Air Force Taps Jump Aero to Study Potential Applications of Electric VTOL...
Jump Aero has received a U.S. Air Force research contract of an undisclosed sum in support of the development of an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that has potential defense...
View ArticleFAA Releases Cybersecurity Operations Support RFI
The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking information on industry capabilities to help inform its strategy for the procurement of cybersecurity operations support services. FAA plans to compete a...
View ArticleEsri, Airspace Link Release Update for Cloud-Based Drone Mapping Software
Esri has partnered with Airspace Link to implement new situational awareness features into the former's end-to-end cloud-based drone mapping software tool. The new integration for the Site Scan for...
View ArticleFormer FAA Official Daniel Elwell Named to Dedrone’s Advisory Board
Daniel Elwell, former deputy administrator at the Federal Aviation Administration, has retained his seat on Dedrone's advisory board. Elwell will help Dedrone develop strategies for the defense and...
View ArticleFAA Certifies uAvionix Drone Transponder; Christian Ramsey Quoted
UAvionix, an autonomous technology provider backed by Airbus' venture capital arm, has received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for an unmanned aircraft system communications...
View ArticleSpaceX Files FCC Application for Maiden Orbital Starship Test Flight
SpaceX has submitted an application with the Federal Communications Commission seeking a special temporary authorization to support the first orbital flight test of its Starship launch system. The...
View ArticleFortem CTO Adam Robertson Joins FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Committee
Adam Robertson, co-founder and chief technology officer of Fortem Technologies, was added to the Aviation Rulemaking Committee of the Federal Aviation Administration to focus on ARC’s unmanned aircraft...
View ArticleAmentum Lands $97M Support Services Contract for FAA’s William J. Hughes...
Amentum has secured a 10-year, $97.2 million contract from the Federal Aviation Administration for environmental remediation support services in support of the William J. Hughes Technical Center in...
View ArticlePalantir Wins FAA Contract to Support Federal Aircraft Certification, Safety...
Palantir Technologies has secured a potential three-year, $18.4 million contract to provide the Federal Aviation Administration with access to the software company’s data analytics platform to support...
View ArticleST Engineering Celebrates Mobile Aerospace Engineering Facility’s 30th...
ST Engineering announced on Thursday the 30th anniversary of the company’s commercial aircraft maintenance operations at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley. The Mobile facility, Mobile Aerospace...
View ArticleAxon, Fotokite to Market UAS Equipped With Real-Time Livestreaming Feature
Axon and drone maker Fotokite will jointly offer livestreaming-capable unmanned aerial systems in U.S. and Canadian public safety markets. Axon said Tuesday its Respond operations platform will provide...
View ArticleAT&T, Verizon Propose Temporary 5G Limits to Pave Way for Additional Analysis
AT&T and Verizon Communications wrote a letter to the Federal Communications Commission saying they would lower the power levels of their cell towers for their 5G wireless services across the U.S....
View ArticleAT&T, Verizon Decline Agencies’ Request to Postpone 5G C-Band Rollout
AT&T and Verizon turned down the request of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration to delay the deployment of a 5G C-band service that is set to occur on Jan. 5,...
View ArticleAT&T, Verizon Agree to 2-Week Delay in 5G Service Rollout
AT&T and Verizon reached a deal with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Steve Dickson, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, to delay until Jan. 19 the deployment of a 5G wireless...
View ArticleFAA Outlines Environmental Impact Mitigating Actions for Planned SpaceX Super...
SpaceX will have to perform over 75 environmental impact mitigating actions as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s environmental review that is required for the company’s proposed spacecraft...
View ArticleAAR Gets FAA Recognition for Safety Management Practices
The Federal Aviation Administration has recognized AAR‘s company-wide approach to managing safety risks. AAR said Wednesday it became the first independent maintenance, repair and operations entity to...
View ArticleNASA, Zipline Sign Space Act Agreement for Autonomous Vehicle Management...
Delivery drone builder Zipline will collaborate with NASA in an effort to identify implementation strategies for an operational model that envisions the management of multiple autonomous vehicles by a...
View ArticleAir Force Accepts MH-139A Grey Wolf Test Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force has accepted four Boeing-built MH-139A Grey Wolf test aircraft for use in testing the military capabilities of the platform as the service approaches Milestone C review for the...
View ArticleLeidos Deploys 1st Operational Terminal Flight Data Manager System in Ohio;...
The first Terminal Flight Data Manager system, which Leidos developed for the Federal Aviation Administration, is now operational at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Ohio. The deployment of...
View ArticleRaytheon to Field Test UAS Traffic Management Capabilities for FAA
Raytheon Technologies’ intelligence and space business unit was tapped to field test uncrewed aircraft systems traffic management capabilities for the Federal Aviation Administration. Raytheon...
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