ATM Modernization

German Air Force Launches New Air Defense Radar 

The German Air Force has entered its new long-range air defense radar system, the Ground Master 400 (GM 400), into service. Produced by ThalesRaytheonSystems, a transatlantic joint venture between Thales and Raythoen,…

Business & GA

UltraMain Systems Looks to Help Carriers Go Paperless

Albuquerque, N.M.-based aviation software provider Ultramain Systems (USI) has announced a new service, Ultramain efbSolutions, designed to assist airlines in transitioning from paper-based flight manuals to paperless cockpits featuring electronic flight bags…

Commercial

Lockheed Martin Reveals SR-72 Hypersonic Strike Aircraft

Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, the aerospace and defense manufacturer's advanced technology solutions division, revealed its latest hypersonic strike aircraft project this week, the SR-72.      [Computer rendering of SR-72. Photo, courtesy…

Commercial

FAA Releases Roadmap to UAS Integration

The FAA is on track to develop the airworthiness standards and certification requirements necessary to integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS) by its targeted goal of 2015,…

ATM Modernization

UK to Consider More Instrument-Based Airport Approaches

The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is considering the implementation of the wider availability of instrument-based approach procedures at smaller airports throughout Britain. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, the CAA asked pilots, air…

Commercial

MQ-8C Completes First Flight 

Northrop Grumman's MQ-8C unmanned helicopter completed its first flight at the Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, Calif., last week. The flight, operated by a ground-based team from the U.S. Navy and…

Commercial

New Unmanned Aircraft Research Center Opening in Texas

Texas A&M University has approved the establishment of a new facility for research and testing of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center (LSUASC), a joint collaboration of…