Curated ContentLockheed Martin CEO: Budget Uncertainty Hurts Industry As Much As Military Defense budget cuts and an ongoing series of stopgaps spending measures is hollowing out the U.S. defense industry as much as Pentagon leaders accuse funding uncertainty for threatening military readiness and modernization,…
Embedded AvionicsFleet Replacement Program Bid in the Works for UK Police Following Probe Following a revealing, government-led investigation in to the current state of the National Police Air Service (NPAS), which serves England and Wales, NPAS could soon be on the market for new aircraft.…
Curated ContentTech Expo Looks to Find 'Best-of-Breed' Counter-UAS Solutions Florida-based experimentation hub Sofwerx, created by the nonprofit Doolittle Institute and U.S. Special Operations Command, plans to host a series of demonstrations to assess technology the industry has developed to counter small…
ATM ModernizationSitaonair Teams with Brazil to Expand ATS Datalink Services Sitaonair is now working with Brazil’s Department of Airspace Control (DECEA) to expand air traffic services (ATS) datalink services for main airports in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. DECEA is expanding…
ConnectivityViaSat Ka-Band Satellite Starts Testing for 2018 Service Entry ViaSat Inc.’s ViaSat-2 satellite has arrived in geostationary orbit and transitioned into orbit normal mode, the company said. It has also commenced in-orbit testing — a key milestone for the in-flight broadband…
Embedded AvionicsInnovative Solutions & Support Partners with Triumph To Retrofit Legacy Boeings Innovative Solutions & Support Inc. (IS&S) is partnering with Triumph Group Inc. as an installation center. IS&S’s cockpit/IP flat panel display system can now be fitted to Classic Series Boeing 737 and…
CommercialJapan Airlines Invests $10M in US Company Building Supersonic Airliner For $10 million, Japan Airlines (JAL) is backing commercial supersonic travel. A strategic investment in U.S.-based Boom Supersonic sets the airline up for an opportunity to collaboratively design — and possibly purchase…
Business & GA5 Ways FedEx is Modernizing its Flight Operations FedEx is expecting to deliver up to 400 million packages this holiday season, and the avionics featured on its fleet of more 650 aircraft will play a major role in supporting the…