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A Cessna and Helicopter Collide in UK During Training
A Cessna 152 collided with a helicopter during training flights Friday over Buckinghamshire, U.K. Four people were killed. Read more at The Independent.
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Connectivity
Atlanta Utility Company Introduces New Drone ID Tech
Two Southern Company employees developed a way to identify operator contact information on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) using a wireless connectivity chip that transmits a continuous data signal. Signals on the patent-pending…
Connectivity
End-to-End Cybersecurity in Aerospace: Are We There Yet?
To what extent must hardware manufacturers, service providers and others across the satellite ecosystem collaborate to ensure secure cyberspace for their customers? During a panel titled, “How to Achieve End-to-End Protection?” at…
Commercial
Boeing 757 Testing Shows Airplanes Vulnerable to Hacking, DHS Says
A team of government, industry and academic officials successfully demonstrated that a commercial aircraft could be remotely hacked in a non-laboratory setting last year, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official…
Military
Drones to Get New AI Algorithms Under Project Maven
The Defense Department's artificial intelligence (AI) development program is set to deliver its first round of algorithms in December to be deployed for warfighting operational sensors, according to project lead Lt. Gen.…
Connectivity
China to Spend Billions on In-Flight Connectivity Initiatives
The government of Guangzhou City and Bluefocus IFEC Technology are set to jointly establish the “Belt and Road” in-flight internet fund with a capital injection of 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion). Also…
Connectivity
50Mbps In-Flight Connectivity Could be Available Within a Year
Yahsat, the United Arab Emirates-based satellite operator, today announced the successful trial of a 50 mbps in-flight connection. The result of a partnership between Yahsat, du, Etihad Airways Engineering, Hughes Network Systems…
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Faulty Maps Might Have Caused Fatal March Helicopter Crash in Ireland
According to a report from Ireland's national public-service media organization, RTÉ (Raidió Teilifís Éireann), faulty maps might be to blame for a Coastguard helicopter crash off Black Rock Island in March. Read more…