Engineering firm Black Swift Technologies is engaged in a pathfinder mission with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center to develop enhanced multi-angular remote-sensing techniques using small drones. These autonomous platforms can more effectively…
Aspen Avionics and Sensurion Aerospace have formed a co-development partnership to bring certified avionics to the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and unmanned air-taxi marketplace. The companies’ focus is on FAA-certified autopilots, communications,…
The newly completed fiscal year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill includes an $18 billion budget for the FAA, a $1.6 billion spending increase above the agency’s fiscal year 2017 funding. Included in the…
Elbit Systems has received necessary government approval to acquire Universal Avionics Systems Corporation. Universal Avionics will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit after the acquisition, which the parties said they expect to…
Mercury Systems will be releasing a new member of its EnterpriseSeries server line, the XR6 RESmini. The new server features Intel Xeon Skylake scalable processors and comes with an FAA-compliant power case…
Honeywell is expanding its industry-leading range of connected aircraft offerings with the launch of its newest connectivity solution, the GoDirect Router. The router focuses on portability and price in an easy-to-install package.…
No specific plans or timelines have been announced about the coalition of companies aimed at driving down the price and up the availability of in-flight connectivity of Sprint, OneWeb, Airbus, Delta and Barti Airtel,…
Lockheed Martin successfully tested a production-configuration long-range anti-ship missile (LRASM) from a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber. This marked the LRASM's sixth successful test. During the test, a B-1B from the 337th…