Military

DJI Unsure Why US Army Stopped Use of Its Drones

A U.S. Army memorandum has directed the stoppage of use of all DJI (Dà-Jiāng Innovations) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology within the service, sUAS News reported. The memo, as reported by sUAS…

Connectivity

Honeywell Adds Dispatcher Feature to Airbus EFB

Honeywell is adding features to FlySmart with Airbus electronic flight bag (EFB), the company said. Dispatcher View will give dispatchers the same real-time information that the flight crew has. With the new…

Embedded Avionics

Is Rockwell Collins for Sale?

United Technologies Corp. might be thinking about acquiring Rockwell Collins, according to a report from Bloomberg citing “people familiar with the matter.” According to the report, the deal is merely being deliberated, and…

ATM Modernization

One Million Flights Have Now Used FAA Data Comm

The FAA’s Data Comm, a controller-to-cockpit modernization program for domestic U.S. airspace, is now being used on 36,000 flights per week at 55 airports and has cleared a total of one million…

Connectivity

SmartSky Starts Deploying 4G LTE Air-to-Ground Network

SmartSky Networks has initiated deployment of its airborne 4G LTE-based air-to-ground network, the company said. The network should provide speed and capacity 10 times greater than the current standard. SmartSky Network also said…