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…
MilitaryDARPA Working on Airborne-Launch-and-Recovery, Multi-Use 'Gremlin' Drones DARPA is progressing toward its plan to demonstrate airborne launch and recovery of multiple unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), targeted for late 2019. Now in its third and final phase, the goal for…
ProfilesPlanning the Future of Unmanned Systems at Textron Sean Baity spent his first wedding anniversary on a cross-country trip with his wife. Also in the van with the celebrating husband and wife were three other guys and two 100-pound autonomous…
Embedded AvionicsICAO Rallies Support for Cybersecurity Coalition at Bucharest Summit Cybersecurity is a prominent issue in aviation. That's why the ICAO hosted a summit to unite civil aviation stakeholders from Europe, the Middle East and Africa in trying to solve it. “In…
MilitaryUS Air Force Studying F-35 Management In Preparation for JPO's Dissolution The U.S. Air Force is exploring how it will oversee its share of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program in light of the U.S. Defense Department’s recent decision to give the military…