Aerospace and Mechanical Insider on MSN

Software update delays Mars helicopter's first flight

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, poised to attempt the first powered flight in the atmosphere of another planet, has encountered ...
Aerospace and Mechanical Insider on MSN

Citation M2 Gen3 first flight pushes FAA test campaign forward

The first flight of Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation M2 Gen3 might prove significant, not because of the milestone’s ...
Seeking Alpha

Northrop Grumman tests mid-flight software switching in autonomy flight

Northrop Grumman (NOC) on Thursday said it successfully conducted a flight test in which an experimental aircraft switched between different autonomy software systems mid-flight without interrupting ...
FLYING Magazine on MSN

Czepiela's Flight Test Refines Rotax 916 iS Power

CubCrafters pilots gain quicker takeoffs and better climb performance with new software upgrade.
Jane's Information Group

Northrop Grumman completes eighth mission autonomy test flight, proving mid-flight software swap

Northrop Grumman's Talon IQ demonstrates a mission autonomy flight in Mojave, California. The company has completed eight mission autonomy flights as of April 2026. (Northrop Grumman) Northrop Grumman ...
Flightglobal

YFQ-42A returns to flight tests after software fix

The collaborative combat aircraft was grounded for nearly one month after a crash. The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) YFQ-42A collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) prototype has resumed ...
Aviation Today

First MQ-25 Flight Test Pushed To Early 2026

The Navy and Boeing have pushed back the initial flight test of the first MQ-25A Stingray aircraft carrier-based tanker aircraft into early 2026. The government-industry team insisted they are making ...