CommercialAeroVironment Wins $20 Million Order for Raven UAS Upgrades The U.S. Army is upgrading its fleet of RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) through a new $20 million order for Mantis i23 gimbaled sensor payloads from AeroVironment. (AeroVironment's RQ-11B…
Business & GAAircell Releases ATG 2000 Gogo subsidiary Aircell unveiled a new equipment package providing Internet and voice service for business jets Monday, ATG 2000. The new package provides Internet and voice services for light jets and…
CommercialAstronics Buys AeroSat for $12 Million Avionics manufacturer Astronics Corp., in an effort to increase its aircraft electronics business, on Tuesday announced its $12 million acquisition of aircraft antenna systems provider AeroSat. The acquisition will help expand…
ATM ModernizationGeneral Dynamics Awarded NextGen Task Order Aerospace and defense technology provider General Dynamics (GD) has received a $12 million task order from FAA to provide support to the agency's NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability (NIEC) under the System…
CommercialGAO Reports Concerns on Navy's Unmanned Aircraft Program The U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier-based unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) program has budget and schedule related risks associated with its acquisition strategy, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Thursday. …
ATM ModernizationAir Traffic Controllers to Staff Towers if Shutdown Occurs Department of Transportation (DoT) agencies, including FAA, would be hit hard by a potential federal government shutdown. However, aircraft will continue to fly and air traffic control towers will continue to be…
CommercialFAA Seeks Replacement for Honeywell Cockpit Displays FAA is proposing a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the replacement of certain older Honeywell cockpit displays on Boeing 737 and 777 family aircraft due to their vulnerability to Wi-Fi interference. …
CommercialMid Atlantic States Collaborate on UAS Test Sites Universities and officials from New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia are working together in a bid to be selected as one of the six testing centers for FAA's program to integrate unmanned aircraft…
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