Green diesel as bio-jet fuel; more commercial UAS approved; superconducting supercomputing; airships for astrophysics; laser weapon defends warship

Green diesel as bio-jet fuel; more commercial UAS approved; superconducting supercomputing; airships for astrophysics; laser weapon defends warship

NASA is making increasing use of small unmanned aircraft for flight research to reduce costs and risks. Here are some recent examples of new technologies being tested in small packages.

GE and AirAsia are using advanced data capture and analytics to create the world's most efficient airline.

Is transforming data and analytics into actionable insights really improving the efficiency of how airlines fly their airplanes? Discover how AirAsia is utilizing GE’s fuel management to identify and realize fuel savings of up to $50 million over a five-year term

Replacing tailrotor driveshafts and gearboxes with electrical generators and motors promises to increase helicopter safety and performance.

U.S. Navy’s need to fly Triton UAS in international airspace gets ahead of plans for common approach to airborne sense-and-avoid.

Mooney’s secret design partner; unmanned firefighting team; Sesar’s UAV trials; Darpa’s missile-defeating laser pod; morphing quadcopter’s narrow purpose