Bell is teaming with Garmin International to develop and integrate autonomous vehicle management computer (VMC) systems on Bell vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to enable urban mobility. Scott Drennan, VP of innovation at Bell, said…
A considerable decrease to the current FAA-controlled airspace separation requirements is a built-in assumption in Uber Elevate’s business model as the company scales up, according to Tom Prevot, Uber’s director of airspace…
The FAA’s goal of moving to a time-based air traffic system is challenged by the unpredictability of severe weather and the ability of air traffic controllers to introduce more automation into the…
United Technologies Corp. will be required to divest Rockwell Collins’ pneumatic ice protection systems and trimmable horizontal stabilizer actuators (THSAs) businesses to complete its $30 billion acquisition of the avionics maker. The…
The U.S. Senate today voted 90-7 to end debate on the FAA reauthorization bill which would keep it funded for the next five years and prevent an agency shutdown next week. The…
An F-35B crashed on Little Barnwell Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina on Friday. This is the first reported crash of an F-35. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s office released a statement noting…
A re-authorization bill for the FAA that will secure nearly $90 billion in funding over five years for the agency passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a margin of 398-to-23…
Soldiers slogging it out on the ground will get a much-needed boost when Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (ViSAR) technology takes the field. The miniaturized extremely high-frequency band (EHF) sensor, developed by the…