Commercial NAVAIR Flight Tests Autonomous Aerial Refueling The Navy is continuing the development of its Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) program, recently completing another phase of its Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR) tests with an optionally piloted Learjet. …
ATM Modernization FAA, Industry Continue Push to Eliminate Sequester FAA Administrator Michael Huerta voiced his concerns about the sequestration government spending cuts during a speech at an aviation conference in New Jersey Monday. In March, the sequester reduced FAA's 2013…
Commercial Panasonic Upgrades South American In-Flight Connectivity Panasonic Avionics is looking to boost in-flight connectivity speeds for commercial airlines flying over South America, as the company announced it will begin using Telesat's new Anik G1 satellite in the region. …
Commercial Thales, Inmarsat Form IFEC Partnership Thales and Inmarsat announced a new agreement Tuesday at the APEX Expo in Anaheim, Calif., that will make Thales a marketing partner for Inmarsat's in-flight connectivity solutions. Under the new agreement,…
Commercial Global Hawk UAS Achieves 100,000 Flight Hours The worldwide fleet of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) has achieved 100,000 flight hours, Northrop Grumman said Monday. (Global Hawk Block 30 UAS. Photo, courtesy of Northrop Grumman.) …
ATM Modernization Harris, SITA to Deploy NextGen Air to Ground Communications System Harris signed an agreement with telecommunications provider SITA for its Data Comm Integration Services (DCIS) program. Under the new agreement, SITA will sell Harris the software and systems required to…
ATM Modernization GE Aviation Leads Airspace Modernization Effort in Brazil GE Aviation is leading a government-industry effort to improve Brazilian air traffic management and airspace usage, as the company works with stakeholders to implement the Green Skies of Brazil program. The…
Commercial Wyle Wins Army UAS Systems Support Award Aerospace technology provider Wyle has won a three-year $18.5 million contract to provide support for the U.S. Army's fleet of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), the company said Friday. Under the contract, Wyle…