ConnectivityMilitary Satcom Avionics: A Growing Opportunity Over Next Decade Viasat has provided wideband satellite communications (Satcom) capability for a small number of Bell-Boeing V-22 tiltrotor aircraft to allow them to update mission plans in-flight based on changing threat
ConnectivityNext-Gen Antennas for Next-Gen Satellites There are a plethora of research and development efforts under way right now among in-flight connectivity antenna makers. The majority of them are moving toward lower-profile designs, with little-to-no moving
Air TaxiNASA Launches Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge Program With NASA’s four-year testing program on unmanned aircraft integration drawing to a close, the agency held a kickoff call with industry to begin its next research and demonstration effort: the urban air…
Air TaxiBAE Systems Moves Into the Aircraft Electrification Market BAE Systems is moving into the aircraft electrification market, preparing to offer a suite of products to be used on platforms ranging from regional jets to small urban air mobility aircraft. Drawing…
MilitaryBell and Yamato’s Autonomous Aerial Logistics Solution ‘APT’ Takes Flight FORT WORTH, Texas — Out at Wrangler Field, an old Army airstrip far from dense populations and controlled airspace, Bell Flight and Japanese logistics company Yamato demonstrated to journalists the capabilities of…
ATM ModernizationCan This Application Streamline Airline and GA Departure Flows at Airports? McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is providing a live proving grounds for general aviation operators and air traffic controllers to assess the ability of a new Mitre developed web application, Pacer,…
CommercialPODCAST: Seamless Air Alliance CEO Jack Mandala On this episode of the Global Connected Aircraft Podcast, I spoke to Jack Mandala, CEO of the Seamless Air Alliance, about how their organization of more than 20 members, including Aeromexico, Airbus,…
MilitaryCubic Corporation Working on Full Motion Video Link for F-35 San Diego-based Cubic Corp. is working on a video data link (VDL) for the Lockheed Martin F-35 to provide ground force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) full-motion video and thus better situational…