Jul 21, 2026
An armored seating assembly for a rotorcraft or other aircraft (e.g., for a pilot or operator) includes a wing armor panel capable of rotational and vertical movement relative to the seat base when adjusted by the operator. For example, a carriage attached to the armor panel translates along a carriage slot in the seat base, stabilized in the carriage slot by orthogonal sets of bearings (e.g., lateral bearings and longitudinal bearings) and allowing the wing armor panel to be vertically adjusted relative to the seat base (e.g., to accommodate pilots of varying heights). The armor panel is coupled to the carriage by hinges allowing the panel to pivot or rotate away from the seat base, in order to facilitate entry to and egress from the seat.
May 12, 2026
A payload container includes a nose cone electronics hub assembly, a collar assembly, a canister assembly, and a grid fin system. The nose cone electronics hub assembly has a nose cone housing electronic components in support of flight and detonator systems. The collar assembly includes a collar coupling the nose cone electronics hub and canister together. A canister of the canister assembly houses separate parts when in a shipping configuration that can be attached to an exterior of the payload container in a deployment configuration. A fin assembly facilitates vertical descent of the payload container when dropped from an unmanned aircraft.
May 5, 2026
An aircraft comprising a weapons pod including an enclosure mounted to an outer mold line of the aircraft, and at least one missile rail launcher mounted entirely within and fixed to the enclosure.
Apr 28, 2026
Pyrotechnic devices and firing mechanisms for aircraft canopy jettison are disclosed herein. An example firing mechanism includes a housing defining a first bore, a second bore, and a channel between the first bore and the second bore, a primary charge disposed in the second bore, a closure disc between the second bore and the channel, and a firing pin assembly disposed in the first bore. The firing pin assembly includes a percussion primer and a firing pin piston including a piston body, a firing pin extending from the piston body, and a piercing pin extending from the piston body. In response to a firing signal, the firing pin piston is moved toward the primary charge such that the piercing pin punctures the closure disc and the firing pin engages the percussion primer to ignite the primary charge.
Apr 14, 2026
The present invention relates to a body ( 2 ) located on an air vehicle; at least one weapon (W) located on the body ( 2 ) to attack a target; a carrier ( 3 ) that allows the weapon (W) on the body ( 2 ) to be moved and carried as desired by the user; at least one rail ( 4 ) which extends longitudinally on the body ( 2 ) and allows the carrier ( 3 ) to move in the direction it extends; a plurality of housings ( 5 ) located on the rail ( 4 ); at least one pin ( 6 ) located on the carrier ( 3 ) so as to be form-fitted and opposite to the housings ( 5 ); the pin ( 6 ) having a locked position (I) in which the pin ( 6 ) contacts the housing ( 5 ), thereby fixing the carrier ( 3 ) on the rail ( 4 ), and a free position (II) in which the user triggers the pin ( 6 ) to cut its contact with the housing ( 5 ) so that the carrier ( 3 ) can be moved and brought on the rail ( 4 ).
