A Silent Arrow GD-2000 carrying a 1,000-pound payload is loaded aboard an MC-130J for deployment in the INDOPACOM AOR with a United States partner nation. // PHOTO: Silent Arrow
November 19, 2024
BY Silent Arrow
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XTI Aerospace, Inc. announced a technology collaboration with MagLev Aero Inc., the developer of a revolutionary, magnetically levitated electric propulsion platform. XTI is evaluating innovative powertrain solutions to meet the needs of high-value, long-range aviation missions for military and civilian markets with unmanned aircraft vehicles.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced an investment in another Dutch business, Arceon, following the inaugural Blue Magic Netherlands event held in November 2024. GA-ASI is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems and related mission systems.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the world leader in unmanned aircraft systems, announced a new partnership with Nominal Inc. to implement an enterprise software platform for data management, analysis, and validation. GA-ASI and Nominal will collaborate on real-time telemetry monitoring and aggregated flight data analysis tools for GA-ASI’s line of UAS.
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that its Wildcat UAS has achieved a series of development milestones in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Early VTOL Aircraft Demonstration (EVADE). Wildcat has successfully completed VTOL-to-forward-flight transitions, validated its core flight and propulsion systems, and begun integrating critical mission payloads—demonstrating rapid progress toward an operationally relevant capability.
XTI Aerospace, Inc., a pioneer in xVTOL and powered-lift aircraft solutions, announced the completion of a propulsion technical familiarization meeting with the Federal Aviation Administration, another completed step forward in XTI's path to certification of the TriFan 600. The TriFan 600 is XTI's vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) airplane.