ATM ModernizationADS-B Installations See Significant Increase With an FAA implementation mandate for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out by Jan. 1 next year firmly in place, and second and third generation systems available in numbers, installations of ADS-B are…
Business & GAAvionics Manufacturers Anticipate Late Surge in Helicopter ADS-B Demand While misconceptions about the Federal Aviation Administration’s Jan. 1, 2020 mandate to install digital transponders have slowed helicopter operators’ adoption of Automatic Dependence Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out technologies, equipment suppliers, helicopter manufacturers and…
CommercialU.K. Plans to Invest Nearly $100 Million in Next-Gen Electric Vehicles While the United Kingdom is poised for the launch of urban air mobility (UAM) there in the next several years, the U.K. also plans to invest in a follow-on generation of electric…
IIOTUrban Air Mobility in Regulatory Infancy, Elwell Says While the buzz surrounding Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is ever louder, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell on June 11 said his agency is taking a "crawl, walk, run"…
Embedded AvionicsCollins Aerospace Looks to Future Vertical Lift as Opportunity for Vehicle Management Computer NASHVILLE — Representatives of Collins Aerospace Systems believe that the company's Vehicle Management Computer may benefit the Army Future Vertical Lift program, the company said during the Army Aviation Association of America's…
RegulationHelicopter Operators Ramp Up ADS-B Equipage Rates to Meet Deadline Helicopter operators are ramping up installation of Automatic Dependence Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out technologies to meet the FAA-mandated Jan. 1, 2020 deadline, but operators face a significant lag. In 2010, the FAA finalized regulations 14 CFR §…
ConnectivityCobham's Satcom System to Solve Rotor-Induced Packet Loss Ed. Note: Helicopter data transfer often suffers significant degradation as a result of the overhead rotor blades, but Cobham has a satcom solution aimed at avoiding this difficulty, extending range and reliability…
MilitaryRussia Unveils KUB-BLA "Kamikaze" Drone at IDEX 2019 Ed note: Originally published on our sister site, Rotor & Wing International, which covers rotary wing aircraft. Russia's ZALA Aero Group, the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) division of Kalashnikov, unveiled a "kamikaze"…