Airworthiness cybersecurity guidance for RPAS now published The AC provides guidance on how RPAS designers and manufacturers can manage cyber threats. It also helps RPAS operators understand cybersecurity risks that could affect aviation safety. It focuses on: safety-critical aircraft subsystems ground systems command and control (C2) links supporting infrastructure. The AC includes security concepts, threat categorisation and a practical risk...Read More

Rolls-Royce completes key B-52J engine altitude testing By Craig Langford Rolls-Royce has completed altitude and operability testing of its F130  engine as part of the programme to re-engine the U.S. Air Force’s B-52J Stratofortress bomber fleet, the company announced. The tests were carried out at the U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tennessee, where Rolls-Royce engineers worked alongside Air Force...Read More