Commercial

DOD Launches Swarm of Micro-Drones from Super Hornets

The Pentagon has successfully demonstrated one of the world's largest micro-drone swarms, the U.S. Defense Department said. Last October, 103 Perdix drones were launched from three Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets at China…

Business & GA

Gulfstream Claims City-Pair Speed Records

A Gulfstream G650ER, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. said, made the trip from John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Ohio to Pudong International Airport in Shanghai in 14 hours and 35 minutes. 

Embedded Avionics

Galileo Almost Ready for Aircraft GNSS

  [Avionics Magazine 01-10-2017] The European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA) announced the declaration of Galileo Initial Services in December, officially moving the European Global Satellite Navigation System from a testing…

Business & GA

Duncan Aviation Establishes ADS-B Slot Program

[Avionics Magazine 01-09-2017] U.S.-based business aviation aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) provider Duncan Aviation has introduced a new program to increase available space for operators that need Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)…