond Aircraft's successful Special Mission Aircraft portfolio.

Safran equips Diamond's DA62 for flight inspection duties

The FIS module is located behind the operator seat, and is wired up to the mission power panel and the dedicated antenna connection panel. A configuration change from ISR to FIS takes less than a day.

11 August A place to call home.

After 60 years Astronautics comes together in Wisconsin

In March Astronautics relocated its manufacturing operations and FAA Repairs Station to Oak Creek, and now the model shop has also made the transition, bringing company activities together for the first time.

22 June Diehl will also supply further sub-components for the Battery Management System for monitoring the batteries of the VoloCity.

More Diehl technology completes VoloCity flight controls

Fly-by-light control is considered is less susceptible to electromagnetic interference, for example from cell phones or transmission tower - a key safety criterion in view of the VoloCity's ops at low altitudes in cities.

14 June

ReleaseAirbus launches Airspace Link HBCplus - the flexible high bandwidth connectivity solution for airlines

23 May

ReleaseMayflower Communications Company, Inc. receives FAA TSO-C190 authorization, making its multi-platform anti-jam GPS navigation antenna (MAGNA) systems the first anti-jam solutions in the industry approved for both military and commercial aviation use