viernes, 9 de febrero de 2024
Iraq condemns U.S. drone strike as 'clear aggression,' violation of sovereignty
Iraq on Thursday harshly chastised the United States for a retaliatory drone strike that killed a commander of an Iran-backed militia within its borders, calling it "a clear aggression and violation of Iraqi sovereignty" that is "dragging the region into dangerous repercussions." U.S. Central Command launched the strike Wednesday in response to an attack on Tower 22 base in Jordan late…
DARPA's REMA Program Revolutionizes Commercial Drone Autonomy for Military Use
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is at the forefront of enhancing commercial drone technology with its latest initiative, the Rapid Experimental Missionized Autonomy (REMA) program. This ambitious program seeks to significantly advance the autonomy of commercial drones, enabling them to autonomously proceed with their predefined missions even when the connection to their ope…
Airbus awards landmark aerospace order for A220 aircraft doors to Bengaluru-based Dynamatic Technologies
Giving a significant push to the Government of India's 'Make in India' vision, Airbus has awarded a contract for the manufacturing and assembly of its A220
Family aircraft doors to Bengaluru-based Dynamatic Technologies. This is one of the largest aerospace export contracts to India
Venice Conference Makes Case for Amphibious Aviation
Venice will host the first annual Future Opportunities for Seaplanes & Amphibious Aviation conference on March 20. Joint organizers Quaynote Communications and Arena Group selected the historic trading port on Italy's Adriatic Sea coast as a focal point for innovators looking to tap the potential for water-based air transportation
FAA’s Boeing Crackdown Offers Preview Of Broader Changes | Aviation Week Network
"With manufacturing, there has been an oversight approach that has focused heavily on audits, checking the paperwork to make sure it's correct and making sure that systems are in place," FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker told the House aviation subcommittee during a Feb. 6 hearing. "We are migrating to a system that is what I would call 'audit plus.' We're going to have more of a surveillance component, much like you would find on the flight line or in maintenance [hangars], where inspectors are actually on the ground, talking to people, looking at the work that's being done. So we're proposing at this point to expand the oversight approach to include both audit and inspection, which is why we're moving inspectors into facilities."
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