CommercialRockwell Collins Sticks to Manned Aviation Roots in Commercial UAS Market Rockwell Collins avionics have been supporting U.S. military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for years. The company supports the Army’s RQ-7B Shadow and the Navy’s RQ-21 Blackjack, to name a couple — not…
CommercialKittyhawk Drone Flight Deck Keeps DJI GO Data Domestically Stored Venture-backed unmanned aircraft system software company Kittyhawk has launched a product for DJI drones. It plans for more hardware partners down the road, but Josh Ziering, co-founder and chief pilot of Kittyhawk,…
Embedded AvionicsNew Development Tool Could Bring Multi-Touch to Cockpit Displays A new avionics development platform could bring multi-touch capabilities to aircraft cockpit display screens. The platform, jointly developed by Wind River, CoreAVI and Presagis, brings the utility of an iOS or Android…
MilitaryLockheed Martin, USAF Demos Open Mission Systems on F-16 Drone The autonomous F-16 flight demonstrations had to show three key objectives in order to be deemed successful, Lockheed Martin said. The ability to autonomously plan and execute air-to-ground strike missions based on…
ConnectivityUAS Symposium: FAA Can’t Take On Cybersecurity Alone The FAA cannot tackle the issue of cybersecurity without industry, FAA’s Wes Ryan told the crowd during a cybersecurity panel at the 2017 FAA UAS (unmanned aerial system) Symposium last week. Audience…
Regulation5 Rules for Recreational Drone Usage: Transport Canada Transport Canada has released five new recreational drone operation rules. The rules aim to enhance safety, and are effective immediately, the authority said last week. The rules are: Recreational drone operators must…
CommercialUPS Has Big Plans for Commercial Drones UPS has been researching the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for civil applications for more than a decade. Now, the air cargo carrier is turning that research into reality. While interested…
CommercialUPS Tests Package-Delivering Drone UPS has successfully tested a car-based drone, the parcel service says. The Workhorse Group Horsefly UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) Delivery system can launch from a UPS truck to autonomously deliver a package…