Aircraft
Paris News Briefs: June 15, 2025
Headlines from the Paris Air Show
Do228 NXT
The Do228 NXT offers versatile special mission and light transport capabilities with flexible cabin layouts, short takeoff/landing performance, and durable construction. © General Atomics Aerotec

General Atomics AeroTec Systems has partnered with AEE Aircraft Electronic Engineering for the redevelopment of the engine interface unit and central warning system—a component that evaluates engine data, level indicators, and flap positions—for the Dornier Do228 NXT special-mission aircraft. The companies said the new interface has a form-fit-function replacement with a backward-compatible design that is future-proof.

DECADE-X
"The core principles of DECADE-X are data sovereignty, interoperability, security and comprehensive representation at all industry levels,” said Pierre-Emmanuel Raux, Chairman of DECADE-X.

Airbus, BoostAeroSpace, Collins Aerospace, Liebherr, and Thales have joined forces to launch DECADE-X (Digital Ecosystem for Aerospace and Defense), a nonprofit association that aims to “drive the development of a sovereign, interoperable and secure digital ecosystem.” The organization will prioritize supply-chain resilience, product industrializations, product conformity, traceability and regulation compliance, and sustainability. “Those key objectives will drive DECADE-X to lead the aerospace and defense industry into a new era of innovation,” said chairman Pierre-Emmanuel Raux.