MilitaryLockheed Taps BAE for F-35 Electronic Warfare Lockheed Martin has awarded BAE Systems a five-year deal to manage the AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare (EW) system for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. Under the contract, announced Tuesday, BAE will handle supply…
Business & GASatcom Direct Stresses Cybersecurity with Live Hacks at EBACE 2018 Satcom Direct is hosting ethical hackers performing live hacks at EBACE 2018. The white hat hackers from Shorebreak Security are demonstrating how identity theft, password cracking and system compromise occur to explain the potential…
ATM ModernizationOperators Continue FANS 1/A Upgrades for North Atlantic Routes It all started years ago with a push by airlines to increase traffic across the North Atlantic by using avionics upgrades and regulatory approval to reduce the vertical and lateral separation of…
CommercialUPDATED: FADEC Alliance, GE to Develop Next Generation Engine Controls FADEC Alliance will work hand-in-hand with GE to handle digital engine controls for future GE Aviation commercial engines. The company – a joint venture between FADEC International and GE Engine Services…
MilitaryArmy Looks to Industry for Innovation in Manned-Unmanned Teaming In keeping with the U.S. Army’s new spirit of outreach to industry, the Service wants to know what the private sector can do to better team drones with manned aircraft. The Army…
Business & GAHoneywell GoDirect to Connect More Business Customers via Viasat Viasat and Honeywell have expanded an agreement under which Honeywell, as part of its GoDirect cabin connectivity suite of services, will offer Viasat’s high-speed Ka-band in-flight internet service to large and mid-cabin business jet customers.…
MilitaryUS Air Force's Space-Age Innovation at Kessel Run Research Labs Thirty active-duty airmen, U.S. Air Force civilians and contractors gathered in a shared workspace for the opening of the Kessel Run Experimentation Lab where they will build the next generation of combat…
ConnectivityViasat Supplies Wi-Fi Service for Scandinavian Airlines Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) has commercially launched its new high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi service on short- and medium-haul routes between Scandinavia and Europe. The new in-flight Wi-Fi system is powered by Viasat and enables passengers to stream…
MilitaryUS Navy Sinks Unmanned Systems Office, Rethinks Approach The U.S. Navy has disestablished the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Unmanned Systems (DASN UxS) a mere two and a half years after standing it up in October 2015. Assistant…
MilitaryNew No-Drone Zones Hone DOD Counter-UAS Authority Responding to a request to enhance unmanned aircraft flight restrictions over military bases, the FAA recently made the airspace over three new U.S. Defense Department facilities no-drone zones and extended the restricted…