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Retired F-16 Jet Completes First Converted Unmanned Flight

The U.S. Air Force began demonstrating the next generation of air combat training and testing aircraft last week, completing the first flight of a converted F-16 jet with no pilot in the…

ATM Modernization

FAA: NextGen Faces Challenges From Sequester

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta on Friday told industry and government officials the fiscal uncertainty due to sequestration poses a threat to the agency's multibillion-dollar NextGen program. Speaking at the annual public…

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Navy's First MQ-8C Unmanned Helicopter Completes Ground Testing

The U.S. Navy's first MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter completed ground testing and engine runs during its initial testing Friday at Naval Base Ventura Country Point Mugu, Calif. (MQ-8C Fire…

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Pacific Coast Adds ADS-B to Citation V Cockpit

Pacific Coast Avionics has completed a panel upgrade that added ADS-B "In" and "Out" functions to a completely redesigned cockpit on a Citation V business jet operated by Westwood Development Corp. …

Business & GA

Rockwell Collins CEO: Sequestration Effects Seen Lingering

Sequestration and its impacts on the defense industry are here to stay and will dampen defense spending in the near term, according to Rockwell Collins President and CEO Kelly Ortberg. In announcing…

ATM Modernization

FAA Dedicates 'Green' Air Traffic Control Tower in Palm Springs

FAA on Thursday dedicated a new air traffic control tower at Palm Springs airport that incorporates "green" money-saving features. The tower has been operational since July, though FAA officials traveled to…

ATM Modernization

Avionics for NextGen: Airline Equipage, Mandates and Sequestration

Hundreds of aviation professionals gathered in Atlantic City, N.J., this week to hear about NextGen technologies, implementation and challenges at Avionics Magazine’s third annual Avionics for NextGen conference. Frank Lobiondo, chairman…

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Northrop Grumman Working on Triton Radar System

Northrop Grumman is flight testing a radar system that will provide its Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) with 360-degree views of ocean and coastal regions. (Triton UAS. Photo, courtesy of…

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Retired F-16 Jet Completes First Converted Unmanned Flight

ATM Modernization

FAA: NextGen Faces Challenges From Sequester

Commercial

Navy's First MQ-8C Unmanned Helicopter Completes Ground Testing

Business & GA

Pacific Coast Adds ADS-B to Citation V Cockpit

Business & GA

Rockwell Collins CEO: Sequestration Effects Seen Lingering

ATM Modernization

FAA Dedicates 'Green' Air Traffic Control Tower in Palm Springs

ATM Modernization

Avionics for NextGen: Airline Equipage, Mandates and Sequestration

Commercial

Northrop Grumman Working on Triton Radar System