Connectivity

Verizon Broadens IoT Capabilities with Skyward Acquisition

Verizon has acquired Skyward, the company says, expanding its Internet of Things (IoT) portfolio. Based in Portland, Oregon, Skyward provides commercial drone operations management solutions. The terms of the contract have not…

Military

US Army Flies UH-60V Cockpit Mod for First Time

A U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk has taken its first flight as a UH-60V, Northrop Grumman says. Fitted with a fully integrated and open architecture-based cockpit design, the aircraft took flight…

Military

US Navy Taps Lockheed Martin for 63 eCASS Stations

Lockheed Martin is to deliver 63 electronic consolidated automated support system (eCASS) stations to the U.S. Navy, the company said. As part of a $166 million contract, the Navy has approved full…

Embedded Avionics

OEMs Embrace New Aircraft Engine Health Monitoring Tech

Aircraft engine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are introducing cloud computing, embracing the Internet of Things (IOT) and using new data-acquisition technologies to improve the way engines are monitored and maintained. Using a…

Military

Advanced Hawk Makes Aero India Debut

U.K. Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin was given a BAE Systems/Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) Advanced Hawk demo during its debut at Aero India, BAE Systems says. “The Advanced Hawk is another…

Commercial

Drone Detect-And-Avoid System Tests Successful at NASA Armstrong

Vigilant Aerospace has made progress in beyond-line-of-sight drone operation, the company said. It recently tested its FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid collision avoidance system for unmanned aircraft systems at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in…

Business & GA

Gogo Taps Duncan Aviation to Support Effort for 6 STCs

Gogo Business Aviation has teamed with Duncan Aviation to achieve supplemental type certificates (STCs) for Gogo’s new fourth-generation (4G) service and Wi-Fi equipment, Duncan Aviation says. The 4G service is set to…