Helicopter Advancements, Military Avionics, and Other Technological Innovations

This issue of Avionics International features the latest updates and innovations in helicopters and military avionics.

For the first issue of 2023, we are covering a range of topics related to helicopters and military avionics. The cover story explores the navigation systems employed in today’s helicopters. In this article, Anne Wainscott-Sargent shares how the navigation of helicopters is becoming more automated, accurate, and intuitive. Some of the advancements covered are digital displays, a push for open architecture, and performance-based navigation.

In another feature article, writer Angela Myers provides the latest updates in test equipment. More innovative technology has enabled increased productivity for aircraft operators. This article highlights the T-RX Avionics Radio + Pulse Tester from CCX Technologies; the AVIATAR platform from Lufthansa Technik; and the AVX-10K from VIAVI Solutions.

In this issue, we also explore how the U.S. military is evaluating the use of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program, launched in 2020, works with companies like Joby Aviation, BETA Technologies, and LIFT Aircraft to develop these advanced vehicles for military applications.

In another feature article, writer Dan Parsons discusses the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) within the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift program. Collins Aerospace and the Army have entered into a cooperative research and development agreement in support of the Future Vertical Lift program. The objective is to establish best practices for developing processors for rotorcraft.

Have suggestions for topics we should be covering in upcoming editions of Avionics? Send me an email at jreed@accessintel.com.

Thanks for reading.